Puna residents on the move while lava flow stalls

PUNA, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - The June 27 lava flow remained stalled above Pahoa Village Road, allowing some downslope residents more time to prepare and pack up to get out of its path.According to Hawaii County Civil Defense, the flow remained 480 yards above the road and less than half a mile from Highway 130. Scientists were continuing to monitor several breakouts along the upslope margins of the flow.

Hawaii News Now - KGMB and KHNLNew video showed one of the breakouts as it started moving through property on the north side of the main flow.The lava starts inches past a fence into a pastureland area. There are even some methane explosions as the lava moves through the foliage.But by Saturday morning, the movement had come to a halt, and the main flow itself continued to inflate, growing taller and wider as the lava inside builds up.While the flow itself remains stalled, work to get out of its way kept moving ahead.In the Hawaiian Beaches Subdivision, a service called the Pele Pallet Pickup was assisting a resident – with members of a Boy Scout Troop doing their duty by loading up his possessions.It's a service that started up several weeks ago as the flow edged its way through Puna.\We've talked to many people