Turns out, the wind carried the glassy strands 30 miles from Kilauea to Kau. Pele’s hair is formed by gas during a volcanic eruption. When bubbles of gas near the surface of a lava flow burst, it can ...

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey say the latest eruptive episode that took place at Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on ...

Kilauea’s 13th episode began early this morning at 2:36 a.m., according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists, bringing ...

This morning, Pele’s hair reportedly fell in Pahala about 25 miles southwest of Halemaumau. The Kilauea volcano alert level remains at watch, and the aviation color code remains at orange.

Crowds flocked to view Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano as it entered “episode 13” of an ongoing eruption at the Halemaumau crater on Tuesday, March 11.According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) ...