Glow comes from small skylight in roof of tube carrying lava onto the bench at Kamoamoa. The wispy nature of the glow is caused by reflection off choking sulfurous gas coming from the lava. The skylight is just below the top of the sea cliff; lava in the tube is falling into the bench over the cliff. Nearly full Beaver moon guards the entry.

Lava cascades into the water from near the seaward point of the Kamoamoa bench shortly after sunrise. The black sand beach now reaches from the point to the west end of the bench. View looks east, into the rising sun.

Looking southeast at west gap of Pu`u `O`o. Craggy south wall of crater is in background. Note the two pits formed since January 1997.

Looking southwest across the "minivent" area at the south base of Pu`u `O`o. The flank of the cone is on the right.

Looking north into Puka Nui, a large collapse feature scalloped into the south side of Pu`u `O`o. Note the concentric cracks in the foreground around the enlarging pit of Puka Nui.

The 2290-foot skylight along the master tube system about 900 m from the south base of Pu`u `O`o.

A sample dangles from the tangled stainless steel cable used to retrieve it.

Three new collapse areas--skylights--along the East Kupapa`u tube. Fume comes from existing skylights and cracks above the active tube. Trade wind blows the fume southwestward.

Shiny active breakout of pahoehoe along east side of the Kamoamoa flow low on Pulama pali. Breakouts have been active in this area for some time.

Oozing lava at dawn inland of Kupapa`u, near the east side of the active flow field. The lava breaks out from the tube feeding the East Kupapa`u ocean entry. The lava is solidifying as pahoehoe, toes of which break open and spill the liquid contents onto the surface. The brightest toe is about 50 cm across. Pulama pali catches some rays in the background.

View from HVO of the floor of Kilauea`s caldera, showing numerous small ponds of water (silver color) a few meters wide following a heavy downpour. The infiltration rate (the rate at which water soaks into the ground) is generally greater than the rainfall rate, but recent storms have far exceeded infiltration, creating temporary ponds on a normally dry surface.