An HVO update shortly after 10 a.m. reported that lava flows at the remote crater crusted over late Thursday evening, and while some minor lava fountaining was observed from one end of the volcanic vent this morning, that activity ceased by 10 a.m.

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife announced Wednesday it is closing the Kahauale’a Natural Area Reserve in Puna for 90 days due to the eruptive activity at Kilauea. The closure, effective immediately, may be extended if hazardous conditions continue.

The Kilauea volcano in Hawaii erupted as a new vent opened on the surface. Officials said the new fissure vent was located west of Napau Crater, making it the fourth vent to emerge on 18. Footage shows a river of lava over 50 metres wide spewing across the crater's rugged terrain and covering nearly 125 acres of land.