Kīlauea Eruption Update — The Big 5-0! Episode 50 of Kīlauea summit lava fountaining began at 10:10 a.m. HST today, June 27, and is ongoing. 
 
This is the 50th lava fountaining episode in the eruption that began in Kīlauea summit caldera in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park on December 23, 2024. The lava fountain from the north vent is reaching an estimated 600-700 feet high above the vent.

According to the National Weather Service, surface winds below the inversion level (about 8000 feet or 240