The eruption of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has stayed within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Kilauea began erupting again on3, 2024. This is the eighth eruption of Kilauea, and the sixth within Kaluapele, since 2020. These previous eruptions within Kaluapele lasted from less than one week to more than a year in duration.

Large glowing bombs, pumice and Peleʻs hair were deposited downwind during the peak of the eruption. Sulfur dioxide emissions were estimated to be more than 100,000 tonnes per day during the initial stages of the eruption and dropped to about half that by midday.

A boy, roughly 2 to 3 years old, ran into a closed area Wednesday at the Kilauea Overlook, coming within a foot from the edge of Kaluapele, the summit caldera, before his mother managed to pull him to safety.

Kīlauea erupts again at Halemaʻumaʻu Crater; residents and visitors warned to limit outdoor exposure to volcanic gas and wear protective gear.