December 15. 2014 Hawai'i Hot Lava

PAHOA, Hawaii —Lava flow continued to flow toward a business center in Pahoa on the Big Island Sunday

The Hawaii County Civil Defense reported that the leading edge of the flow on Kilauea Volcano was about 1.4 miles upslope from the intersection of Pahoa Village Road and Highway 130 in the vicinity of Pahoa Marketplace.
The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported that the flow moved about 300 yards since Saturday.
The flow is following what geologists refer to as a steepest descent path or a topographical low in the terrain.
The flow, which began June 27, is being fed through a lava tube from Pu’u O’o crater.
Aerial footage released Friday showed the flow making its way through forest land upslope from Pahoa.
Geologists reported a weak breakout in the tube farther upslope about 1.6 miles from the source.