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Scientists declare 2 Hawaii volcanoes have stopped erupting

FILE - Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on April 25, 2019. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2021 photograph provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the crater of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (Drew Downs/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

FILE - Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on April 25, 2019. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2021 photograph provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the crater of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (Drew Downs/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

FILE - Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on April 25, 2019. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2021 photograph provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the crater of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (Drew Downs/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

FILE - Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on April 25, 2019. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2021 photograph provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the crater of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (Drew Downs/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

FILE - Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano, background, towers over the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island on April 25, 2019. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2021 photograph provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows the crater of Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island in Hawaii National Park, Hawaii. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (Drew Downs/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

FILE - In this aerial image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, fissure 3 is seen erupting on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

In this aerial image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, no lava movement is seen in fissure 3 vent on the Northeast Rift Zone of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)

FILE - People watch lava from the Mauna Loa volcano Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. U.S. scientists declared Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, that two active Hawaii volcanoes — one where lava destroyed hundreds of homes in 2018 and another where lava recently stalled before reaching a crucial Big Island highway — have stopped erupting. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Scientists declare 2 Hawaii volcanoes have stopped erupting