Kailauea Volcano, Big Island Hawaii
 
This page contains photos of the current volcanic eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii, stunning and powerful this eruption started about 1983 and continues today more than 25 years later.

   
Kilauea Caldera, Volcano National Park Hawaii
Volcano house, Mark Twain stayed here and witnessed Kilauea erupting.
Steam rising from cracks in Kilauea caldera
kailauea iki, last erupted in 1959.
Kilauea Iki pano, just for fun!
Thurston Lava Tube, Volcano National Park, our son Brian and Angela.
Lava flows from 1960's and 1970's.
Field of Pahoehoe lava from 1974 eruption.
Chain of Craters road, covered in the 1980's
Weird "roping" effect of recent Pahoehoe lava flow.
Napau crater overlook, 7 mile hike (each way), Pu'u O'o crater in background.
Pu'u O'o crater erupting, viewed from Pu'u Huluhulu.
Pu'u O'o crater from Napau trail campground overlook.
July 2004, newest land on the planet!
Lava flowing into the Pacific Ocean.
81 degree ocean meeting 2100 degree lava!!
Small beach breakout.
Watch your step! surface flow appears near ocean entry.
At dusk the real beauty of the lava appears.
Absolutely beautiful.
July 2004, really good lava viewing.
After dark the show gets special!
Stunning, powerful energy!
The Chaos of new land creation.
Volcano 4 ocean entries, spring 2005
people risking their necks to get a closer look
Pele's tongue.