During the summer of 2018, hundreds of earthquakes shook the summit of Kīlauea, leading to the active volcano’s largest eruption in 200 years. Lava totaling 1 billion cubic yards—enough to fill at least 320,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools—inundated 13.7 square miles… Continue Reading
Via USGS– One of the most frequently asked questions of USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) scientists over the last several months has been, “Is the eruption over?” It’s no surprise that Hawai‘i Island residents would like to see Kīlauea’s activity… Continue Reading
Via BIVideoNews via: BINow Mayor Harry Kim has signed a fifth emergency proclamation in regards to the Kīlauea eruption and lava flows. In this latest proclamation, it states “entry to and remaining on the lava flow field remains prohibited unless authorized by… Continue Reading
A survey of 46 farmers by University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources found they had collectively lost an estimated $27.9 million in destroyed property. Continue Reading
After 30 days of quiet the Kiluea alert level has been lowered to Yellow:Advisory with no active lava in sight. BIVN’s video update: https://youtu.be/BBwpiAiatjE Continue Reading
Video via Big Island Video News
The eruption in the lower East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano left portions of Leilani Estates without power (and under mandatory evacuation) for months. However, the volcanic activity has paused, and the Puna subdivision has been slowly returning to a… Continue Reading