Countless fissures, some tossing fountains of molten rock skyward, kicked off the latest eruption of Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park early Monday.
Take a helicopter ride over active volcanics in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park and you might just see a bright "eye" of lava looking at you through a lava "skylight" - an opening in the roof of a lava tube through which red-hot lava is flowing. You can learn about volcanic terms you might come across during a visit to this national park by reading this Hawai'i Volcanoes Primer.
Increased seismic activity below Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has prompted closure of the Chain of Craters Road and some other areas of the park.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has closed sections of Mauna Loa Road and Hilina Pali Road to motorized vehicles until further notice due to the risk of wildfires.