Kilauea Eruption Sends Football-Sized Rocks Across Hawaii, 30,000-Ft Ash Plume Triggers Volcano Warning

Volcanic debris blankets roads near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park following Tuesday's eruption. (Credit: Stefan Burns/X)

Football-sized volcanic rocks are raining down on Hawaii.

Kīlauea volcano roared back to life on Tuesday morning, shooting lava fountains over 1,300 feet into the sky and forcing the US Geological Survey to issue its highest alert level. Episode 43 of the ongoing Halemaʻumaʻu summit eruption began at 9:17 a.m. local time on 10 March 2026, with an ash plume climbing to 30,000 feet above sea level, nearly double the typical height of previous episodes.