July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018 Lava Channel Overflow Ahalanui Beach Park (Hot Pond) and Kua O Ka La Charter School nearby have been spared, at least temporarily… as an overflow at the bottom of the braided channel just above Kapoho Crater drained the lava from the river below....
July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018 Ahalanui Still There The current Leilani Estates eruption of Kilauea Volcano is still threatening Ahalanui Beach Park (Hot Pond) and Kua O Ka La Charter School nearby… but as of this morning was about 150 yards away from each. Pele crossed the 1955...
July 8, 2018

July 8, 2018

  July 8, 2018 Lava Nears Ahalanui The current Leilani Estates eruption of Kilauea Volcano is now threatening Ahalanui Beach Park (Hot Pond) and Kua O Ka La Charter School nearby. Pele has crossed the 1955 lava flow between the ocean and Highway 137 and this...
July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018

July 5, 2018 Huge Kapoho Flow Pele has now destroyed nearly every home in Kapoho Ag Lots and Beach Lots… only a handful of properties remain unscathed. The increased activity to the north end of the flow front was due to a blockage of the tube system, which...
July 4, 2018

July 4, 2018

July 4, 2018 Overflows Near Kapoho Crater An increase of lava production, or a blockage of the tube system in Kapoho, or possibly both may have caused overflows from the lava channels near Kapoho Crater. Hot rock spilled over the banks on both sides of the river,...
July 2, 2018

July 2, 2018

July 2, 2018 Lava Overflows Downslope Pele continues to threaten homes in Kapoho Ag Lots and north of the Kapoho Beach Lots. We had no reports of houses burned by lava overnight, but many rivulets of lava were threatening the Ag Lots this morning. Hawaii News Now...
July 1, 2018

July 1, 2018

July 1, 2018 Still More Homes Destroyed Pele continues to destroy homes north of the Kapoho Beach Lots. Although there are conflicting reports as to the total number of homes taken, Hawaii News Now is saying as of today, 671 homes have been consumed by fire from lava....
June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018 Another Kapoho Home Lost Pele has destroyed yet another home north of the Kapoho Beach Lots. By our count, this brings the total lost in the area to a half dozen over the past several days. She is now still advancing toward the Alahanui Hot Pond and Kua...
June 29, 2018

June 29, 2018

June 29, 2018 Pele Destroys Kapoho Homes Pele has destroyed several more homes in the Kapoho Beach Lots/Ag Lots area on the Big Island of Hawaii over the past few days. She is now moving steadily toward the Alahanui Hot Pond and Kua O Ka La Charter School. As of this...
June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018

June 28, 2018 Lava Flow Expands Once again, swirling winds made for a difficult flight to the Leilani Eruption flow field today. The fountains of Fissure 8 were lower… but activity within the nearly 200-foot high cone was massive. Pele continues to generate 6-9...
June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018

June 27, 2018 North Kapoho Flow Rainy skies and swirling winds made for a difficult foray to the Leilani Eruption flow field today. The fountains of Fissure 8 were lower.., but activity within the nearly 200-foot high cone was impressive. Pele continues to generate...
June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018

June 25, 2018 Fissure 8 Feeds Flows Wonderfully clear skies gave us access to the entire Leilani Eruption flow field today. The fountains of Fissure 8 are not as high as they have been, but activity within the nearly 200-foot high cone has not lessened… Pele...