Elevated seismic activity has caused Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park to close the Mauna Loa summit backcountry until further notice, the park announced this week. Covering half of the Island of ...

Elevated seismic activity on Mauna Loa, a mountain in Hawaii’s Volcanoes National Park, led park officials this week to shut down the backcountry part of the mountain’s summit.

NPS is reminding the public that all areas on Mauna Loa in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park remain closed above Red Hill Cabin. For up-to-date information on hiking permits and safety, click here ...

Park officials said all areas on Mauna Loa above Red Hill Cabin at the 10,000- foot elevation remain closed. Although visitors can apply for permits online, they must still go to the backcounty ...

Hawaii County officials continue to monitor the eruption of Mauna Loa overnight as we enter week two of the eruption. The lava flow continues to crawl at a snail’s pace more than 2 miles away… ...

Scientists lower Mauna Loa alert level, say eruption could end soon. Scientists lowered the alert level for the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island from a warning to a watch on Saturday and ...

Mauna Loa – aptly named “Long Mountain” – stretches 13,679 feet into the air above the sea level where it covers half of the island’s length at 60 miles long and 30 miles wide.

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii — Neither darkness nor rain deterred dozens of people from piling into cars and driving up a remote access road here Friday evening to witness the earth form in front of their ...

Mauna Loa, Earth’s largest active volcano, abruptly woke up on November 27 after an almost 40-year nap. The volcano shot fountains of lava as high as 50 meters into the air, while rivers of ...

Come to the park to walk through lava tubes, enjoy more than 150 miles of hiking trails, and watch a volcano or two erupt — Mauna Loa and its neighboring shield volcano, Kilauea, are both ...