tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196777692008-06-29T13:10:21.428-07:00Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05291237115205766670noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19677769.post-74339759966569052832008-03-26T15:59:00.000-07:002008-03-26T16:10:45.910-07:00

Wow, Kilauea is turning a lot of heads these days. First, the new easily-viewable flows down by the ocean and now Halemaumau Crater at the summit is smoking! Amazing! For those of you who have been to the park before, this is the crater within a crater that is across from Kilauea Military Camp and seen best from Jaggar Museum. Halemaumau hasn't done this in almost 100 years! How fascinating (and

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So, my son and I took a trip out to the lava flow yesterday. It is indeed located where the old barricades on Hwy 130 are. Just head into Puna on Highway 130, go past Pahoa, go past all the subdivisions, and DON'T turn left where it says Kalapana, instead continue straight to the "end of the road". There were hundreds of cars and thousands of people. We gave four people a ride in and 2 people a

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Lava covering the OLD access road on the Puna side of the flow. Ok, lava has hit the sea again! Woohoo! All that worrying didn't even draw it across Hwy 130 and to Leilani. ;) So, the county, just today, has re-opened the old access road because the lava is again on the Kalapana side of the old flows. That means driving up to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park will net you views of the old

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So this morning, I go get my newspaper, and across the top in huge letters I see Lava Invades Puna Subdivision and my heart starts racing because the last I heard, the lava was on a course straight for Ainaola area, and if it hit there, it could eventually cross the Highway, hit Leilani Estates, and cut off all of lower Puna - this would be a BIG DEAL if it happened - thousands of houses would be

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Well, Flossie was a dud - thank goodness. It was a little weird watching the CNN anchor guy go on and on about how 'the Big Island is being hammered by Hurricane Flossie' and then to look out the window and see no rain or wind at all. LOL. Those news guys just plain LIE to make things exciting. The volcano is still quite exciting and a little scary though - a visitor did a helicopter flyover on

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Ok, folks, we on the Big Island feel like we are in for it. Hurricane Flossie was 'supposed to' weaken and pass by, but it hasn't weakened and we hope it's still passing by. We had high HIGH winds today on the Kohala Coast, school is cancelled for the next two days, the mayor has declared a state of emergency, people are freaking out - lining up at gas stations, fighting in KTA, and BAM a 5.3ish

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While Hurricane Cosme (which turned out to be nothing) distracted us on the Big Island and obscured views of the crater, Pu'u 'O'o started doing something new and exciting! New flows erupted east of the crater in a new area. It's too early to tell how big they are or what they might do and you can't get to them by hiking, but a helicopter flyover (when the weather clears - it's rainy and foggy

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Sorry I haven't updated since the lava has been back in activity - I've had family in from New Jersey and have been busy doing the tourist thing. So, the volcano is no longer in a pause! The crater where all the activity has been for years is once again active, but a little less active than it was before all this started happening a few weeks ago. There is a lava pool within Pu'u 'O'o again

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Well, the volcano is still in a pause. The park has reopened, except for some trails in the east rift zone (Napau Crater area). You can go all the way down Chain of Craters road and see the massive older lava flows that ran down the hill and covered the road - but that's all there is to see down there right now. There is no lava flowing - so no glow or steam plume or anything. Nothing has

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Ok, I'm writing this one week after the big start of the latest big (or not-so big) event. I'll start with now, and then give a recap of what happened in the last week. Now: Nothing is going on. The park is open, last I heard entrance fees were waived (getting in is free) but Chain of Craters road is closed. You can still drive around the rim and see the caldera and the Halemaumau crater (both

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An earthquake swarm (lots of earthquakes over and over again) that started Sunday morning has caused Hawaii Volcanoes National Park officials to close the eruption site and all summit trails. The visitor center and Jagger museum are currently open but you CAN'T go down Chain of Craters road at all. This could mean nothing, or it could mean something big - we won't know until it happens or

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05291237115205766670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19677769.post-89048928760044098592007-02-18T23:56:00.000-08:002007-03-04T16:26:27.010-08:00

