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There is no lava flowing on Hawaii Island right now except in Halema'uma'u crater in the national park. But of course that can change at any moment. If there is a breakout, I would change my plans to see it. It is truly not something to be missed. I've been close enough to stick sticks in it and watched a lava river pour off a cliff into the ocean. It is amazing! Right now what you see at night is the glow from the lava lake in the crater. There are videos at the link below.
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Thank you! Obviously I have a lot to learn. When I go to this website, it says: "The summit eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has continued over the past 24 hours."
So this is what you mean by no lava flowing in the park except in Halema'uma'u crater, right? And so, can you only see a glow from this at night? It's not visible in the daytime? It's an "eruption" but not a "breakout"? Does that mean it's not exploding up into the air but rather flowing more like oozing or a river?