The two hikers were around 11,000 feet up on the remote slopes of Mauna Loa in the windy, freezing weather when they called 911 on Sunday morning to report that they had no food or water left and ...

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 ...

A search-and-rescue ranger from HVNP and a helicopter pilot deployed and quickly located the uninjured couple around 11,000 feet on the remote slopes of Mauna Loa.

Coast Guard aerial video shows the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupting on Hawaii's Big Island, as winter tourism expects a boost from the so-far non-threatening event.

The world’s largest active volcano, Mauna Loa on Hawaii, is erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years. Though lava is flowing down one side of the volcano, the eruption in Hawaii Volcanoes ...

Mauna Loa erupted at 11:30 p.m. local time Sunday, in what was its first eruption since 1984, according to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory.

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 ...

Mauna Loa last erupted in 1984. Its smaller, more active neighbor, Kilauea volcano, has been erupting continuously for more than a year since September 2021.

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 ...

While Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on earth, the way it tends to erupt is not as dangerous when compared to other volcanoes. "Keeping people prepared so they don't get blindsided is important.

Lava flow from Mauna Loa’s eruption, which began on Nov. 27, posed little danger to the surrounding communities, stalling about 1.7 miles from Daniel K. Inouye Highway. As such, it became an ...