Kilauea Volcano: Photos Of Lava Flow In Hawaii Show 'Unpredictable' Side Of Island Life [PHOTOS]

After a vent from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano opened up in June, it sent a thick river of lava on a slow march toward the village of Pahoa on the Big Island's east side. Several months later, the federal government on Monday declared the lava flow to be a major disaster, but to many local residents, such events are just something to abide, like blizzards in the U.S. Northeast or sandstorms in Arizona.