Hawaii’s ecosystems are isolated enough—and thus simple enough—that ecologists can recite the typical order of arrival on new lava. Lichens appear first, needing only air, moisture, rock.

Visiting Hawaii Volcanoes National Park at night for the Kīlauea lava glow is awesome. Everything you need to know to plan a nighttime trip into the park, including where to see flowing Hawaii ...

Thurston Lava Tube. (NPS Photo/B.Hayes) Thurston Lava Tube is an easy hike through a rainforest where you enter a 500-year-old lava tube where lava once flowed.

But I was foolish enough to leave my trail shoes in the car and embark on Maui’s Hoapili Trail, a 5.5-mile route on ancient lava flows, in flip-flops, because everyone wears flip flops in Hawaii ...

Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano shows intense activity with lava fountains up to 1,000 feet. The USGS notes "numerous episodes of dual lava fountains since the eruption began." ...

What to know about a series of powerful volcanic eruptions 01:16. Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing ...

Exploring Pololū’s trails and Hawi’s treats add up to a Big Island adventure of the most delightful kind, with spectacular views, ahi sandwiches and chocolate passion fruit cheesecake.

WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) - A hiker lost for five days in a lava field near a volcano says he survived by drinking water he squeezed from moss in a mostly ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sprang to life yet again this week with a Tuesday morning eruption that shot lava more than 300 feet in the air. The latest incident started at about ...

The activity at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started around 4:15 p.m. local time and lasted for several hours, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.