Hawaiʻi Volcano Eruptions

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Keeping Up With the Kilauea Lava Flow on Social Media Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Keeping Up With the Kilauea Lava Flow on Social Media

Access near the Puna lava flow may be restricted for safety reasons, but residents, web sites and journalists are still documenting the rare occasion.

Hawaii Volcano Lava Flow: ‘Feel the Heat’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Volcano Lava Flow: ‘Feel the Heat’

In 2014, Civil Beat photographer Cory Lum captured the slow-moving molten river of lava on a flyover.

Will Pahoa Go the Way of Kalapana? Courtesy: U.S. Geological Survey

Will Pahoa Go the Way of Kalapana?

The lava is slowly but steadily moving through another Big Island community.

Kilauea Lava Advances, Enters Pahoa Cemetery Grounds KITV

Kilauea Lava Advances, Enters Pahoa Cemetery Grounds

Officials say the flow is moving at approximately 10 yards an hour in a northeast direction on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Life Under the Volcano on the Big Island U.S. Rep.Tulsi Gabbard

Life Under the Volcano on the Big Island

The fate of the lava flow is the talk of the town in Hilo. Meanwhile, Schatz, Gabbard and Kenoi secure a two-lane route out of lower Puna.

Pahoa Charter School’s Fate Uncertain as Kilauea Lava Advances Toward Campus PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Pahoa Charter School’s Fate Uncertain as Kilauea Lava Advances Toward Campus

Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science sits directly in the lava flow’s path, while Kua O Ka La, a charter school closer to the coast, has rapidly lost students since Hurricane Iselle.