Whoa! You’ve got to check out these two tremendous videos of Kilauea volcano activity. The first video was shot over the past couple of days. (Credit for this video find to Bobbie at the Virtual Scratchpad.) This week, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory began reporting that some of the lava tubes that had been carrying lava to the ocean had ruptured and so lava started surfacing again near the former Royal Gardens subdivision. In the video, you can see that some trees are being consumed by the new surface flows. Some of the lava tubes are still intact and continue to carry lava to the ocean at the Waikupanaha entry near the end of Highway 130.
There have been some dramatic explosions of lava meeting the ocean at the Waikupanaha entry per the HVO. Here’s a video that’s been loaded recently of the Waikupanaha entry. I’d estimate it was shot on or about June 30th.
What an exciting time to be visiting the Big Island! If you’re going and want to see the lava flowing, please see these tips for viewing the lava flow. For the latest on the current lava viewing area at the end of Highway 130, see this link and the HVO daily reports.
Sheila Beal
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Growing up on the Big Island I can vividly remember seeing the curtains of lava shooting high into the nights sky as we drove from Hilo back to Kona. It was a haunting and beautiful image. Fire a hundred feet in the sky. Purely captivating!
Hi golfnutn8 – that must have been amazing to grow up seeing those kind of images. Kilauea is very special and nothing short of fascinating! I encourage anyone to get out to see it while it’s still active.
Hi Sheila – Thanks for linking to my blog and crediting me for finding that AP video of Kilauea. Truth be known, it was Google that found the video for me. ;-}
It certainly is an exciting one, as is the second one you posted above.
Hi Bobbie – that was an excellent find even if Google did helped you out. 🙂 What an exciting time to be on your lovely Big Island!
Hi Sheila
Just found your blog while searching “visiting Hawaii”. My family and I are still visiting on the islands for the next week, Your blog is fantastic. Noticed you posted my video of the lava flow Waikupanaha, thank you. Your guess of the date was spot on, we watched the eruption on June 29th. This is such an amazing event to experience live, the video does not hold a candle to watching this in person.
All My Best!
~B
Hi Barbara – I’m so glad you ran across Go Visit Hawaii! Your video is fantastic. I’ve seen lava flow to the ocean, but not those amazing explosions like you saw. Thank you for posting your video on YouTube for the world to see!
Enjoy the rest of your time in Hawaii and please do come back and visit this site again. We’ve got a nice little community building here for those planning a trip to Hawaii, those living in paradise and those that are day dreaming about their next Hawaii vacation. – Aloha!