Eruptive episodes of Halemaʻumaʻu lava fountaining since the ongoing Halemau’ma’u eruption started Dec. 23, 2024, have lasted from 4.5 hours to as many as 8.5 days and have been separated by pauses in ...

During many of these eruptions, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field crews documented “ooze outs” — where lava squeezes out ...