Video footage shows a geologist scooping molten lava into a bucket of water before it is taken away for testing. The lava has a thin crust on it that's caused by air cooling, so the geologist has ...

The eruption began at 10:16 a.m. when molten rock broke through the surface inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Within 30 minutes, a vent blasted lava 330 feet (100 meters) high, according to the Hawaiian ...