Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, spewing columns of lavabr br One of the world's most active volcanoes sprang into life again on Dec. 23, 2024, spewing columns of lava 80 meters (260 feet) above Hawaii, US vulcanologists said. Videos showed enormous fissures in the caldera of Kilauea, on Hawaii's Big Island, spraying jets of molten rock into the air.