Kīlauea

Health officials are warning the public about air-quality hazards from the latest eruption of a Hawaiʻi Island volcano. Kīlauea is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. The current eruption isn't threatening infrastructure.

Kīlauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, is erupting after a two-month pause, displaying glowing lava that is a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island.

Public comment is being sought on the draft environmental review to restore roadways and water lines in Puna, following the 2018 Kīlauea eruption. An estimated $88 million in infrastructure restoration projects are being planned by Hawaiʻi County in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The eruption began on June 7, sending up lava fountains as high as 200 feet. The lava flow has been confined to Halemaʻumaʻu crater within the summit caldera.

Kīlauea, Hawaiʻi's second-largest volcano, began erupting Wednesday after a three-month pause. Activity is within a closed area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and not threatening any communities. With word of lava fountains spreading quickly, park visitors are urged to stay on marked trails and avoid cliff edges.

The Conversation’s Russell Subiono recently got the chance to take a tour of the now-dormant fissure with Leilani Estates resident Kris Burmeister.

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It's been five years since 24 fissures opened up and spewed lava that covered nearly 14 square miles from the Leilani Estates subdivision down to Kapoho Bay. In some places, lava is over 200 feet deep — and still cooling.

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The latest eruption at Kīlauea’s summit on the Big Island has paused after 61 days of volcanic activity. Scientists say activity diminished Monday, and by Tuesday, no active lava was in the crater.