A tour boat was damaged and 23 people injured when lava crashed through the roof of the vessel off the Big Island of Hawaii Monday. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources/AP hide caption
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Lava steams after it hit Hawaii's Green Lake, which had been filled with water hours before, on Saturday. U.S. Geological Survey via AP hide caption
Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono may have a quiet demeanor, but that shouldn't be confused for a lack of toughness. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Lava advances west on Leilani Avenue on May 27. U.S. Geological Survey hide caption
Lava from the Kilauea volcano approaches the Puna Geothermal Venture plant on Hawaii's Big Island on Monday. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Lava flows from fissures near Pahoa, Hawaii, on Saturday. USGS/AP hide caption
Lindsey Magnani (center), her finance Elroy Rodrigues and their children, Kahele (right) and Kayden (not shown) pick up respirators to help protect against ash from Kilauea volcano on Thursday. Caleb Jones/AP hide caption
An image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows sulfur dioxide plumes rising from Kilauea's fissures along the rift and accumulating in the cloud deck, viewed from a Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight on Wednesday. U.S. Geological Survey via AP hide caption
Activity at Halema'uma'u Crater has increased to include the nearly continuous emission of ash with intermittent stronger pulses at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This photo was made at around 9 a.m. local time Tuesday. U.S. Geological Survey/AP hide caption
Severe ground cracks associated with what's known as Fissure 14 are seen in a burned-out landscape in Leilani Estates near the town of Pahoa, Hawaii, on Wednesday. U.S. Geological Survey via AP hide caption
Scientists say the lava from Kilauea's new eruption may continue to flow for months or even years. U.S. Geological Survey via AP hide caption
Days, Weeks, Years? Scientists Say Hawaii Volcano Eruption Has No End In Sight
A lava flow moves on Makamae Street in the Leilani Estates subdivision on Sunday, following an eruption by Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency and some 1,700 residents have been ordered to flee. U.S. Geological Survey/Getty Images hide caption
In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, lava from a fissure slowly rolls down the street on Saturday in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii after the eruption of the Kilauea volcano last week. Handout/Getty Images hide caption
A new lava vent opened up on a residential street in the Leilani Estates neighborhood near Kīlauea volcano Friday morning. Spatter was being thrown nearly 100 feet high at the time the photo was made. U.S. Geological Survey hide caption