Lava flows approaching Kapoho Bay in the lower East Rift Zone of Hawaii on June 3, 2018. USGS/HVO The active eruption from Fissure 8 on Kīlauea has now produced a lava flow that is reaching the ocean at Kapoho Bay -- across the middle of "Vacationland Hawaii" (see above), another development with many houses. The lava flow is forming a lava delta into Kapoho Bay, extending the land out into the ocean. The lava flow itself is almost 0.8 kilometers wide when it hits the sea and has created a delta a few hundred meters into the bay.
Helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano’s lower East Rift Zone (6/4/18, ~6:15 AM), shows lava from fissure 8 entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay. https://t.co/RaT7vIqUINpic.twitter.com/bg3fZNcPKX