Hawaii Volcano Produces Tall Lava Fountaining in Latest Episode of Kilauea Eruption

Lava fountain from Kilauea volcano within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on Feb. 4. 2025, in a still from video. USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory via AP

HONOLULU—A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed.

Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island grew to more than 250 feet high Monday night, according to the latest status report from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.