Nothing like a few early shakes to get the blood moving. And no, not the milk kind. Had maybe 3 smallkine EQs starting about 530a. I looked (see attached) and they seem to be more adjustments to the circumferential faults ringing Kaluapele (the caldera), though of course, in the nature of Good Morning! theyʻre practically under my house. Zapping some coffee and puttering, and going Oh...
Nice and sunny and breezy, with some of those loose cumulus, trying to decide whether to get big or dissolve.
All-in-all a pleasant quiet morning so far. But I WISH there were another word for EXPLOSION! Then concerned family wouldnʻt be calling me at 1230a, waking me out of a much-needed deep sleep and informing me about The Explosion that was just on the news. Yes, I know everyone, CD, HVO, friends, family, are trying to be helpful... But so far, cannot hear, no big kaBOOM like movie BOMB explosion, and with the trades, no ash here. And yes, Kaʻū probably had lehu last night. Anyway...life does go on.
Trying to do the best we can, family helped tarp-cover my catchment tank yesterday, so not too concerned about lehu-in-water-supply. Just gotta remember to move the inflow pipe out when the trades turn to kona or slack.
Next...
A pet peeve...yes...maybe I shouldnʻt grumble so early on this fair day, but maybe putting this near the top will garner some extra attention.
Jeff Glorʻs CBS Evening News yesterday, May 18, 2018. And not to pick on them, because SO many do this... The reporter, a haole guy, was standing in front of an erupting vent, quite dramatic, and described it as "The Entrance to Hell". WHY??? Why do they keep doing that? No awareness, no mention of Pele, no cultural sensitivity, no nothing. Auē. I wish they would just stay home.
And that links to "Hawaiians" = "Californians" = "Minnesotans"... When they going learn???: get Native Hawaiians (kānaka maoli) and natives of Hawaiʻi (like me and plenty other people). Is that so hard to learn and write? Itʻs like many donʻt seem to care. Hawaiʻi is just this cute little knickknack on the shelf to visit, to play with, and then go home. Arrggghhh. We donʻt seem to matter. And some wonder why some can be so antagonistic... OK. Pau. Iʻll leave this rant...
Moving along:
Up here, everything is OK right now. Moment by moment. The air is crisp and clean. Trades blow. All good. I know our besties The Media report a lot on bad air, but they fail to distinguish important Geography. Remember that? They used to teach that in school. This is here, that is there, this is like this, thatʻs like that. Not every place on the Island of Hawaiʻi has hauna air, laden with sulphur dioxide. That is mostly downwind from erupting or degassing vents. And if the vent is in your backyard, then of course the air going be hauna. Still junk, but not too bad if the vent is several miles from home and the wind blows the fume away, around the bottom of the island and vog collects on the Kona Coast. But even there, seemingly far away, vog, sometimes very thick, blankets the slopes of Hualālai, and does still rankle, sting, and cause sometimes great distress. Auē.
A few pics from this morning:
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| Halemaʻumaʻu, trade-bent steaming |
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| just the beginning of lehu (ash). morninglight on floor behind. |
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from Volcano House cam at 650am today: <https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/webcams.htm?site=havo>
Screenshotted after the above pic, robust steam ash rises from the overlook crater on the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu, set into the floor of Kaluapele (the caldera of Kīlauea). A crater in a crater in a caldera...Note the grey, ash-covered floor
Meanwhile, down at the coast, 20 or so miles away:
My my my... Itʻs official. Fresh, hot, fluid lava is being erupted. Started maybe a couple days ago, but really got going yesterday. Regular short bubble gurgle fountains, like when you hold a hose straight up with not too much pressure. And fountain fountains. Looked like a few hundred feet tall. From a pretty long fissure. A complex scene:
A bigger, better version is on the HVO website under Photos & Video. Great overview shot. Kapoho Cone is just out of view to the left.
And you GOTTA look up and bookmark <andrew richard hara vimeo>. A Hilo boy, capturing Pretty Awesome images!!! I tried to load one here, but had humbug.
With Pelehonuamea, you never know. Sheʻs always changing her moods, may seem capricious at times, but her works are undeniably ..... (fill in your superlatives of choice).
And puating the peoples who got stranded. But if was me, and I know... NOT me, Iʻd get outta there. The old creaky pele kūlipeʻe, to me, was the wake up: I coming...get ready... and now the younger, more ʻeleu Pele has arrived.
kūli.peʻe
vi. To creep along, as a sick person; to stumble awkwardly along; to walk as though weak-kneed.
As an aid, hereʻs a link to the online Hawaiian Dictionary, so you can look up words if needed. If for some reason the link doesnʻt work, itʻs at wehewehe.org
And this, just in from Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense:
This is a Civil Defense Message for Saturday, May 19 at 8:30 in the morning.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports a short-lived steam explosion from Kilauea crater created an ash cloud around midnight that reached up to 10,000 ft. Ash was carried southwest by the wind toward Kau, Pahala, and Naalehu. Residents are reminded to protect themselves from ash fallout by remaining indoors.
Do continue to be on the alert of air quality around you and be cautious.
A large, slow moving lava flow continues from Fissure 20 west of Pohoiki Road near Malama Ki Place. Four homes were destroyed, but no highways are threatened at this time. The flow has advanced 1,000 feet in under 1 hour. Volcanic gas emissions are elevated throughout the area downwind of the vents.
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USGS East Rift Zone Flow Map
Itʻs from yesterday, so check the above link for updates. Fissure 20 is the one making a big flow that crossed the Pohoiki Road yesterday. Pohoiki has the only small boat harbor in Puna, is a popular swimming area and surf spot, and the site of a friends family home. All good thoughts and prayers to the people down there.
OK then. Nuff for today. Really hoping to go for a walk. Quite a few online resources provide quality updates. Explore them. And Beware of Social Media Rumors.
As always, with aloha,
BobbyC
be outside...pay attention...noho i waho...a maliu
hiilei kawelo on HPR
Thanks Bobby!
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