Hawaiian Volcano Observatory field engineers on July 10, 2025, visited monitoring stations downwind of the Kīlauea summit eruptive vents. They wore snowshoes, as the large footprint keeps the field engineers walking on top of the frothy pumice everywhere instead of sinking through it. (Photo Courtesy: US Geological Survey/M.Warren)

Another explosive episode of Kilauea’s volcanic activity came and went Wednesday after Episode 28 of the ongoing eruption in Halemaumau Crater saw eight hours of high fountaining.

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Episode 28 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu eruption began at 4:10 a.m. on July 9 and is currently exhibiting a vent overflow and fountains reaching roughly 150 feet. Past episodes have produced incandescent lava fountains over 1000 feet high that result in eruptive plumes up to 20,000 feet above ground level.