March 27 marks the anniversary of the onset of Mauna Loa’s dramatic 1868 eruption, when lava flows from the Southwest Rift Zone severely impacted the Ka‘u district. However, this may not have been the ...

When lava poured out over the floor of Mokuaweoweo, Mauna Loa’s summit caldera, late on the night of November 27, 2022, it was still many hours away from infrastructure. Or most infrastructure. The ...

VOLCANO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park has reopened the Mauna Loa Summit Cabin for overnight use to hikers. The cabin is near the summit of Mauna Loa volcano, and is ...

The Mauna Loa summit at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is closed until further notice due to the volcano "experiencing heightened unrest," according to an advisory posted by the Hawaiian Volcano ...

Officials from the National Park Service said two hikers who were rescued Monday morning from Mauna Loa after getting lost during severe winter weather that had closed the summit. They were also cited ...

The first few hours of Mauna Loa’s eruption were dynamic, and volcanologists intently watched monitoring data to track changing conditions and understand how the eruption was developing. This ...

With Mauna Loa continuing to be quiet since its first eruption in 38 years ended Dec. 13, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officials have lowered the volcano’s alert level from advisory to normal and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Since Mauna Loa began erupting Sunday night, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and their partners at the University of Hawaii at Hilo have been studying lava samples.