Volcano update: Action continues in Halema'uma'u crater at the summit of Kilauea volcano, and molten lava flows into the sea off the Puna coast, providing visitors with stunning panoramas.

The viewing area at the end of Highway 130 is open from 2 to 10 p.m., with the last car into the parking area at 8 p.m. Visitors undertake a 40-minute walk to the viewing site. The route across pahoehoe lava requires sturdy walking shoes, long pants, sunscreen, a flashlight and plenty of water per person.

For eruption updates: www.bigisland.org/volcanoupdate; http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov, 808-985-6000.

For conditions at the Kalapana lava view area: 808961-8093, www.lavainfo.us.

SAN FRANCISCO

ARTIST DALE CHIHULY SHOWS GLASS MARVELS

Glass guru Dale Chihuly's first major show in San Francisco promises 11 galleries of new and past works from the artist known for spectacularly colorful creations. Chihuly is creating the installations for the works, and several are already on display, including a 30-foot yellow neon "Saffron Tower" at the de Young's Pool of Enchantment and a 15-foot radiant yellow "Sun" at the Legion of Honor in the exterior Court of Honor.

Other works will include chandeliers and towers in the Rodin sculpture galleries at the Legion of Honor; and "Glass Forest 3," re-creating an early white milk-glass and neon work that has not been viewed in the U.S. since 1972. The de Young Museum, June 14-Sept. 28. www.famsf.org/deyoung.

BOOKS

TRAVEL TIPS FOR RESTLESS RETIREES, EMPTY-NESTERS

If early retirement and an empty nest have you yearning for a new adventure, consider "The Grown-Up's Guide to Running Away From Home: Making a New Life Abroad" by Rosanne Knorr (Ten Speed Press). Whether it's for a month, a year or longer, the book offers advice on downsizing, budgeting, packing, staying in touch, health issues, dealing with guests from back home and settling in to your new locale.

"We see our children take off for a semester or year abroad," writes Knorr, "... and say, 'I wish I could have done that. Then, my husband asked, 'Why can't we do it now?' " The couple moved to a French village, using it as a base for exploring Europe. "We became the kids we wanted to be," Knorr said. At Borders Books & Music, www.tenspeed.com.