This is the lava fountain I was looking for.
"Strands of Pele’s hair were reported at the Uēkahuna overlook in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park." 🧪
www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/06/01/r...
"Strands of Pele’s hair were reported at the Uēkahuna overlook in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park." 🧪
www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/06/01/r...
June 1, 2026 at 11:34 PM
This is the lava fountain I was looking for.
"Strands of Pele’s hair were reported at the Uēkahuna overlook in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park." 🧪
www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/06/01/r...
"Strands of Pele’s hair were reported at the Uēkahuna overlook in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park." 🧪
www.bigislandvideonews.com/2026/06/01/r...
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP Update:
🥳Good news! Crater Rim Drive West reopened to #Uēkahuna. The Uēkahuna observation deck, parking lot, restrooms, & the western overlook are open following extensive cleanup efforts to remove massive amounts of tephra from the March 10 eruption.
#HVNP
NPS Photos
🥳Good news! Crater Rim Drive West reopened to #Uēkahuna. The Uēkahuna observation deck, parking lot, restrooms, & the western overlook are open following extensive cleanup efforts to remove massive amounts of tephra from the March 10 eruption.
#HVNP
NPS Photos
April 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP is open from entrance station to Uēkahuna w/ very limited services. Welcome Center/HPPA store are now open but expect limited hours.
Restrooms at Uēkahuna not working.
Kilauea Military Camp offers limited services to authorized patrons.
Park is w/out power, internet, phone.
Restrooms at Uēkahuna not working.
Kilauea Military Camp offers limited services to authorized patrons.
Park is w/out power, internet, phone.
August 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP is open from entrance station to Uēkahuna w/ very limited services. Welcome Center/HPPA store are now open but expect limited hours.
Restrooms at Uēkahuna not working.
Kilauea Military Camp offers limited services to authorized patrons.
Park is w/out power, internet, phone.
Restrooms at Uēkahuna not working.
Kilauea Military Camp offers limited services to authorized patrons.
Park is w/out power, internet, phone.
🌋Hawai’i Volcanoes NP announcement!
🚽 We are flush with excitement to announce that the comfort station is now open at Uēkahuna!
💦Bottom line: the bathrooms are again open. You will soon be able to refill your water bottle here too.
#HVNP #Uekahuna #punsgalore
🚽 We are flush with excitement to announce that the comfort station is now open at Uēkahuna!
💦Bottom line: the bathrooms are again open. You will soon be able to refill your water bottle here too.
#HVNP #Uekahuna #punsgalore
September 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🌋Hawai’i Volcanoes NP announcement!
🚽 We are flush with excitement to announce that the comfort station is now open at Uēkahuna!
💦Bottom line: the bathrooms are again open. You will soon be able to refill your water bottle here too.
#HVNP #Uekahuna #punsgalore
🚽 We are flush with excitement to announce that the comfort station is now open at Uēkahuna!
💦Bottom line: the bathrooms are again open. You will soon be able to refill your water bottle here too.
#HVNP #Uekahuna #punsgalore
🌋Partner ParkUpdate!
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Current park closures include:
✍️Crater Rim Drive West just past Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) to Uēkahuna
✍️Crater Rim Trail between KMC and Uēkahuna
✍️Uēkahuna
✍️Kīlauea Overlook
Park site: www.nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes
📸: HVNP
#HVNP #HPPA #KMC
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Current park closures include:
✍️Crater Rim Drive West just past Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) to Uēkahuna
✍️Crater Rim Trail between KMC and Uēkahuna
✍️Uēkahuna
✍️Kīlauea Overlook
Park site: www.nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes
📸: HVNP
#HVNP #HPPA #KMC
April 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
🌋Partner ParkUpdate!
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Current park closures include:
✍️Crater Rim Drive West just past Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) to Uēkahuna
✍️Crater Rim Trail between KMC and Uēkahuna
✍️Uēkahuna
✍️Kīlauea Overlook
Park site: www.nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes
📸: HVNP
#HVNP #HPPA #KMC
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Current park closures include:
✍️Crater Rim Drive West just past Kilauea Military Camp (KMC) to Uēkahuna
✍️Crater Rim Trail between KMC and Uēkahuna
✍️Uēkahuna
✍️Kīlauea Overlook
Park site: www.nps.gov/hawaiivolcanoes
📸: HVNP
#HVNP #HPPA #KMC
Small closures within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park have been announced in order to protect a pair of nēnē, or native Hawaiian geese.
NPS says the east entrance to the Uēkahuna parking lot, and a short section of Crater Rim Trail, will temporarily close while the nēnē are nesting.
