Kilauea still spurting lava, 1 month into latest eruption

Halemaʻumaʻu crater is seen from the west rim of the Kilauea volcano summit. (HVO webcam image/Special to West Hawaii Today)
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Lava continued to pour out of Kilauea’s summit crater Friday, one month after the latest eruption began.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said Friday lava was emerging from a single vent inside Halema‘uma‘u Crater. The eruption remains contained within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and isn’t threatening any homes.

Nighttime aerial video shot from a helicopter shows lava gushing from a vent and spreading across the crater floor.

Kilauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes. It’s erupted dozens of times since 1952.

The latest eruption began inside the crater on Sept. 29.

In 2018, the volcano erupted from vents within a residential neighborhood. That episode sent streams of lava across the Puna district of the Big Island, destroying farms and more than 700 homes.