Eager visitors flock to see spectacular lava fountaining from Kilauea eruption in Hawaii

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park officials are bracing for crowds eager to get a glimpse of lava fountaining from an eruption. The eruption began last month in a crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano and has paused periodically. It resumed as a small and sluggish flow and then increased into a fountain of several hundred feet. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory says it’s possible fountain heights would increase as more gas-rich lava erupted. The eruption is visible from many public overlooks in the park on Hawaii’s Big Island. The lava is not posing a hazard to homes or infrastructure.