COURTESY USGS A Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist on Monday checks a webcam on the rim of Kilauea caldera. Kilauea began erupting again early Monday, with lava fountains up to nearly 300 feet.
The lava fountains reached up to 80m, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said as Ken Hon, the scientist-in-charge, said during a USGS live stream, “The lava is coming out at a very rapid rate as it ...
Kilauea was erupting within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in the summit caldera, within a closed area of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, as of 6:30 a.m. local time, after it first erupted around 2:00 a.m.