NPS says the east entrance to the Uēkahuna parking lot, and a short section of Crater Rim Trail, will temporarily close while the nēnē are nesting.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes Park Closures Due To Nesting Nēnē
HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - The Uēkahuna east entrance and a section of trail is closed to protect nesting Hawaiian geese.
www.bigislandvideonews.com
November 13, 2024 at 8:03 PM
Small closures within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park have been announced in order to protect a pair of nēnē, or native Hawaiian geese.
NPS says the east entrance to the Uēkahuna parking lot, and a short section of Crater Rim Trail, will temporarily close while the nēnē are nesting.
NPS says the east entrance to the Uēkahuna parking lot, and a short section of Crater Rim Trail, will temporarily close while the nēnē are nesting.
🌋 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Updates
✨ Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction project to remove buildings and infrastructure damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete, and the Uēkahuna observation deck is now open!
📍 Once home to Jaggar Museum and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
✨ Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction project to remove buildings and infrastructure damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete, and the Uēkahuna observation deck is now open!
📍 Once home to Jaggar Museum and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
August 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
🌋 Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Updates
✨ Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction project to remove buildings and infrastructure damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete, and the Uēkahuna observation deck is now open!
📍 Once home to Jaggar Museum and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
✨ Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction project to remove buildings and infrastructure damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete, and the Uēkahuna observation deck is now open!
📍 Once home to Jaggar Museum and the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
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Tephra cleanup underway at Uēkahuna. The park is open, but Uēkahuna remains closed while park staff clear pōhāhā (volcanic material) from the deck, benches, trails, parking lot. This area took the brunt of fallout during yesterdayʻs eruption, which lasted ~9 hours
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Tephra cleanup underway at Uēkahuna. The park is open, but Uēkahuna remains closed while park staff clear pōhāhā (volcanic material) from the deck, benches, trails, parking lot. This area took the brunt of fallout during yesterdayʻs eruption, which lasted ~9 hours
19K views · 72 reactions | Park staff wearing full protective gear blow tephra from the Uēkahuna observation deck. NPS Video/5.6.26 | Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
Park staff wearing full protective gear blow tephra from the Uēkahuna observation deck. NPS Video/5.6.26
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May 7, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
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Tephra cleanup underway at Uēkahuna. The park is open, but Uēkahuna remains closed while park staff clear pōhāhā (volcanic material) from the deck, benches, trails, parking lot. This area took the brunt of fallout during yesterdayʻs eruption, which lasted ~9 hours
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Tephra cleanup underway at Uēkahuna. The park is open, but Uēkahuna remains closed while park staff clear pōhāhā (volcanic material) from the deck, benches, trails, parking lot. This area took the brunt of fallout during yesterdayʻs eruption, which lasted ~9 hours
This was the surreal scene at #HVNP on July 7th:
🦺 Safety first! The western overlook, accessed by a path past the bus parking at Uēkahuna, will temporarily close for safety improvements on July 14 for a few weeks.
📸 NPS Photo/J.Ferracane of road sign pointing to #Uēkahuna bathed in eruption glow
🦺 Safety first! The western overlook, accessed by a path past the bus parking at Uēkahuna, will temporarily close for safety improvements on July 14 for a few weeks.
📸 NPS Photo/J.Ferracane of road sign pointing to #Uēkahuna bathed in eruption glow
July 12, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🌋We just received this shot from retired volcanologist Darcy Bevins, who spent much of her career studying Kīlauea Volcano at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP! Looks like it was taken on a cool/cold morning from the Uekahuna Overlook.
It kinda needs a caption...ideas? 🤔
#captionwanted #HVNP #DontDropThePhone
It kinda needs a caption...ideas? 🤔
#captionwanted #HVNP #DontDropThePhone
June 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
🌋We just received this shot from retired volcanologist Darcy Bevins, who spent much of her career studying Kīlauea Volcano at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP! Looks like it was taken on a cool/cold morning from the Uekahuna Overlook.
It kinda needs a caption...ideas? 🤔
#captionwanted #HVNP #DontDropThePhone
It kinda needs a caption...ideas? 🤔
#captionwanted #HVNP #DontDropThePhone
March 25, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP Construction #Update.
The Uēkahuna observation deck opened in May & its comfort station should open before the end of Sept. The new roundabout traffic circle near the park entrance is done & the add'l entrance lane for park staff & partners will be done soon.
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP
The Uēkahuna observation deck opened in May & its comfort station should open before the end of Sept. The new roundabout traffic circle near the park entrance is done & the add'l entrance lane for park staff & partners will be done soon.
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes NP Construction #Update.
The Uēkahuna observation deck opened in May & its comfort station should open before the end of Sept. The new roundabout traffic circle near the park entrance is done & the add'l entrance lane for park staff & partners will be done soon.
