by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 23, 2019 | Lava Overflight
Hwy 132 , Pohoiki, Water in HalemaumauWork crews have made great progress restoring Highway 132 from Pohoiki Road to Four Corners (the Red Road) following Kilauea Volcano’s lower east rift zone eruption. The project is scheduled for completion by this October....
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Jul 11, 2019 | Lava Overflight
July 10, 2019 Mauna Loa PreviewMauna Loa from normal to advisory. There is no immediate threat of an eruption, but magma is started to fill the storage chambers below the summit at a shallower depth. This activity is often a precursor to a possible eruption…...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Nov 22, 2018 | Lava Overflight
November 20, 2018 Mackenzie-Pohoiki Road A brand new road connecting the red road from Mackenzie to Pohoiki is now complete. Numerous sea arches and black sand beaches dot the coastline from Mackenzie to Kapoho… some of the nicest new beaches are along the sea...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Oct 17, 2018 | Lava Overflight
October 16, 2018 Halemaumau!!! We got our first close up look at the newly remodeled Halemaumau Crater at Kilauea’s summit this morning… and she is absolutely stunning! Halemaumau has grown to over a mile wide… and is somewhere in the neighborhood of...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Oct 5, 2018 | Lava Overflight
October 3, 2018 Still No Lava This morning was our first day visiting the eruption site without the TFR in place, which prevented us from flying below 3 thousand feet. We got some great shots of the new beaches from Kapoho to Pohoiki. The ponds to the north that have...
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...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 6, 2018 | Lava Overflight
August 6, 2018 Fissure 8 Still Oozing Activity within Fissure 8 remains at a very low level… with small spattering and intermittent pahoehoe flows issued briefly from her mouth. The river channel is crusted over and appears not to be moving at all. Pohoiki still...
by annthenmac@hawaii.rr.com | Aug 5, 2018 | Lava Overflight
August 5, 2018 Fissure 8 Slows Big changes at the Leilani eruption on the Big Island of Hawaii today! Activity at Fissure 8 has slowed to a crawl. The river channel has crusted over and is moving very little. Pohoiki still stands, although residual lava in the system...
