Halema

Also shown is the maximum depth of the 2019–20 Halema‘uma‘u water lake (blue).

BACKGROUND: Pele's hair covering the ground in the area immediately downwind of Halema‘uma‘u crater during the lava lake eruption of 2008–2018.

In the lower portion of the photo, the remains of Crater Rim Drive and the Halema‘uma‘u parking lot are visible.

The lava flow around a small island, south of the inlet zone, formed a heart-shaped outline in the western portion of the lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u at Kīlauea Volcano’s summit on Feb. 11, 2021.

USGS: “This photo shows the eastern portion of Halema‘uma‘u, at the summit of Kīlauea.

The eruption began late on Sunday within the Halema'uma'u crater.

The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema'uma'u crater.

USGS HVO also released an animated image file that shows “how the water pond at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u rose between August 6 and September 8, 2019,” using a sequence of one webcam image per day.

Deformation at the summit as measured by tiltmeter and GPS instruments slowed and virtually stopped between August 4 and 5. This view of Halema‘uma‘u is toward the southeast.

Mar. 19, 2018, marks the 10th anniversary of the volcanic vent that opened within Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea.

Since early May 2018, the floor of Halema‘uma‘u Crater has dropped about 1480 feet.

The 10:28 a.m. explosion threw debris onto the Halema‘uma‘u crater rim at the old visitor overlook, which has been closed due to ongoing volcanic hazards such as this explosive event.

The eruption in lower Puna and the collapse of Halema‘uma‘u Crater from May to August disrupted the lives of many of KDEN’s casts, crews, orchestras and audience members.

The last three images in the sequence, from May 29-June 6, show the development of several cracks outside Halema‘uma‘u (also seen in UAS footage of the crater) and inward slumping of a large portion of the western and southwestern crater rim.

The parking area for the former Halema‘uma‘u Overlook (closed since early 2008 due to volcanic hazards) can be seen to the left of the crater.

These stations will allow scientists to better monitor and measure the ongoing subsidence of Halema‘uma‘u and the adjacent caldera floor.

The summit activity does not pose a threat to nearby communities at this time, as it is contained within Halema‘uma‘u crater in the Kīlauea caldera.