May 6 (UPI) -- At least nine homes have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's largest island erupted and continued to open fissures in the ground Sunday.
At least eight volcanic fissures have opened in the Leilani Estates subdivison on Hawai'i island after a new fissure emerged early Sunday and lava fountains reached a height of about 230 feet, according to the United States Geological Survey.