by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Sep 21, 2018 | Lava Overflight
September 20, 2018 No News is Good News In spite of cloudy conditions this morning, we were able to access the entire flow field of Kilauea Volcano’s lower east rift zone eruption. We got a clear look within Fissure 8 this morning, and saw zero lava… not...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Sep 6, 2018 | Lava Overflight
September 6, 2018 Pele Stays Sleeping Clouds obscuring our view over most of the LERZ eruption of Kilauea Volcano… but we did get a good look within Fissure 8 this morning. Bruce Omori said he saw a tiny glow inside a hornito (spatter cone) within the...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 17, 2018 | Lava Overflight
August 16, 2018 New Black Sand Beaches Dozens of brand new black sand beaches have appeared all along the southeast coast of the eruption site… even as far down as Mackenzie State Park. Several have popped up on both sides of the initial ocean entry at...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 12, 2018 | Lava Overflight
August 12, 2018 Sandy Pohoiki Pohoiki has survived Pele’s visit, and gained a gorgeous black sand beach. Even though part of the new beach covers the entrance to the boat ramp, it can no doubt be dredged to make the ramp serviceable again, or may actually be...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 9, 2018 | Lava Overflight
August 9, 2018 Pohoiki Surrounded Pohoiki still stands, but is now basically surrounded by Pele’s residual lava as she continues to slowly encroach on the boat ramp. Lava has flowed in front of the parking lot and and black sand has reached all the way up to the...
