HONOLULU Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, displaying spectacular fountains of mesmerizing, glowing lava thats a safe distance from people and structures in a national park on the Big Island.

A glow was detected in webcam images from Kilaueas summit early in the morning, indicating that an eruption was occurring within the Halemaumau crater in the summit caldera, the U.S. Geological Surveys Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.