High levels of sulfur dioxide from Kilauea eruptions today closed Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for the second time this month. This afternoon’s closure—like the first, on April 8— was caused by noxious fumes emanating from eruptions at Kilauea’s summit Halemaumau vent and further downslope Pu’u O’o vent. “Our primary concern is for the health and […]
The cover feature of the new issue of HAWAII Magazine is all about the “15 Things We Love About Hawaii” right now. Among them, you’ll find the Big Island-made chocolate we’d fly from our Oahu offices to savor. The Hilo designer whose Hawaii-inspired fashions and prints we’d pick up while we’re there. And the hula
Geologists at Kilauea summit’s Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory bring new meaning to the words “field work” every day. Just check out these photos of a typical day at the office for Kilauea geologists, posted on the observatory’s Web site this weekend. Last week was a relatively quiet one on the Kilauea summit. There was a small
Molokai Ranch closed earlier this month, forcibly relocating Aloha Music Camp. For the last five years, the Hawaiian music, dance and culture camp convened each summer at Molokai Ranch’s isolated Kaupoa Beach Village. This year’s camp—scheduled for June 22-28—will move to the Big Island’s considerably less remote Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. The camp suffered an
One of the joys about HAWAII Magazine is that our readers love to talk story with us. As a result, we’ve created a section in our magazine called, “Your Hawaii”—an assortment of short stories about our readers’ Hawaii experience. In our May/June issue, HAWAII Magazine reader and geologist Lawrence Galiano and his wife, Lori, of
A small explosion at Kilauea’s summit jolted scientists this morning, while sulfur dioxide-laced fumes fueled another evacuation advisory for a community downwind. The explosion happened just before 4 a.m. (Hawaii time), sending faintly pink ash across the crater’s overlook. Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said the ash appeared to be rock dust with no
The last few days—while eyes have been on the shifting plume of steam and toxic gas at the 4,000-foot summit of Kilauea volcano—the fire goddess Pele has been creating the world’s newest beach an hour’s drive away. On Wednesday, I headed from my home near the summit to the end of Highway 130 to watch the
The view of the plume resumes! Hawaii Volcanoes National Park reopened for business this morning. Tradewinds began carrying “vog” (or “volcanic smog”) away from visitor areas. The park had been closed for two days as winds kept fumes from Kilauea volcano—laced with high levels of noxious sulfur dioxide—lingering near the summit. It was the first
An explosion at Kilauea summit’s Halemaumau crater vent Wednesday night blasted incandescent rock into the air and onto the crater’s rim, geologists said this afternoon. The second Halemaumau explosion in three weeks also enlarged the vent by 15 to 30 feet. (Click above photo to enlarge.) The new explosion occurred at 11:08 p.m. (Hawaii time)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park remains closed. But residents living near Kilauea’s summit, for the most part, are still in their homes. Most Volcano-area residents reacted to yesterday’s Big Island Civil Defense evacuation advisory by staying put. Weather forecasters feared winds might move through their communities through Thursday, carrying high levels of noxious sulfur dioxide fumes
Hawaii County Civil Defense advised residents near the summit of Kilauea volcano to prepare for evacuation this morning, to avoid winds carrying noxious sulfur dioxide fumes their way. Civil Defense officials are reacting to a shift in tradewinds forecast for this morning. Southeast winds could blow high levels of sulfur dioxide fumes from eruptions at
High levels of sulfur dioxide from Kilauea eruptions forced the closure of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this afternoon. The closure arrives hours after Hawaii County Civil Defense officials advised residents near the summit of Kilauea volcano to prepare for evacuation to escape winds carrying noxious sulfur dioxide fumes. The fumes are emanating from eruptions at
