The active vents in west Halemaʻumaʻu crater as of Saturday night (image: V1cam, USGS / HVO)The next lava fountaining episode (number 48 since Dec 2023) is likely about to start in the next hours of few days at most: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) reported: "There have been several small spatter bursts beginning just after 2:00 pm HST. These barely made it above the rim of the north vent and were best seen on the V1 streaming camera. The start of episode 48 fountains..."