Hawaii, Kilauea and Lava
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Kilauea's most recent eruption drew in flocks of visitors. Here's what travelers should know about the natural spectacle.
Update at 10:44 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that Episode 38 of the ongoing episodic eruption inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater in the summit caldera of Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island has ended.
Tephra formed by lava fountains during the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has created a new puʻu, or hill, southwest of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater and visible from the public viewing areas around Kīlauea summit in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.
Top middle photo: view of the new puʻu a few days after episode 36 on November 10. Top right photo: scientist takes a precise GPS location measurement from the top of the new puʻu; a parked vehicle at the base of the puʻu is visible in the middle right of the photo.