Geologists say Hawaii's Kilauea volcano shot lava as high as 1,000 feet into the air during its most recent eruptive episode

Kilauea began continuously releasing lava from its summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday morning after a weeklong pause, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The molten rock was contained within the park and wasn't threatening residential areas.

Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii Watch live as lava bubbles out of Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, once again. The volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has been erupting on-and-off since December.