May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017 May the Fourth be with You! kī hō’alu (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar) by Hilo’s own Ben Kaili Spectacular sunrise… lava flowing down the Pali… and a large portion of the lava delta disappears! Trade winds have returned, sending the...
April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017 Lava Reaches Pali A particularly outrageous overflight revealed numerous picturesque flows, now cresting the Pali (cliffs), and heading down the steeper slope. The Pu’u ‘O’o vent was particularly accessible today… the lake within...
April 13, 2017

April 13, 2017

April 13, 2017 Easter Ducky Lava “Opihi Moemoe” kī hō’alu (Hawaiian Slack Key) by Hilo’s own Ben Kaili Back in the air with Paradise master pilot, Pete Stachowicz. The 61G surface flow is still slowly moving toward the Pali… Pele is...
April 6, 2017

April 6, 2017

April 6, 2017 Lava Nears Pali The 61G flow, fed from six miles of lava tubes from the Pu’u ‘O’o vent continues to pour lava into the ocean. The surface flow which began a month ago virtually on top of those tubes continues to advance downslope, and...
March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017

March 29, 2017 Rainy Day Lava Mahalo Jake Shimabukuro for the use of his song “Tritone” from the album NASHVILLE SESSIONS available on JS Records Rainy Day Ducky joined Movie-Going Ducky to help pilot Robert Mitchell guide us through the raindrops to the...