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Overflight Video: Lava Rips Lower Leilani
Videographer Mick Kalber went up with Paradise Helicopters on Monday, May 28, 2018, for a tour of the East Rift Zone.
New Map Shows Where Lava Flow Crossed Pohoiki Road
The U.S. Geological Survey released this map and these pictures of the East Rift Zone on Monday, May 28, 2018.
Hawai‘i Electric Light Warns of Possible Power Interruptions
Hawai‘i Electric Light is warning customers that power interruptions are likely if the lava continues to advance toward Highway 132.
UH Hilo Opens its Doors to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is providing about two dozen HVNP staffers that include personnel the U.S. Geological Survey that were sent to Hawaiʻi to respond to the eruption with a temporary home
6:20 PM Update: Evacuations Happening NOW
This news story will be updated throughout the day as new information becomes available and new articles will be added to the website’s “News” section.
Update on Lava Flow and Eruption in the East Rift Zone, May 27
This news story will be updated throughout the day as new information becomes available and new articles will be added to the website’s “News” section.
NASA Image Shows Lava Flows from Space
As of May 25, 2018, geologists with the U.S. Geological Survey were tracking 23 fissures.
Video: Pele Takes 82 Homes
Videographer Mick Kalber posted the following video of an overflight taken with Paradise Helicopters on Friday, May 25, 2018, of the East Rift Zone.
7:15 Update: 2,372 Acres Covered by New Lava
This news story will be updated throughout the day as new information becomes available and new articles will be added to the website’s “News” section.
Community Collects Donations to Aid Puna Families Affected by Volcano
The Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce partnered with Pacific Media Group and HPM Building Supply to organize the “Help Us Help Puna” event on Friday, May 25, 2018.
HIHS Shares Tips on Pet Evacuation
Make plans today for you and your pets in the event of any roads becoming impassable because of the lava flow. You may be asked to leave with little or no notice.
Eruption at Summit Caught on Video
The U.S. Geological Survey has released these pictures and a video of the current activity on the East Rift Zone.
4.0 Magnitude Earthquake at Kīlauea Summit; No Tsunami Generated
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reports the earthquake that occurred at approximately 12:44 p.m. was NOT large enough to cause a tsunami for the Island of Hawai‘i.
Ash Masks Available May 25, 26 at Additional Locations
Ash masks will be distributed on Friday and Saturday, May 25 and 26, 2018, in Pahala, Volcano, Na‘alehu, Hawaiian Ocean View Estates and Kea‘au.
VIDEO: Molten Lava Plus Vegetation Can Create Hazardous Explosions
With lava now advancing through lush vegetation along Kīlauea Volcano’s lower East Rift Zone, methane explosions have become a concern.
Paradise Helicopters Earns Top International Aviation Safety Award
Kona-based Paradise Helicopters tour company is the first in Hawai‘i to earn IS-BAOTM Stage Three registration.
7:46 PM: Free Ash Masks to Be Distributed Saturday, May 26
This news story will be updated throughout the day as new information becomes available and new articles will be added to the website’s “News” section.
Kīlauea Summit Ash Eruption
This is a Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Message for Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 6:30 p.m.
USGS Update on Fissures in East Rift Zone
U.S. Geological Survey update for Thursday, May 24, 2018, at 5:12 p.m.
Approximately 50 Structures Lost in East Rift Zone So Far
Big Island Now had the opportunity to join other media outlets from around the world for a trip inside the Leilani Estates Evacuation Zone.
