One of the world's most active volcanoes surged back to life Wednesday night in Hawaii. It was Kilauea's 18th eruption since ...

9:17 a.m. update April 17: Lava fountaining is anticipated to begin as Kīlauea entered its 18th eruptive episode late Wednesday.

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.

Kilauea has been erupting episodically — starting and stopping for a period — inside Halemaumau Crater within Hawaii ...