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Video: Lava From Kilauea Crossing Road

bigislandbuzz — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:39:58 +0000

The lava viewers are in full swing lately. Another lava flow video. Posted on YouTube yesterday:

Cool Kilauea Surface Flow Video

bigislandbuzz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:03:19 +0000

Found this neat footage of lava flow here in Puna. Via YouTube.

These clips show a pahoehoe flow near Kalapana just after dawn. This flow broke out from the main tube about four miles upstream. It is now only one mile from the ocean in the coastal plain between Pulama Pali and the Pacific Ocean. The ocean entry plume shown is being fed by the remaining lava which remained in the main tube. If the surface flow continues, it will soon be flowing over the existing tube which is feeding the ocean entry.

Recorded October 15, 2009

Lava Zone Maps Cause Drama on the Big Island

bigislandbuzz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:16:37 +0000

The notorious lava zones on the Big Island have caused headaches for many as the outdated maps are used by insurance companies to assess risk. The AP has an interesting article up regarding the zones and how they affect people here in the Puna district:

Ford’s two-acre property is in the Leilani Estates subdivision, a 45-year-old tract where homes are separated by vibrantly green foliage dotted with old-growth ohia trees. It sits more than 10 miles from the the closest active lava flow, yet, it’s in Zone 1. The land underneath a nearby development, Nanawale Estates, was inundated in 1840 but is in Zone 2, as is the town of Pahoa.

Liberty Mutual insured Ford’s 2,200-square foot, three-bedroom home that was assessed at $231,000 for $424 last year. The company had wanted to cancel her policy last year after it decided to no longer cover homes in zones 1 and 2, but relented for one year after Ford complained to state regulators.

But the coverage has now lapsed, and Ford’s separate hurricane policy also jumped much higher.

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Video of Volcanoes Erupting Here on the Big Island

bigislandbuzz — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:39:02 +0000

Found this cool documentary footage of Kilauea and Mauna Loa erupting, with great lava flow shots. We havent seen whatever documentary this is from, but we found the video on Fliggo.

Volcanoes erupting on the Big Island of Hawaii

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Video of Kilauea Volcano Lava Crossing Highway

bigislandbuzz — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:09:57 +0000

New Zealands Channel 3 has a great video piece on lava flow of Kilauea crossing the highway. Check it out!

Royal Gardens Home on Big Island Destroyed by Lava

bigislandbuzz — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 16:36:51 +0000

KGMB has a video up showing a home in the abandoned subdivision of Royal Gardens being destroyed by lava flow from Kilauea.

Check out the cool video!

KGMB9 Video