Uekahuna has been closed since May 2018, following two large earthquakes, a catastrophic eruption and summit collapse that ...

Kīlauea volcano’s summit, known as Uēkahuna, is reopening its observation deck after a series of catastrophes closed the area ...

Uēkahuna has long been one of the park’s most popular spots for volcano-watching, but was forced to close in May 2018 ...

HAWAIʻI NATIONAL PARK, Hawaiʻi (KHON2) — An observation deck at Kīlauea volcano’s summit that provides panoramic views of the caldera has reopened in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

1 /3 VIDEO COURTESY USGS Watch the live web cam of the Kilauea eruption. COURTESY U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY The view from the northwest rim of the Halemaumau crater and the summit caledera is seen in ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kilauea in Halema‘uma‘u crater has been going on for over three months now, with sixteen eruptive episodes displaying lava fountains and lava flows within ...

The eruption restarted at midday when molten rock began pouring out of a vent in Kilauea’s summit caldera, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement. The lava was contained within the ...

KILAUEA, Hawai'i (Island News ... The gas could spread across the summit area due to weak winds, and volcanic fragments like Pele’s hair may be carried in the air, affecting visitors to ...

Weak winds also resulted in deposition of Pele’s hair and tephra in public areas of Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park and in populated areas near Kilauea summit. Fountaining in Halemaumau Crater ...

An observation deck on Kilauea volcano’s summit that provides panoramic views ... soar above the crater walls. The reopening of Uekahuna gives HNVP visitors another good spot from which to ...