Cellphone showed the Kilauea volcano producing a fountain-like lava eruption with a twister-like plume of ash visible nearby.
The outcome is a spectacular vortex of dark smoke caused by the large lava fountains to create a "volnado" phenomenon.
The eruption was accompanied by a "volnado," or a tornado-like swirl of dust and ash caused by the contrast between the heated air near the lava and the cooler air.