About & disclaimer
An independent tracker built from public USGS notices.
Last updated Nov 13, 2026, 6:25 AM HST
Independent site, not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO), or the National Park Service. All data is quoted from public USGS notices. For safety decisions, use official USGS, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, and Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense sources.
How it works
Once a day this site downloads the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's public notices for Kīlauea from the USGS Hazard Notification System (HANS) API and rebuilds the pages. The status, forecast window and episode details are quoted from those notices, each with a link to the original. The charts use only notice timestamps and figures stated in USGS summaries. We do not make forecasts, estimates or safety recommendations of our own.
Credit
Data and wording: U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. USGS information is in the public domain. Visitor guidance is summarized from the National Park Service. See the USGS Kīlauea page for maps, photos and webcams.
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