Last month, the lava flows appeared to be 200 feet (60 meters) high, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said, making them smaller than the ones shooting out now. The observatory said it was possible ...

Kilauea — which sits about 200 miles southeast of Honolulu — is between 200,000 to 300,000 years-old and has, in the past, ravaged nearby communities with its unceasing lava flows. But as a ...

According to the USGS' Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), episode 13 of the volcano's current eruption began just after 2:30 a.m. HST, and small lava flows were observed coming from the north vent.