The lava from Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano continued to inch forward on Saturday toward a community of residents on Big Island.<br/> <br />The lava moved through a wooded area, oozing through downed trees, at a rate of several hundred meters per day, according to officials.<br/> <br />It is now about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) away from Pahoa, a town with about 800 residents that stands on the site of a former sugar cane plantation on the eastern edge of Hawaii.<br/> <br />Most of the town's business district lies to the south of the area in greatest danger.<br/> <br />Residents of about 50 homes in the lava's projected path have been making preparations to flee for weeks, many emptying their houses of belongings in case an evacuation became necessary.<br/> <br />Kilauea's current eruption began in 1983, and the flow of lava that has menaced Pahoa began bubbling out of the volcano's Pu'u O'o vent on June 27.<br/> <br />The leading edge of the lava can reach temperatures of about 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit (1,149 degrees Ce
