Kilauea’s Eruption Is Back as the Hawaii Volcano Shoots Lava for the 31St Time Since December

In this screenshot taken from video provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kilauea volcano spews lava on Aug. 22, 2025, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. U.S. Geological Survey via AP

HONOLULU—Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano resumed erupting Friday by shooting an arc of lava 100 feet (30 meters) into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor.

It was Kilauea’s 31st display of molten rock since December, an appropriately high frequency for one of the world’s most active volcanoes.