October 20, 2016

October 20, 2016

October 20, 2016 61G Flows On (Lovely slack key guitar music by Hilo’s own Ben Kaili… mahalo, Ben!) Pele’s plume from the Pu’u ‘O’o vent and the ocean entry this morning floated southward, as the 61G lava flowed on. The vent’s...
October 6, 2015

October 6, 2015

October 5, 2015 Big Lava Plume Pele’s plume from the Pu’u ‘O’o vent stretched southeast over the Pali this morning as the 61G flow continues unabated. The vent’s lava lake was visible, but largely obscured this morning. About a mile and a...
September 22, 2016

September 22, 2016

New Lava Skylight The Volcano Goddess Pele continues to battle her sister Na Maka, the Goddess of the Sea, flowing most strongly to the east, but steadily to the west as well. All ocean entries are within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, at numerous points in the...
September 16, 2016

September 16, 2016

September 16, 2016 Lava After Storm Volcano Goddess Pele’s steam plume has become more prominent as the eastern most Pacific Ocean entry in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park continues unabated. Her fluid pahoehoe flows cover the better part of a mile of the...

September 8, 2016 Ocean Entry Broadens The Volcano Goddess Pele continues battle with her sister Na Maka, the Goddess of the Sea, broadening her flow further into Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and at numerous points in the Pacific Ocean. Pele’s fluid pahoehoe...