Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Webcam – Kīlauea Volcano

The Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Webcam provides a live view of the eastern side of Puʻuʻōʻō along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Positioned east of Puʻuʻōʻō, this remote volcanic monitoring camera offers a unique perspective of a landscape that was dramatically transformed during more than three decades of eruptive activity.

Puʻuʻōʻō is located southeast of Kīlauea’s summit on Hawaiʻi Island. For decades, it was the primary eruptive center of Kīlauea and produced extensive lava flows that reshaped the East Rift Zone and portions of the island’s southeast coast.

Watch the Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Live

The webcam looks toward the east flank of Puʻuʻōʻō, providing a complementary perspective to cameras positioned on the western side of the volcanic feature. Together, these views help show the scale and complexity of Puʻuʻōʻō and its surrounding lava fields.

The landscape includes relatively young lava flows, collapsed volcanic features, vents, fractures, and areas where vegetation has gradually begun to return.

Although the long-running Puʻuʻōʻō eruption ended in 2018, this remains part of Kīlauea’s active East Rift Zone. Remote monitoring cameras allow scientists and viewers to observe visible changes and current conditions across areas that are difficult to access.

Check Weather, Vog & Visibility

Weather around Puʻuʻōʻō can change quickly. Clouds, rain, mist, and fog frequently move across the East Rift Zone, sometimes completely obscuring the volcanic landscape.

During clear periods, the webcam provides a much broader look at the rugged lava-covered terrain. Vog or atmospheric haze may reduce visibility depending on volcanic emissions and wind direction.

Because conditions around Puʻuʻōʻō can differ substantially from Kīlauea’s summit, comparing this camera with webcams at Halemaʻumaʻu, Kaluapele, Maunaulu, and Nāpau Crater can provide a better picture of conditions across the volcano.

The webcam should not be used by itself to determine volcanic hazards or safe backcountry access.

About the Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank

Puʻuʻōʻō is a volcanic cone along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Hawaiʻi Island. It became one of the best-known volcanic features in Hawaiʻi during an extraordinary eruptive episode that lasted from 1983 until 2018.

The eruption began with episodes of dramatic lava fountains that gradually built the Puʻuʻōʻō cone. Over time, the style of activity changed and lava increasingly traveled through tubes and across the surrounding landscape toward the southeast coast.

Decades of lava flows buried large areas of older terrain and forest, while repeated ocean entries created new land along the coastline. Puʻuʻōʻō itself also changed continuously as portions of its crater collapsed, new vents developed, and lava repeatedly reshaped the cone and surrounding flanks.

The eastern flank provides one perspective of this complex landscape. Lava flows from different periods overlap one another, while cracks, vents, collapsed areas, and recovering vegetation reveal different stages in the area’s volcanic history.

In 2018, major changes at Puʻuʻōʻō preceded Kīlauea’s Lower East Rift Zone eruption. The Puʻuʻōʻō crater floor collapsed as magma moved underground toward the lower rift zone, bringing the decades-long eruptive episode to an end.

Today, Puʻuʻōʻō remains within an active volcanic system and continues to be monitored. Much of the surrounding East Rift Zone is remote and not accessible from ordinary park roads.

The Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Webcam provides a rare way to observe this landscape remotely. When combined with west-flank, southeast-coast, and other East Rift Zone webcams, it helps viewers understand the enormous geographic extent of Kīlauea.

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Why Use the Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Webcam?

• View the eastern flank of Puʻuʻōʻō.
• Observe Kīlauea’s remote East Rift Zone.
• Check current weather and visibility.
• Monitor clouds, rain, fog, mist, haze, and vog.
• Observe lava fields and volcanic terrain.
• Watch for visible changes in volcanic conditions.
• Compare the view with the Puʻuʻōʻō West Flank Webcam.
• See a remote area of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park that most visitors cannot access.

Where is the Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Webcam located?

The webcam is positioned east of Puʻuʻōʻō and looks toward its eastern flank along Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone within Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park on Hawaiʻi Island.

Can I check road conditions with this webcam?

No. The Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank Webcam monitors remote volcanic terrain rather than a public road and is not intended for checking traffic or driving conditions.

Does the webcam show weather conditions?

Yes. The webcam can show clouds, rain, fog, mist, haze, vog, and overall visibility around Puʻuʻōʻō and Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone.

Is the webcam live?

Yes. The webcam provides a live or regularly updated view of the Puʻuʻōʻō East Flank. Because Kīlauea remains an active volcano, webcam imagery should not be used by itself to determine volcanic hazards or safe access.