Dec 2011: Lava from Pu’u O’o Entering Ocean

Video by Bryan Lowry of Lavapix.com in 2011.

Back when Pu’u O’o was healthy, it sent lava flows south down the flanks of Kilauea to the ocean, mostly away from populated areas (although unfortunately it did take out the community of Kalapana plus the half-built Royal Gardens Subdivision). See HVO’s photo history of Pu’u O’o from 1983 to the present.