Kilauea Volcano continues to erupt at the summit and at Puu Oo on the east rift zone, with lava entering the ocean at Kamokuna.

Active surface flows persist above and at the base of the pali southeast of Puu Oo but pose no hazard to nearby communities, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Friday.

What is called the episode 61g flow remains active and is building a lava shelf or delta at its ocean entry point. Scientists say it now covers about 3.2 acres, with the leading edge about 328 feet from the sea cliff.

Typically, these fragile structures eventually break off and fall into the sea.

At the summit the lava lake Friday was nearly 80 feet below the floor of Halemaumau crater.

At Puu Oo an aerial survey showed an active lava pond in the west pit, with numerous small spattering sites along the lake margin.