Lava-formed land masses within the national park become federal land, and any ocean entries outside the park become state land.

Better technology has meant scientists have been able to accurately forecast Kilauea’s behavior as it sputters over Puna.

Vacationland has been smothered and Kapoho Bay “is completely filled in.”

Most were in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland. Meanwhile, lava has completely filled Kapoho Bay.

New helicopter footage shows lava entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay.

Officials had issued mandatory evacuation orders Friday to residents of Kapoho and Vacationland.

Man arrested after bypassing a checkpoint and driving his truck into hardened lava.

A resident allegedly fired shots after confronting people he apparently thought were trespassing, authorities say.

Here’s a quick look at the islands’ active and inactive volcanoes.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis announces the change at Pearl Harbor as he welcomes a new commander.

UPDATED: Additional evacuations are ordered, this time for Vacationland and Kapoho Beach Lots. The areas had already lost power.

UPDATED: Highway 132 is closed, and two wells at a geothermal plant have been covered with lava.