January 12, 2017

January 12, 2017

January 12, 2017 61G Lava Update Clouds, fog and vog kept us from the Pu’u ‘O’o vent this morning. No surface lava was visible above the Pali on the 61G flow, but we were able to document the continuing overplating of the still active additional flow...
January 5, 2017

January 5, 2017

January 5, 2017 Voggy Bench Collapse Kī Hō’alu (Hawaiian Slack Key) by Hilo’s own Ben Kaili Extremely voggy conditions in East Hawaii this morning obscured our view throughout our flight. Nonetheless, we captured images of a very active lake within the...
December 29, 2016

December 29, 2016

December 29, 2016 Lava Still Flowing In spite of the rainy weather, we managed to access the Pu’u ‘O’o vent this morning, capturing several atmospheric lava lake shots. We also shot lava flowing quickly by through a couple of skylights just east of...
December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016

December 15, 2016 Lava Lake Exposed Steam rising from Pele’s fire made the vent spectacular today… allowing us a multitude of lava lake shots. We saw spattering, stretching and folding of lava within the small lake inside Pu’u ‘O’o. The...
December 8, 2016

December 8, 2016

December 8, 2016 New Pali Skylights Rainy weather upslope prevented us from accessing the vent today, but we were able to document the tip of the new eastern flow which has branched off from the main channel of the 61G flow near Pu’u ‘O’o. This mile...