Maui's Haleakala volcano and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands formed out of molten lava as the Pacific plate drifted over the hotspot as three to four inches a year. Map Source: TASA Graphic Arts ...

Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park offers an unforgettable outdoor adventure. Home to two active volcanoes, seeing these ...

The volcanoes were found during an expedition to map the seafloor near the Cook Islands in the Central Pacific, about 2,900 miles (4,700 kilometers) south of Hawaii. If these structures are ...

This is some of the best eruptive activity that’s ever happened here in, you know, modern times,” Ken Hon, scientist-in-charge for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory ...

The geologic story of Hawaii has historically been one of ascension. More than a million years ago, when the Pacific Island Plate moved atop a volcanic hotspot rising ... i at Manoa reports that the ...

Heading to the Big Island and hoping to see real lava on your Hawaiian vacation? Scroll to find out everything you need to ...

Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. The 14th episode ended Thursday afternoon after 28 hours.

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea's sporadic eruption resumed.The eruption restarted at midday when when molten rock began pouring out of a ...

During the eruptive episodes, lava fountains have reached heights of 1,000 feet (305 meters), drawing visitors to marvel at ...

Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano Resumes On-And-Off Again Eruption That Has Dazzled Park Visitors HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's most active volcano resumed erupting Wednesday after a weeklong pause.