Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupting on the Big Island

HAWAII — A fiery display of lava is on again as the Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island.

Officials say the eruption was confined to a remote, closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory has lowered Kīlauea’s  volcano alert level from WARNING to WATCH and its aviation color code from RED to ORANGE.

The Observatory says, ” The primary hazard of concern at this time is high levels of volcanic gas which can have far-reaching effects down-wind (generally southwest) of the summit.”