John Stallman, from Orchidland, Hilo, HI pointed to areas where lava has expanded the coast of Hawaii Island, while talking with Kalapana resident Jerry Dunn, at the "The Hub" at Puuhonua O Puna, a centralized location for resources, meals, clothing and essentials for residents of the Puna area displaced, and whom have had their lives disrupted by eruptions in the the Kilauea Lower East Rift Zone.

Dunn said that he goes to Stallman and other volunteers at "The Hub" because through them, they can "Get more accurate information readily available for all of us affected, quicker than USGS does,"

Twenty-two fissures opened up around the Kilauea volcano, and for months lava continued to pour, and sometimes leap, from openings in the earth known as Fissure 8 and Fissure 22.

The lava is spellbinding, especially at night, and some people have found the lure of the lava flows irresistible despite the danger. Between May and July officials issued 84 citations to people caught loitering in areas closed to the public for safety.