Lava fountains reached heights of more than 330 feet and feeding multiple lava streams. Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the fountains were likely to go higher. "Here we go again!" the observatory wrote on its Facebook page.

Episode 25 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea began at 11:57 a.m. HST on June 11, 2025, and the volume and vigor of lava fountains and flows has increased markedly as of 12:30 p.m. Lava from the north vent had reached heights of approximately 330 feet.

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Kīlauea is stirring again. Scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory say signs of a new eruption episode began early Tuesday morning inside Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Around 5:54 a.m. HST, lava overflowed from the volcano’s north vent cone and started spreading across the crater floor.

If the timing is right, visitors to Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii could be in for another spectacular view this week.

The lava flows remained quiet at Kīlauea on Tuesday morning, but recent spectacular eruptions have highlighted a new challenge. As the summer visitor season gets into full swing, changes are on the way to solve traffic gridlock.

The 25th episode of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption at Kīlauea ended after about eight hours of continuous fountaining on June 11. The eruptive activity was first

Episode 24 started at 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, with low dome fountaining and lava flows onto the crater floor. Small sustained lava fountains, less than about 100 feet high, began erupting from the north vent around 9:15 p.m. Activity increased around 10:10 p.m. when fountain heights reached 325 feet.

Volcano Watch is a weekly article and activity update written by US Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates. This week’s article is by Mike Cappos, a gas field engineer with HVO.

The Hawaiʻi National Park Service announced this week that the Uēkahuna observation deck in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reopened to the public. Uēkahuna observation deck at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park reopens.

Dredging work began today to restore access to the lava-barricaded Pohoiki Boat Ramp, eight years after lava from an eruption of Kīlauea rendered it unusable. Officials hold a maile lei to mark the beginning of dredging the Pohoiki Boat Ramp during a blessing and ceremony on Monday, June 9. (Courtesy of DLNR)