Lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii. The small, rural town of Pahoa serves as a gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is normally the states most popular tourist destination but has closed indefinitely because of dangers to staff and visitors.
In this Tuesday, July 17, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, sunrise is seen over the Kilauea volcano lower East Rift Zone in Hawaii. The small, rural town of Pahoa is the gateway to the eruption pouring rivers of lava out of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. Tourism to parts of the island has plummeted since the volcano began erupting in a residential neighborhood and burning down homes in May. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP) / RSSIn this May 19, 2018, file photo released by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii. The small, rural town of Pahoa serves as a gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which is normally the states most popular tourist destination but has closed indefinitely because of dangers to staff and visitors. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File) / RSSIn this June 10, 2018 file photo, lava from the Kilauea volcano erupts from a fissure and forms a river of lava flowing down to Kapoho in Pahoa, Hawaii. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File) / RSSIn this June 10, 2018 photo, lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to erupt from a fissure and forms a river of lava flowing down to Kapoho in Pahoa, Hawaii. (AP Photo/L.E. Baskow, File) / RSSIn this Monday, July 16, 2018 photo provided by Nathan Kam, a glow from the eruption of the Kilauea volcano is seen over Pahoa, Hawaii. The small, rural town of Pahoa is the gateway to the eruption pouring rivers of lava out of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano. But ironically its nearly impossible for residents and visitors on the ground to see the lava – a fact thats squeezing the tourism-dependent local economy. (Nathan Kam via AP) / RSS
