#Fissure 8

Five years after the lava from the 2018 Kīlauea eruption destroyed 32.3 miles of roads, most have not been repaired. But there is hope, with federal funds ready for restoring public roads and grant money going to nonprofits to help restore private roads.

Exactly five years ago, Kīlauea began to spew lava that would prove to be the most destructive eruption in Hawai‘i in two centuries.

The Hawaiʻi Board on Geographic Names meeting will continue community dialogue and collect stories related to the geographic features created by Kīlauea.

A town hall meeting will be held in response to the latest developments in the Lloyd’s of London litigation with Puna homeowners.

The attorney will discuss the bad faith related to those who have received payments, claims not yet paid and objectionable damage assessments/estimates.

On Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, the Hawaiʻi Board of Geographic Names (HBGN) held a meeting on Oʻahu about a  proposal to name Fissure 8.

Observations of Kīlauea and the East Rift Zone indicate that resumption of eruption or summit collapse is unlikely in the near-term.

Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 eruption and summit collapse provided a rare opportunity to study dynamic eruptive processes beneath and at the surface of the volcano.

Weakly active lava continues to fill the Fissure 8 cone with no lava extending outside the walls of the cone and no flows heading down the spillway.

Yesterday afternoon and early evening, spattering was observed in the Fissure 8 cone.

Seismic and volcanic activity have diminished greatly. No incandescence was visible in Fissure 8; no lava is entering the ocean.

Although volcanic activity has subsided, park scientists are not ready to say this is over; park officials base their decisions about reopening on science.

Attorney Jeffrey E. Foster will offer a free presentation and question-and-answer session for Puna residents on Aug. 23 regarding Lloyd’s of London litigation.

The FEMA registration deadline for Hawai‘i County residents to apply for assistance for losses resulting from the Kīlauea eruptions and earthquakes is Sept.12.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports that eruptive activity remains minimal at Kīlauea Summit and at the Lower East Rift Zone from Fissure 8.

Eruptive activity has ceased at the Kīlauea Summit and Lower East Rift Zone eruption from Fissure 8. Crews overnight in the LERZ report only glow in Fissure 8.

Department of Health and Department of Education work to protect Hawai‘i Island students from volcanic emissions (vog) in preparation for new school year.

Gov. David Ige has signed a third supplementary proclamation relating to Kīlauea Volcano’s continuing lava flows and volcanic activity.

Although seismicity decreased over the weekend, the temblors—more than 18,000 in the last 30 days—have wreaked havoc throughout the park.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa commented on Hawai‘i’s delays in paying National Guard members and Gov. David Ige’s administration’s belated attempts to fix the problem.