Photos: Lava from erupting Hawaii volcano Mauna Loa draws thousands of awestruck viewers

MAUNA LOA, HI - NOVEMBER 28: The Big Island's Mauna Loa Volcano erupts on November 28, 2022 on the Island of Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

MAUNA LOA, HI - NOVEMBER 28: The Big Island's Mauna Loa Volcano erupts on November 28, 2022 on the Island of Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

MAUNA LOA, HI - NOVEMBER 28: The Big Island's Mauna Loa Volcano erupts on November 28, 2022 on the Island of Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

MAUNA LOA, HI - November 29, 2022: Volcanic eruption at Mauna Loa volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii on November 29, 2022. An eruption of Mauna Loa volcano started at 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 2022 after almost 40 years. Credit: Erik Kabik Photography/ MediaPunch /IPX

Lava erupts from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People watch the eruption of Mauna Loa, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano erupted Monday for the first time in 38 years. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

A photographer takes pictures of the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A river of lava flows down from Mauna Loa, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano erupted Monday for the first time in 38 years. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

HAWAII, USA- NOVEMBER 30: A view from Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, began to erupt overnight, prompting authorities to open shelters "as a precaution" on November 30, 2022 in Big Island of Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HAWAII, USA- NOVEMBER 30: A view from Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, began to erupt overnight, prompting authorities to open shelters "as a precaution" on November 30, 2022 in Big Island of Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HAWAII, USA- NOVEMBER 30: A view from Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, began to erupt overnight, prompting authorities to open shelters "as a precaution" on November 30, 2022 in Big Island of Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HAWAII, USA- NOVEMBER 30: A view from Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, began to erupt overnight, prompting authorities to open shelters "as a precaution" on November 30, 2022 in Big Island of Hawaii, United States. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

HILO, HI - NOVEMBER 30: In this aerial view, lava fissures flow downslope from the north flank of Mauna Loa Volcano as it erupts on November 30, 2022 near Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

HILO, HI - NOVEMBER 30: In this aerial view, lava fissures flow downslope from the north flank of Mauna Loa Volcano as it erupts on November 30, 2022 near Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

HILO, HI - NOVEMBER 30: In this aerial view, lava fissures flow downslope from the north flank of Mauna Loa Volcano as it erupts on November 30, 2022 near Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

MAUNA LOA, HI - NOVEMBER 28: The Big Island's Mauna Loa Volcano erupts on November 28, 2022 on the Island of Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

MAUNA LOA, HI - NOVEMBER 28: The Big Island's Mauna Loa Volcano erupts on November 28, 2022 on the Island of Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island. (Photo by Andrew Richard Hara/Getty Images)

Members of the media report in front of a lava flow during the Mauna Loa volcano eruption in Hawaii, U.S. November 30, 2022. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Lava flows moving northeast downslope of Mauna Loa volcano from the Northeast Rift Zone eruption, in Hawaii, U.S. November 29, 2022. USGS/David Fee/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

People come to view the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People come to view the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A man looks on as lava erupts from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Kelly Ann Kobayashi raises her hands as she poses for a picture for Chad Saito, left, while standing on hardened lava rock from a previous eruption as the Mauna Loa volcano erupts, behind, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. The two were visiting from Honolulu. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Journalists record images of lava from the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

People pose for a photo in front of lava erupting from Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

As the Mauna Loa eruption takes place in the background, a car travels down Saddle Road, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. Despite local authorities enforcing a no parking zone in the area near the eruption site, many spectators are flooding the area and illegally parking on the side of the highway. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

An overflow of cars sit in a parking lot near the Mauna Loa volcano as it erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Spectators watch the lava flow down the mountain from the Mauna Loa eruption, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Spectators watch the lava flow down the mountain from the Mauna Loa eruption, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Car are parked near an ancient lava field as a lava flow colors the sky above Mauna Loa, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano erupted Monday for the first time in 38 years. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

A man talks on a phone in his car alongside Saddle Road as the Mauna Loa volcano erupts Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, near Hilo, Hawaii. Hundreds of people in their cars lined Saddle Road, which connects the east and west sides of the island, as lava flowed down the side of Mauna Loa and could be seen fountaining into the air on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)