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Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts, sparking ash advisory on Big Island

By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

HILO, Hawaii — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted Sunday night, The Associated Press is reporting.

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Photos: Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii's Big Island In this photo provided by the National Park Service, people watch an eruption from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on the Big Island on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. The volcano shot steam and an ash cloud into the atmosphere which lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said early Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. (Janice Wei/National Park Service via AP)

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According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Big Island volcano, which is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, began erupting about 9:30 p.m. HST Sunday.

“The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) detected glow within Halema’uma’u crater at the summit of Kilauea Volcano,” read a USGS alert. “An eruption has commenced within Kilauea’s summit caldera. The situation is rapidly evolving, and HVO will issue another statement when more information is available.”

The National Weather Service’s field office in Honolulu warned of likely “periods of ashfall” on the southern portion of the Big Island until 2 a.m. HST.

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