A breakout on the south margin of the June 27 lava flow advanced more than a football field between Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing its leading edge closer to Highway 130 in Pahoa, Hawaii County Civil Defense reports.
The breakout also appeared to widen as it progressed downhill 130 yards between Tuesday and Wednesday morning, Civil Defense said. Since Saturday, it has advanced about about 370 yards.
As of Wednesday morning, the breakout’s leading edge was approaching the location of a previously stalled flow front located about 0.6 mile upslope or west of the highway, Civil Defense noted.
In addition to that breakout, activity also continued along the June 27 lava flow’s surface and margins extending from just above the stalled flow fronts to the Kilauea Volcano summit area.
The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said that the stalled tip of the June 27 lava flow remains inactive about 550 yards upslope of Highway 130 in the vicinity of the Pahoa Fire and Police stations. The breakout on the south side of the flow front lobe, located about 0.5 mile from Malama Market was showing signs of widening but not advancing.
Activity also continued on the north flank of Kilauea Volcano’s Puu Oo vent. West of Kaohe, scattered breakouts also persist as does a breakout about 2 miles northeast of the vent near the forest boundary, according to the observatory.
The activity did not pose an immediate threat to area communities, however, Civil Defense said.