Kilauea Volcano Update: Geologist Explains Lava Eruption Pattern (May 27, 2025)

HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK - Episode 23 in the ongoing Kīlauea summit eruption has ended, and another episode is likely.

Steven Lundblad, a geology professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, provides insights on the current pattern of activity at Kīlauea.

All images and video are courtesy the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Hawaiʻi News, and file footage. A synthesized text-to-video voiceover was used in the narration for this story.