Thank you to Luis who brought this eruption to our attention. A crater near Kilauea collapsed, causing a new vent to form. What you will see in the photos and video is a fissure vent that is expanding and is now almost a third of a mile long. A fissure vent is simply a linear volcanic vent (forms a line) through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vent is usually a few meters long and may be many kilometers long.
Here is a link to the PlanetSave website, which has some great photos and information about the eruption.
Kilauea Eruption Photographs
And here is a link to video showing the eruption, posted by the Guardian, a UK news website.
Kilauea Eruption Video
Enjoy!
Pictures from: http://planetsave.com/2011/03/08/hawaiian-volcano-kilauea-eruption-images/
