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Kilauea Volcano’s Summit and Active Eruption

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The heart of Kilauea, where the rainforests of Puna meet the deserts of Ka’u.

The native rainforest jungle, consisting primarily of ohia trees and hapu'u tree ferns.Visitors hike through an underground canyon in Kazamura lava tube.Halema'uma'u crater emits a glowing plume of volcanic ash and gases at Kilauea's summit.Lehua blossoms adorn an ohia tree in Kilauea Iki crater below Pu'u Pua'i.Philip shares Kilauea summit with visitors under the backdrop of Mauna Loa.

Kilauea volcano's summit location on Hawai'i Island.Summary: Located within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, the summit of Kilauea is a significant focus of Hawaiian culture and legend. The growth of Kilauea, directed by the volcano goddess Pele, is recorded as living history in the plethora of geological features around the highest point of the volcano: steam vents, fumaroles, faults, lava tubes, explosive debris, historic lava flows, and the current eruption of Kilauea within Halema’uma’u crater.

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Kilauea Volcano’s Chain of Craters

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Kilauea’s active east rift zone is marked by the chain of craters.

Aerial view of the end of Chain of Craters road, cut off by lava from Pu\'u \'O\'o vent.Hawaiian Petroglyphs at Puu Loa, off Kilauea\'s Chain of Craters road.\'A\'a and pahoehoe lavas frozen in descent over the pali on Chain of Craters road.Makaopuhi crater and Mauna Ulu shield on Kilauea\'s east rift zone.A tree mold, the remnant cast of a lava-submerged tree, near Kilauea\'s east rift zone.

Kilauea volcano's chain of craters location on Hawai'i Island.Summary: Located within Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, the Chain of Craters road traverses Kilauea from its summit caldera through islands of native forest surrounded by frozen rivers of lava (remnants of historic eruptions of the east rift zone reaching as far as the ocean) and finally comes to an abrupt end where cut off by recent lava flows. It provides access to many different facets of Kilauea, from volcanic craters to native forests to ancient trails and petroglyphs, unique lava formations, black sand beaches and sights of the active eruption.

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Kilauea Volcano’s Puna Coast

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Kilauea’s fertile slopes of Puna, the meeting of lava, humans and jungle.

Crystal-clear tidepools on the Puna coast of Hawai\'i Island.The indigenous pohuehue morning glory on a Puna beach.A breaking wave on the Puna coast near Kehena beach.Towering albezia trees at Lava Tree State Park.Surfers take to the water on the Puna coast of Hawai\'i Island.

Puna district tour area on Hawai\'i Island.Summary: The human, agriculture and jungle-covered Puna district on the southeastern slopes of Hawai’i Island is cut by Kilauea’s east rift zone, an ever-present volcanic threat to a quickly developing region that has already lost two communities to lava within the last 50 years. The fertile volcanic soil has cultivated an impressive display of vegetation to go along with a striking coastline, isolated beaches, and the ever-present historic lava flows.

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