Hawaii volcano erupts from summit, sends huge plume into sky

Honolulu • Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit before dawn Thursday, shooting a dusty plume of ash about 30,000 feet into the sky.The explosion came after two weeks of volcanic activity and the opening of more than a dozen fissures east of the crater that spewed lava into neighborhoods, said Mike Poland, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey.The lava has destroyed at least 26 homes and 10 other structures.The crater sits within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, whi