Volcano facts and photos

The eruption is not a spectacle—it’s purposeful. It’s a story unfolding, one we already know how to read. And hula is our language for it—how we see, feel, express, and honor what moves beneath, beside, and above us. With our feet, we echo the tremble of the earth; with our hands, we shape the rising of smoke and flame. This latest eruption at Kīlauea during Merrie Monarch week is more than lava flowing; it’s Pele moving with purpose–to create, reshape, and breathe life into ʻāina. Through oli a