Classification of Volcanic Eruptions » Hawaiian Eruptions
"Hawaiian" eruptions may occur along fissures or fractures that serve as linear vents. In fissure-type eruptions, molten, incandescent lava spurts from a fissure on the volcano’s flank and feeds lava streams that flow downslope. Such eruptions rarely produce volcanic ash.
In central-vent eruptions, a fountain of fiery lava spurts to a height of several hundred feet or more building a cone of spatter around the vent.