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP
The Uēkahuna observation deck opened in May & its comfort station should open before the end of Sept. The new roundabout traffic circle near the park entrance is done & the add'l entrance lane for park staff & partners will be done soon.
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP
📣 August Updates from our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park! 🌋
🌄 #Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction of buildings damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete!
✔️ The Uēkahuna overlook and observation deck are now open with epic views of #Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) & improved trail access.
🌄 #Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction of buildings damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete!
✔️ The Uēkahuna overlook and observation deck are now open with epic views of #Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) & improved trail access.
July 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
📣 August Updates from our partner Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park! 🌋
🌄 #Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction of buildings damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete!
✔️ The Uēkahuna overlook and observation deck are now open with epic views of #Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) & improved trail access.
🌄 #Uēkahuna Update
The deconstruction of buildings damaged by the 2018 summit collapse is complete!
✔️ The Uēkahuna overlook and observation deck are now open with epic views of #Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera) & improved trail access.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Update
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🌋When is Kīlauea going to erupt again? Possibly today, possibly tomorrow. 🤷🏽No one really knows. What do we know? The ānuenue (rainbow) weather continues at the summit.
🌈In Hawaiʻi, ānuenue signal the presence of akua (gods or chiefs or elemental forces).
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🌋When is Kīlauea going to erupt again? Possibly today, possibly tomorrow. 🤷🏽No one really knows. What do we know? The ānuenue (rainbow) weather continues at the summit.
🌈In Hawaiʻi, ānuenue signal the presence of akua (gods or chiefs or elemental forces).
September 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Update
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🌋When is Kīlauea going to erupt again? Possibly today, possibly tomorrow. 🤷🏽No one really knows. What do we know? The ānuenue (rainbow) weather continues at the summit.
🌈In Hawaiʻi, ānuenue signal the presence of akua (gods or chiefs or elemental forces).
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🌋When is Kīlauea going to erupt again? Possibly today, possibly tomorrow. 🤷🏽No one really knows. What do we know? The ānuenue (rainbow) weather continues at the summit.
🌈In Hawaiʻi, ānuenue signal the presence of akua (gods or chiefs or elemental forces).
Today we went holoholo ka’a to pay our respects to Tūtū Pele at Uēkahuna.
January 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Today we went holoholo ka’a to pay our respects to Tūtū Pele at Uēkahuna.
Ranger-Guided Programs at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
#HVNP offers free guided programs nearly every day.
Experience Life on the Edge at Uēkahuna, Explore the Summit, & other ranger programs by checking the park calendar for dates, times & descriptions, or drop by the Welcome Center at KMC.
#HVNP offers free guided programs nearly every day.
Experience Life on the Edge at Uēkahuna, Explore the Summit, & other ranger programs by checking the park calendar for dates, times & descriptions, or drop by the Welcome Center at KMC.
May 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Ranger-Guided Programs at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
#HVNP offers free guided programs nearly every day.
Experience Life on the Edge at Uēkahuna, Explore the Summit, & other ranger programs by checking the park calendar for dates, times & descriptions, or drop by the Welcome Center at KMC.
#HVNP offers free guided programs nearly every day.
Experience Life on the Edge at Uēkahuna, Explore the Summit, & other ranger programs by checking the park calendar for dates, times & descriptions, or drop by the Welcome Center at KMC.
HPPA's Yvonne is also a student of Hawaiian volcanoes 🌋 & a photographer 📸. She shares these shots from Episode 13 of #Kīlauea eruptions at our partner #HVNP:
"A wet & stormy morning 🌧️ with drenching rain ☔, high winds 🌬️. But I finally managed to get the fountain shooting above Uēkahuna Bluff 🌋🔥."
"A wet & stormy morning 🌧️ with drenching rain ☔, high winds 🌬️. But I finally managed to get the fountain shooting above Uēkahuna Bluff 🌋🔥."
March 12, 2025 at 10:29 PM
UPDATE: Monday, August 17 at 11:30 a.m. HST
Most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Remains Closed and Without Power Due to Hurricane Lala Impacts - Park is partly open with very limited services.
Park rangers reopened Crater Rim Drive West from the park entrance to Uēkahuna.
Most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Remains Closed and Without Power Due to Hurricane Lala Impacts - Park is partly open with very limited services.
Park rangers reopened Crater Rim Drive West from the park entrance to Uēkahuna.
August 18, 2026 at 8:01 AM
UPDATE: Monday, August 17 at 11:30 a.m. HST
Most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Remains Closed and Without Power Due to Hurricane Lala Impacts - Park is partly open with very limited services.
Park rangers reopened Crater Rim Drive West from the park entrance to Uēkahuna.
Most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Remains Closed and Without Power Due to Hurricane Lala Impacts - Park is partly open with very limited services.
