Episode 44: Kīlauea erupts as storm hits the islands

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- As a third storm hit the islands, lava fountaining at Kīlauea set off episode 44 at 11:10 a.m. on Thursday, April 9. Fountains reached 800 feet above ground level and the eruption plume rose 15,000 feet above sea level, the National Weather Service reported. At 1:01 p.m., the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory updated [...]