PAHOA >> While the leading edge of KIlauea Volcano’s June 27 lava flow hasn’t moved in more than two weeks, an upslope breakout area has moved about 400 yards over the past five days. 

The breakout oozed over an old a’a flow, moving at a rate of a bit less than 100 yards a day into forest area, said Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira.

The breakout does not pose an immediate risk to the nearby Pahoa community. 

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the breakout closest to the lava’s stalled tip is about 330 yards upslope of the flow front. Other area of breakouts are active along the flow pad in an area west of the Kaohe Homesteads.

Civil Defense also recently announced that the Pahoa Community Informational meetings held on Thursday evenings over the past several months have been suspended due to a decrease in lava advancement and limited flow activity.