Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park's Chain of Craters-Kalapana Road Turning Into Evacuation Route

Work to reopen a road in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park that has been closed by lava flows for 41 of the 53 years it has existed is under way to create an evacuation route through the park should Highway 130 be overrun by lava from the ongoing Kīlauea Volcano eruption.

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May 31st, 2018

Explosive Activity At Kīlauea And More In Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Lava fountains soaring more than 200 feet into the sky, ash plumes 10,000 feet tall, and plans to create an evacuation route along the Chain of Craters Road dominated talk Saturday at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park as the Kīlauea Volcano seemed in no mood to quiet down.

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May 19th, 2018

Earthquakes Rumbling Across Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Causing Minor Damage

An ongoing series of earthquakes, some measuring a magnitude of 4.4, rumbled across Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday, causing minor damage to park buildings while cracks crept their way across nearby roads and billowing clouds of ash and steam rose into the sky thousands of feet.

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May 16th, 2018

A USGS Kīlauea Activity Media Briefing

For those of you planning (or who have already planned) a trip to Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, I’ll bet, right about now, you are wondering just how long this Kīlauea Volcano eruptive activity is going to continue. Is this going to affect all of the Big Island and maybe even the entire state of Hawaii? Is your national park vacation totally ruined?

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May 13th, 2018

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Is Kīlauea Going To Reprise 1924 Eruptions?

Fourteen-ton boulders tossed nearly a mile. Swarms of temblors quaking the East Rift Zone of Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Dust and ash clouds rising a handful of kilometers into the air, and then raining down on surrounding communities. That explosive eruption was preceded by a draining of magma from a lava lake in the volcano's Halema‘uma‘u crater like we've witnessed in recent weeks.

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May 13th, 2018

Most Of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park To Close Due To Volcanic Activity

As Kīlauea Volcano becomes more active and poses an explosive threat that could toss blocks of rock into the air, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park officials are closing most of the park for the immediate future.

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May 10th, 2018

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Explosive Eruptions With 6-Foot-Wide, 2,000-Pound Projectiles Possible From Kīlauea Volcano

After cracking open the earth and spewing lava fountains more than 200 feet high at times, Kīlauea Volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park next could produce explosive eruptions that eject ballistic blocks 6 feet wide and weighing a ton or more, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory.

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May 9th, 2018

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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Has Reopened

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park has reopened after being closed for two days due to volcanic activity, but that could change at any time.

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May 7th, 2018

Photo Essay: Kīlauea Volcano's Erupting Lower East Rift Zone

Though not explosively dangerous like Mount St. Helens or Krakatoa, the Kīlauea volcano at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is a potent cauldron of earth energy in the form of molten magma. The following photos and video taken late last week hint at the volcano's power.

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May 6th, 2018

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Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Closes Due To Powerful Quakes, Opening Of Fissures

Powerful earthquakes shook Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Friday, causing landslides, opening fissures near the Jaggar Museum, and prompting officials to close the park to visitors and non-emergency personnel for the immediate future. To the southeast outside the park, ruptures along the East Rift Zone downslope of the Kīlauea volcano continued to ooze lava and spray fountains of molten rock into the sky.

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May 4th, 2018

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