Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanoes and revered as the divine creator of the Hawaiian Islands. Every year, people leave over 10,000 offerings at Pele’s shrine at Halemaʻumaʻu crater.

Hawaii, an archipelago in the tropics, sits 3,200 kilometres (2,000 miles) into the Pacific Ocean from the Americas.

For many Native Hawaiians, an eruption of a volcano like Mauna Loa has a deep yet very personal cultural significance.

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The volcano's latest eruption began on December 23 and has been pausing and resuming since. The largest of the state’s six active volcanoes is Mauna Loa, which is also on the Big Island and erupted in ...

There are two active volcanoes in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Mauna Loa and Kilauea ... It has erupted as recently as Jan. 5, 2023, but the eruption paused as of March 7, 2023.

one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, was still under evacuation orders from an eruption in December. There were no reports of injuries or damage from Tuesday's eruption that ...

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The “explosive eruption” began at 5:51 a.m., prompting Phivolcs to maintain Alert Level 3 over the volcano. This indicates heightened unrest and the possibility of further eruptions.

one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, was still under evacuation orders from an eruption in December. There were no reports of injuries or damage from Tuesday's eruption that ...

The episodic summit eruption of Kilauea in Halema ... s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone. Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert Level is at NORMAL. Two earthquakes were reported ...

“Volcano Watch ... region during active eruption episodes. No unusual activity has been noted along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone. Mauna Loa is not erupting.