*** just a note, a man was recently rescued after being lost on the lava for two days after hiking in from the east side - this is not a risk-free or recommended adventure, especially with kids, imo.My wife and two kids and I are coming next month and are looking forward to a hike to the lava. I was there 2 years ago and hiked from the park side. How does the hike from the East compare (i.e. is

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Well, although the general location of the lava flow doesn't seem to have changed, according to the National Park Lava Information line (808-985-6000) there are some pretty good long-views of the steam plume and ocean entry from about 2 miles away, best at dusk. The walk to get there consist of about 1/2 mile on pavement and 200 yards on old, sharp, unforgiving lava. This will get you to the

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the lava flow at night a skylight where you can see down into the lava tube fragments being thrown up by the steam explosions (the tiny black spots in the steam) Mike from Indy a Tumulus - where the flow crust cracks and allows an upwelling of lava Here's an E-mail I got from a man who hiked out to the lava flow from the Kalapana side last month. Notice, this man has a degree in

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These pictures of the active vent were taken a few days ago (mid-august 2006). Categories: kilauea, volcano, picture, hawaii

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Well, not much has changed at Kilauea Volcano on the Big Island. There's been some bench activity, and the entire area was closed for a bit, but it is reopened. However, you still can't walk all the way to the steam plume and there aren't any accessible surface flows. A faraway steam plume and some glow is the best you'll get for now. Categories: kilauea, volcano, updates, hawaii

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Well, after the short-lived surface breakouts of a couple of weeks ago, there is not much to see again at the end of chain of craters road. You can walk a half mile on pavement and 200 yards on old lava to gaze at orange glow and steam plumes two miles away ... and that's about it. The more adventurous can always ask the rangers about hard-core hiking options that will get you closer, but you

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This is a new blog, so it doesn't do a good chronological job of showing how the volcano has changed over the last few years. I've got old pictures that I will eventually get up, but here's some blogs that do a good job. August 20th, 2005 K2 The endo of the road, some neat signs, and some faraway lava pictures. No exact date Webshots Staff pick Gorgeous picture of slow-moving surface stuff,

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If you took a helicopter or small plane tour of the lava flats at Kilauea right now this is what you'd see. You still can't walk all the way out to it, and this first picture illustrates why. I'd sure hate to be standing near the edge when another bench fell into the ocean like that one did. ouch. Categories: kilauea, volcano, picture, hawaii

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The lava is still entering the ocean and generating a steam plume over two miles from the end of Chain of Craters road. In order to see a steam plume, or an oceanside glow near the plume you will need to hike out several hundred yards over old lava. You are still not allowed to hike out any closer than that. It appears there is not much of a hillside glow anymore - maybe small breakouts here

Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05291237115205766670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19677769.post-1138152095980248162006-01-24T17:17:00.000-08:002006-01-24T17:21:36.300-08:00

The scientist who updates the observatory's lava updates sites has been gone since the 14th, so nothing new is showing there. A phone call to the HVNP also reveals that nothing has changed with viewing since my last posting. We did, however, have a pretty big earthquake last Wednesday, January 18th - Magnitude 4.7. I didn't feel it, but a lot of people did around here. It was centered at

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Not a whole lot has changed recently. A call to the daily lava update line reveals that "the best way to see lava is to drive to the end of Chain of Craters road and look up the hill for a glow after dark (about 6:15)". It says that dots and streams are visible that way (they are several miles away). During the day, you can also still see a steam cloud usually, 2 miles away, if you walk in 1/2

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Despite a short heating up and then a smaller slowdown there is not much to update. The lava is still visible as breakouts on the cliff (pali) and still flowing to the ocean. There is still nothing major to be seen with a short hike and really nothing major to be seen even with the long hike. As always, a trip to the Volcanoes National Park is worth it, just don't expect to to be able to walk

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See the steam on the hill, this is where the lava flows down and you would probably see a glow from. Categories: kilauea, volcano, picture, hawaii

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This is a weak steam plume from a few years ago - the one now is probably bigger and more impressive.

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