Rivers of molten lava high up Pulama Pali Kilauea Volcano Hawaii

A surge of lava spews out of a rupture in the lava tube system and is heading down steep cliffs, or pali in Hawaiian. This strong flow is being supplied lava from Kilauea Volcano s Puu Oo Crater four miles to the northwest. The rupture was at the 1600foot elevation about four miles northwest of Kalapana Gardens, and directly above the old Royal Gardens subdivision. Further down the mountain I shot the rough aa lava and chunky pahoehoe lava river, and at the 800ft elevation I videoed the lava toes. Video shot by Leigh Hilbert February 24th, 2012 To see a 34minute lava movie which includes some of this footage then get your headphones hooked up, and select fullscreen when this page opens: Also, Leigh has an amazing collection of fine art still images of molten lava for photo or canvas prints: