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(BIVN) – The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that eruptive activity has deceased at the Kilauea summit and lower east rift eruption from fissure 8 on the lower East Rift Zone. “Seismic activity is low with few felt earthquakes at the summit,” a Hawaii County Civil Defense message stated this morning. “Crews overnight in the lower east rift report only glow in fissure 8.”

“HVO continues to monitor Kilauea for signs of reactivation of activity,” emergency officials said. “Several overflights are scheduled throughout the day to visually monitor the volcano.”

Yesterday, scientists cautioned that its too soon to tell if the decreased activity will persist, and hazardous conditions remain.

“It could be weeks or months before we feel comfortable calling the eruption and the summit collapse over,” said Tina Neal, the scientist-in-charge at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in a media release issued by Hawai‘i County.

Despite the lull, work on an emergency bypass road adjacent to Highway 11 in Volcano is ongoing, county officials say. “The tremors at the Halema’uma’u summit have destabilized Highway 11, the only artery connecting Ka’u to the rest of the island,” a Sunday media release stated. “The County is cooperating with Federal and State agencies on the construction of the two-mile bypass. There is no precise time frame on when the bypass road will be completed, but the County recognizes the urgency of the situation as the new school year starts this week.”

Meanwhile, observers are marveling at the sudden change at Fissure 8. After a Sunday overflight aboard Paradise Helicopters, videographer Mick Kalber wrote: