The Volcanic vortices pictured back in 2013.”
Mick Kalber, a videographer who was aboard a Paradise Helicopters flights, said: "[A] pink rainbow, amazing land spouts and a veritable plethora of lava flows made for a spectacular lava overflight this morning.
"We have often seen water spouts at the ocean entry, but this morning, due to a head downpour on the 61G flow and the right wind and heat conditions, several vortices [land spouts] appeared just above the Pali."
© Mick KalberClose up of a vortex twisting over the 61g lava flow.
And while the Episode 61g lava flow is active above the pali, near to the Pu'u 'Ō'ō vent on Kīlauea Volcano's East Rift Zone, there is no active lava on the coastal plain or the pali.
The sightings come after the volcano spilled lava which melted the ground after a devastating rim collapse earlier this month, which left trees bursting into flames.
The volatile Hawaiian volcano, which is currently listed as posing "very high" potential threat on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) site, is considered one of the world's most active volcanoes.
The volatile Hawaiian volcano, which is currently listed as posing “very high” potential threat
Huge steam vortices filmed above Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
The USGS said on Friday: "Eruptions at Kīlauea Volcano's summit and East Rift Zone continue.
"The depth to the lava lake surface within the Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook vent was 24 m (79 ft) beneath the adjacent crater floor this morning."
But the site states that the lava flow currently does not post a threat to those living nearby.
Comment: While this phenomenon has been recorded before, it's notable that all over the world the appearance of wind vortex formations in the unlikeliest of places appear to be increasing - and that perhaps our understanding of how they form needs to be questioned: