Lundblad pointed to Puʻu ʻŌʻō’s 35-year eruption starting in 1983, as well as high-fountaining phases at Kīlauea Iki in 1959 and Mauna Ulu in 1969. “All of those eruptions started with this kind of ...

Lundblad pointed to Puʻu ʻŌʻō’s 35-year eruption starting in 1983, as well as high-fountaining phases at Kīlauea Iki in 1959 and Mauna Ulu in 1969. “All of those eruptions started with ...

Similar episodic eruptions at Kīlauea took place in 1959 (Kīlauea Iki), 1969 (Maunaulu), and from 1983–1986 (first three years at Puʻuʻōʻō). An understanding of what happened before and after these ...

Similar episodic eruptions at Kīlauea took place in 1959 (Kīlauea Iki), 1969 (Maunaulu) and from 1983 to 1986 (first 3 years at Puʻuʻōʻō). An understanding of what happened before and after ...

Parking at the Kīlauea Iki trailhead, I hiked to the short .2-mile lava tube before descending into the Kīlauea Iki Crater. The trail, my favorite in the park, winds down a series of switchbacks ...

It’s a pattern that scientists have seen in the past. "We had 1959 Kīlauea Iki, which is the record holder for the height of fountains. They went up to 1,900 feet. There were 17 episodes there.

Lava fountains during the 1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption (upper left), 1969 Maunulu eruption (upper right), 1983 Puʻuʻōʻō eruption (lower left) and the ongoing summit eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu ...

There are also smaller features (pit craters) like 1959's Kīlauea Iki. The full Kaluapele Caldera is a robust 4 kilometers (~2.7 miles across). It formed through gradual collapse unlike some ...

The park offers numerous hiking trails, such as the Kīlauea Iki Trail, which takes you across a solidified lava lake, providing a surreal experience unlike any other. Experience the Magic of ...