Up to 10,000 people have been asked to leave their homes on Hawaii's Big Island. Pic/AFP

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted yesterday, sending lava shooting into the air in a residential neighbourhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Hawaii County said steam and lava poured out of a crack in Leilani Estates, which is near the town of Pahoa on the Big Island. Aerial drone footage showed a line of lava snaking through a forest.