Yes, this Christmas even people in Hawaii will be sitting by the fire.
Yesterday morning a little rumble at Volcanoes National Park and then a bit of warmth.
I was giving tours at a local church 90 miles away and a number of people had been over at the park the day BEFORE the lava flow and missed it.
Unlike some lava flows, this one seems to be easy to see from one of the viewing areas. Naturally traffic into the park is backed up and a long wait as you can imagine.
Will I go see it? Probably not as it is a long drive there and back and I’m working Christmas Day. Besides I have been within 3 feet of lava and seen a stream of lava flow into he ocea just a couple of thousand feet away. Just another day in Paradise!
However, I highly recommend visitors try to view lava flows whenever they can. Many appear for short times and a few for very long times.