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Fissure complex produces a pāhoehoe flow

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Fissure 21 pāhoehoe lava flows ooze onto Kaupili Street, in the Leilani Estates Subdivision. Video 1 shows the flows on May 25, around 2:15 AM, HST. Video 2 shows lava oozing over a berm on May 24, around 6:00 PM, HST. This pāhoehoe flow advances as continuous lava outbreaks from beneath its cooled crust