Hawaii's Kilauea erupts in area calm since 1974

The Big Island volcano is one of the world's most active

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts
"People just need to realize this is in one of the safest places it could have happened," said Big Island Mayor Mitch Roth
(Image credit: M. Zoeller / US Geological Survey / Handout / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

What happened

Hawaii's Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, began erupting Monday in a remote area of Volcano National Park that had not seen volcanic activity in half a century.

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Rafi Schwartz, The Week US

Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a staff writer for Fusion's news lab, and the managing editor of Heeb Magazine, a Jewish life and culture publication. Rafi's work has appeared in Rolling Stone, GOOD and The Forward, among others.