Stunning up-close video captures lava flowing from Mauna Loa eruption. Take a look

Fiery lava creeps across the Old Kona Highway in a forest reserve as Mauna Loa continues to erupt in Hawaii, video shows.

The video, posted Nov. 30 on Twitter by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, was shot in the Mauna Loa Forest Preserve.

It shows the leading edge of one of the four lava flows from Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano.

Mauna Loa began erupting at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, McClatchy News reported. It’s the first eruption for the volcano since 1984.

The eruption is confined to Moku‘āweoweo, the summit caldera of the 13,100-foot volcano, but lava has overflowed the caldera, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory reported.

No communities are threatened, but one flow is about 3.5 miles from Saddle Road, also known as Daniel K. Inouye Highway, CNN reported.

The flow has hit level ground and spread out, slowing it down. The island is prepared to shut down the highway, a major route on the island, if the lava draws dangerously close.

This story was originally published December 1, 2022 at 2:38 PM with the headline "Stunning up-close video captures lava flowing from Mauna Loa eruption. Take a look."