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Double Your Breathing Pleasure: Two Volcanoes Quieting!

Mauna Loa’s 2022 lava flows are now part of history. And Kilauea’s summit eruption has paused! Bad News: No lava viewing. Good News: Clean air for all!

 

Mauna Loa’s Lava Flow:

On Wednesday night, master photographer Bill McDowell took these photos from the top of Mauna Kea.

 

 

At Hualalai, We’re Safe and Sound!

November 28 at 10:00 PM from the 15th at Hualalai cours

 

Happy Holidays from Marti Debenedetti

 

 

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Shake, Rattle and Roll At Mauna Loa!

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Earthquake activity continues to increase at Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano. The latest daily report about Mauna Loa reveals there were 65 earthquakes in the past 24 hours. Mauna Loa is not erupting, and experts said an eruption is not imminent. But the U.S. Geological Survey has moved to […]

Out of this World Photos by Bill McDowell!

From 8000 feet on Mauna Kea at 1:00 AM

 

Early morning sunrise at the volcano

 

At the volcano, with the Milky Way at the very top of the plume coming from the crater below.

 

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The Volcano’s Lava Flows Fantastically

Aside from the pesky vog, the new eruption is captivating.

photos from Bill McDowell

Kilauea alert level lowered

By TOM CALLIS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Saturday, October 6, 2018, 12:05 a.m.

A large black sand beach remains at Pohoiki. The sand continues to block access to the boat ramp, which is just to the right of the center of the photo. The thick fissure 8 lava flows can be seen in the […]

Exceptionally Clear Skies at Hualalai

Update on Kilauea and when areas will be open

‘Thank you to Regina Stuard

Kiluea Has Quieted Down

 

 

Fissure has quieted down.

After speaking a number of folks on the Kona Coast, the vog has improved immensely, skies are blue and air is clearer.

 

Thanks to Alex Gersznowicz

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Kilauea volcano eruption: Geologists say it could last for months, or even years

Geologists monitoring the eruption of the Kilauea volcano say it could continue to spout lava for a long time.

The volcano has been erupting since early May in the Leilani Estates neighborhood on Hawaii’s big island, forcing evacuations and destroying more than 700 homes. The US Geological Survey’s Hawaii Volcano Observatory said the eruption […]

See How the Kilauea Eruption Is–Literally–Reshaping Hawaii

The Kilauea eruption briefly formed this small island off the coast of Hawaii.

Last week, the ongoing Kilauea eruption spawned a tiny addition to the Hawaiian island chain. A little baby islet, only about 20 or 30 feet from edge to edge, popped up off the coast of the Big Island—seemingly ready to […]

The future of Kilauea

By TOM CALLIS Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, June 29, 2018, 12:05 a.m.

HILO — With no visitors to gaze in awe at its splendor, Kilauea caldera is often shrouded in a peaceful, though deceptive, silence.

Wisps of gas and dust rise out of the ever-growing Halema‘uma‘u crater, now double in size from only […]

Hawaiians Blame Misunderstanding of Volcano and ‘Doomsday’ Headlines for Big Drop in Tourism

Morgan Suzuki, the PR director of the Four Seasons Hualalai on Hawaii’s Big Island, has been fielding a lot of calls from tourists about the Kilauea volcano lately. They want to know: What are the chances of being hit lava? Can they be suffocated by toxic vog (volcanic smog)?

The Four Seasons is located near […]

Yesterday and Today Clear Days at Hualalai and Four Seasons

Volcano Response by member Kate Bell

http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Hawaii-volcano-eruption-costs-tourism-industry-millions-483304571.html

 

While the volcano has delivered extra vog to the Kona side, the economic destruction caused by the current eruption affects the whole island. Not only have some Kalapana residents lost everything, but hundreds of island residents have permanently lost their jobs at farms, businesses and hospitality industries that are collapsing or already eradicated. […]

Volcano, Volcano, Volcano

I have just returned to Kona after two weeks touring Japan and S. Korea. Where ever I went when folks asked us where we were from, and we said Hawaii, they immediately asked about the Volcano. Those of us who have homes on the Big Island are constantly being contacted by friends, relatives and even […]

More air shots of Volcanic Eruption

Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather – KITV Channel 4

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Eruption: Here’s What Travelers Should Know

UPDATE 5/11/2018: A week after the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island began sending smoke and gas into the air and opening fissures in the ground along the volcano’s slopes, officials worry the worst is yet to come with a major eruption possible. The lava level in Kilauea’s main crater Halemaʻumaʻu continues to recede […]

8 facts about Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

Kilauea continued to erupt wildly on Hawaii’s Big Island this week, shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air and burning homes to the ground.

As of Sunday night, 10 fissure vents were open in the area and at least 26 homes had been destroyed, according to the county civil-defense agency. The U.S. Geological Survey […]