Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit eruptive vents. They wore snowshoes, as the large footprint keeps the field engineers walking on top of the frothy pumice everywhere instead of sinking through it. (Photo Courtesy: US Geological Survey/M.Warren)

Another explosive episode of Kilauea’s volcanic activity came and went Wednesday after Episode 28 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaumau Crater saw eight hours of high fountaining.

KILAUEA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Episode 28 of the of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at around 4:10 a.m. HST on Wednesday, July 9. Lava fountains are actively spewing upward of 150 feet into the air. Past episodes have produced lava fountains reaching 1,000 feet in the air.

KILAUEA, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The 28th episode of Kilauea abruptly ended after hours of fountaining on Wednesday. The eruption ended at 1:20 p.m.

Update at 3:37 p.m. July 9, 2025: Episode 28 of the ongoing episodic summit eruption of the Big Island’s Kīlauea volcano showed off a little, pumping molten rock geysers up to heights of about 1,200 feet from the north vent inside its Halemaʻumaʻu Crater.

The latest episode of the ongoing eruption at the summit of Kilauea volcano got underway Sunday morning.The U.S. Geological Survey said Episode 27 began at 9:05 a.m. in Halemaumau crater.Scientists said the episode was preceded by small,

Episode 28 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:10 a.m. on July 9 and is currently exhibiting a vent overflow and fountains reaching roughly 150 feet. Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1000 feet high that result in eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet above ground level.

KILAUEA, Hawaii — The 27th episode of Kilauea started on Sunday morning.USGS reported that the episode officially started around 9 a.m. On Saturday, low-level precursory activity was reported ...