Park rangers reopened Crater Rim Drive West from the park entrance to Uēkahuna.
💧 Got Water?
Pls bring your own water when visiting Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Center is unavailable during renovations. A drinking fountain is available at Uēkahuna & a bottle filling station will be reinstalled there soon.🚰
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP #BringWater
Pls bring your own water when visiting Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Center is unavailable during renovations. A drinking fountain is available at Uēkahuna & a bottle filling station will be reinstalled there soon.🚰
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP #BringWater
January 21, 2026 at 1:25 AM
💧 Got Water?
Pls bring your own water when visiting Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Center is unavailable during renovations. A drinking fountain is available at Uēkahuna & a bottle filling station will be reinstalled there soon.🚰
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP #BringWater
Pls bring your own water when visiting Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Center is unavailable during renovations. A drinking fountain is available at Uēkahuna & a bottle filling station will be reinstalled there soon.🚰
#HawaiiVolcanoesNP #BringWater
Got #Water?
Visitors to #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark should bring their own drinking water. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Ctr is unavailable during renovation closure. A bottle filling station will be reinstalled at Uēkahuna comfort station soon. We carry rad bottles in the Welcome Center!
Visitors to #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark should bring their own drinking water. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Ctr is unavailable during renovation closure. A bottle filling station will be reinstalled at Uēkahuna comfort station soon. We carry rad bottles in the Welcome Center!
September 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Got #Water?
Visitors to #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark should bring their own drinking water. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Ctr is unavailable during renovation closure. A bottle filling station will be reinstalled at Uēkahuna comfort station soon. We carry rad bottles in the Welcome Center!
Visitors to #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark should bring their own drinking water. The water station at Kīlauea Visitor Ctr is unavailable during renovation closure. A bottle filling station will be reinstalled at Uēkahuna comfort station soon. We carry rad bottles in the Welcome Center!
🌋 #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark Construction Updates
🚻 Where to Go?Portable toilets are available at:
Behind Welcome Center & Park Store at Kīlauea Military Camp
Ballfield parking lot nearby
Near Kīlauea Visitor Center & the Volcano Art Center Gallery
Uēkahuna
Vault toilets at some overlooks.
🚻 Where to Go?Portable toilets are available at:
Behind Welcome Center & Park Store at Kīlauea Military Camp
Ballfield parking lot nearby
Near Kīlauea Visitor Center & the Volcano Art Center Gallery
Uēkahuna
Vault toilets at some overlooks.
August 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🌋 #HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark Construction Updates
🚻 Where to Go?Portable toilets are available at:
Behind Welcome Center & Park Store at Kīlauea Military Camp
Ballfield parking lot nearby
Near Kīlauea Visitor Center & the Volcano Art Center Gallery
Uēkahuna
Vault toilets at some overlooks.
🚻 Where to Go?Portable toilets are available at:
Behind Welcome Center & Park Store at Kīlauea Military Camp
Ballfield parking lot nearby
Near Kīlauea Visitor Center & the Volcano Art Center Gallery
Uēkahuna
Vault toilets at some overlooks.
Everybody else at 4:00 a.m. fully immersed in dreams.
#HVNP VIP photographer Janice Wei, however—up, out & shooting #lavabows.
"4:00 am this morning, Uēkahuna Overlook. Mist & fog covered #Kīlauea Caldera but the lava glow from the gas pistoning before Ep. 50 was incredible."
IG: @janice_weicool
#HVNP VIP photographer Janice Wei, however—up, out & shooting #lavabows.
"4:00 am this morning, Uēkahuna Overlook. Mist & fog covered #Kīlauea Caldera but the lava glow from the gas pistoning before Ep. 50 was incredible."
IG: @janice_weicool
June 26, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP 11:40 a.m. update: Crater Rim Drive & Trail now open to Kīlauea Overlook. Tephra fall is diminishing. Uēkahuna remains closed.
USGS HVO says this eruptive episode has reached peak effusion rate & is unlikely to generate taller lava fountains from this point.
NPS Photo/J.Wei
USGS HVO says this eruptive episode has reached peak effusion rate & is unlikely to generate taller lava fountains from this point.
NPS Photo/J.Wei
May 5, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Hawai'i Volcanoes NP 11:40 a.m. update: Crater Rim Drive & Trail now open to Kīlauea Overlook. Tephra fall is diminishing. Uēkahuna remains closed.
USGS HVO says this eruptive episode has reached peak effusion rate & is unlikely to generate taller lava fountains from this point.
NPS Photo/J.Wei
USGS HVO says this eruptive episode has reached peak effusion rate & is unlikely to generate taller lava fountains from this point.
NPS Photo/J.Wei