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. [...]
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Cool Kilauea Surface Flow Video
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Environment, Volcanoes
Tags: Coastal Plain·Dawn·Kalapana·lava·Lava Flow·Ocean Entry·Pacific Ocean·Pahoehoe Flow·Pali·Plume·Puna·Surface Flow
Varroa Mite Parasite is Spreading On Big Island, Killing Bees
June 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · health
Via the Star Bulletin:
HILO >> The varroa mite parasite that’s been killing bees across the country is spreading on the Big Island, threatening local fruit and macadamia nut industries.
The tiny, parasitic bug has escaped a quarantine area around Hilo and spread to Hamakua and Puna.
On the mainland, the varroa mite has destroyed more than [...]
Tags: Adult Bees·Collapse·Colony Collapse Disorder·Diseases·Hamakua·Hawaii·Hilo·Hives·Honeybee·Honeybee Populations·Killing Bees·macadamia nut·Mainland·Mites·Oahu·Parasite·Puna·Star Bulletin·Varroa Mite·Viruses
Recycling Effort Releases Big Island Prisoners’ Personal Information
May 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
HILO — A Puna man was given a four-page copy of the terms of his supervised release — and on the back were the names of 154 current and former Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmates, with Social Security numbers, system identification numbers, security class and scheduled released date — all confidential information.
The man, who requested [...]
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