The front of the June 27 lava flow has advanced eastward, from the eastern boundary of the Wao Kele o Puna forest reserve to only .8 miles from the western boundary of the Kaohe Homesteads subdivision.
The clearing is part of the subdivision.
Photo: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

This stream of lava from the Pu'u 'Ó'ó cone is about two yards wide and
visible down to about 100 feet depth in the crack, and is flowing quite fast under the surface.
Photo: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

This thermal image shows the lava flowing from a vent in the
Pu'u 'Ó'ó cone several meters below the surface. It has flowed 8.2 miles
from the Pu'u 'Ó'ó vent.
Photo: USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports lava from a vent in the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii (the Big Island) has moved within .8 miles of the Ka'ohe Homesteads subdivision in the District of Puna, just northeast of the volcano.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in on the southeast coast of the island.

USGS reports that since July 10, 2014, lava from a vent in the Pu'u 'Ó'ó cinder/spatter cone has advanced at an average rate of 820 feet per day, but as fast as 1,600 feet per day.

The eruption in Kilauea's middle-east rift zone started when a fissure eruption on January 3, 1983, and has continued with few interruptions at the Pu'u 'Ó'ó cone or from vents a few kilometers to the east or west. A previous fissure eruption on the upper east flank of Pu'u 'Ó'ó on Sept. 21, 2011 advanced southeast all the way to the ocean in early December 2011.

The U.S. Geological Survey predicts the lava could cross Highway 130 in the Puna District with a week and reach the Kaohe Homesteads boundary within 5 to 7 days.

Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi issued a warning for the Big Island beach community, which is threatened to be cut off by lava flow.

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