Saturday, May 16, 2015

May 2015 Halema`uma`u Lava Lake

The inner crater at Halema`uma`u filled with lava to the point the it was overflowing onto the crater floor and was clearly visible from the Jaggar Museum overlook.  I headed to Hilo with my father and stayed at my brother's house in Hawaiian Paradise Park to see Halema`uma`u in action.  The first night (about 1:00 am) it was cloudy and rainy.  The Jaggar overlook was nearly empty.  The lava lake was spectacular!  Not great for taking pictures.

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Robert overlooking the Halema`uma`u lake of lava.
I returned the next night with my father at around 10:00 pm.  It was packed!  For about 20 minutes the skies cleared and the lava was spectacular.

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We also checked out Pahoa and the recent lava flow at the Pahoa Transfer Station.

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Apa`a Street, Pahoa:

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What remains of the only home in Pahoa overrun by lava.

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Rest of the pics here (Halema`uma`u) and here (Pahoa).