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The Keanakākoʻi viewing area is closed due to unsafe air quality. A plume of volcanic smoke contains sulfur dioxide, other gases and shards of volcanic glass that pose a significant risk, according to the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Service.
An eruptive vent on the southwest side of Halema‘uma‘u crater has exhibited renewed lava fountaining since June 16 as it continues to pump lava into a lake in the far southwest portion of the crater.
Ash flows, deadly gases and vog are just a few of the other reasons why we all need to respect volcanoes.