Concern for Leilani Estates as lava moves eastward underground

[Dave-Vero]

I looked through Andrew Hara's online photo gallery for eruption relief.  It's painfully beautiful, best seen in slideshow mode, and, as noted, provides documentation both for the present, to present accurate views of what has been happening, and for the future.  

[WestCoastGal]

Andrews's album is different than the one I saw a few days ago or maybe a second one. I love the time line perspective and found I could spend a lot of time reflecting and seeing things maybe I hadn't noticed when many of these images were shared before way back when. So many I like for different reasons. 

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I saw a post on fb Hawaii Tracker group this morning before heading out for coffee that I really wanted to share here. It was from Jason Twillerman (his home is down off Hwy 132 and the one with the huge lava tube on the property that saved his farm and home from being completely covered, still looking good from the maps). I really hope you take the time to listen to the song with the video playing in the background. Very moving, impactful lyrics and beautifully sung and played. I was moved. Hard not to IMO if you have lived this event through the social media with these guys on the ground. Give it a listen and see what you think, donate if you are so moved.

Since not all fb posts here end up being viewable I'm going to post the direct link hoping it will be accessible for you. If not I'm sure you can reach it directly by going to the fb Hawaii Tracker group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/hawaiitracker/ ) and looking for Jason Twilerman's post above.

https://www.facebook.com/drewnamimusic/videos/1279299635506991/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI0OTM4NTIxMDA1Mjk5/

Download the song at:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/drewdaniels1

Donate to the rebuild at:
https://www.gofundme.com/mccarthy-daniels-ohana
and
https://www.gofundme.com/puuhonuaopuna/donate

BTW I'm pretty sure in early footage that Jason posted, when the lava outbreak had reached their area and his neighbors, that it was Drew and Katie's property that he saw being taken by the lava and had him breaking down filming it. 

 

[WestCoastGal]

Here's more of Drew's post:

His song is downloadable from cdbaby for $.99 and you can check out as a guest if you prefer, use a credit card, paypal or even mail them a check. To me this song is a ballad for the eruption. No problems downloading and playing btw.

[WestCoastGal]

Fellow LE residents Susie Osbourne and Mick & Ann Kalber take a look at the overflight video of the Kua O Ka La Public Charter School that Susie helps run. It's down by the warm ponds and the lava in Kapoho is approaching it.

 

[WestCoastGal]

Video shared by fb Emil Lynch showing the F8 side lava pool that the HUB guys were discussing recently. Think it was John Stallman who called this area mini-F8 and commented on the waves it was producing indicating it must be fairly deep to be able to produce waves like he saw.

 

[WestCoastGal]

Extreme Exposure Fine Art Gallery (forget who the fb person is) posted these overflights from last night. This one shows the school's location and other landmarks in the area.

[WestCoastGal]

Philip and Ikaika's talk at the HUB Sunday mid-day:

 

[Moose]

Gabe and the lava wave ...

 

 

Published on Jul 8, 2018

Filmed the night of July 7 and morning of July 8. This video is about the lava river and fissure 8 inside Leilani Estates Hawaii.

[Moose]

Charles, talks to Leilani residents

 

 

Published on Jul 8, 2018

The Hawaii Kilauea Volcano East Rift Zone Eruption News Update for Leilani Estates including something new 7/8/2018

[Moose]

 

Published on Jul 9, 2018

[Pando]

[CB Lisa]

On 7/7/2018, 10:24:34, WestCoastGal said:

Maybe you guys remember the man who was trapped in his lot with fast moving lava cutting him off and was rescued by USGS and a drone and a flashlight? Well here's another part to his story that I just saw posted on fb Hawaii Tracker group (larger sized photo there). 

 

So incredibly heart breaking. So much lost in so many ways. 

[Pando]

Here are two frame grabs from the caldera collapse video in Facebook showing the ground movement. Pretty amazing.

Edited July 10, 2018 by Pando

[WestCoastGal]

1 hour ago, Pando said:

It does look some alien world where people would do battle! Dangerous though!!

[WestCoastGal]

Had a busy day and have some catching up to do. But I did want to post the latest USGS updates at least. 

Alert as of today at 5:05pm HST (8:05pm PDT) --wow most current! and some changes noted --  https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/status.html

Not all of the text but this was pretty significant to call out: 

"Early this afternoon observers reported multiple overflows occurring along both sides of the main lava channel, in an area extending from near the "Y" intersection at Pohoiki Road eastwards to an area just west of Kapoho Crater. Overflows on the upper part of the channel did not extend beyond areas previously covered in lava. Overflows further down the channel have reached beyond the flow field, including one flow lobe that is moving northeast from the main channel towards Cinder Rd.  

Residents are urged to heed warnings and notices from Hawaii County Civil Defense.

Based on information from ground observers and morning and afternoon overflights, the lower part of the main lava channel has undergone significant reorganization. In particular, the channel that had been open near Four Corners is now mostly crusted over, and plumes from ocean entry are significantly reduced. It is likely this is due to a blockage that formed in the early morning in the main channel upstream of Kapoho Crater. Flow volumes coming out of Fissure 8 remain significant, and it is possible that changes in flow channels will continue to occur in the coming days."

"Magma continues to be supplied to the Lower East Rift Zone. Seismicity remains relatively low in the area with numerous small magnitude earthquakes and low amplitude background tremor. Low amplitude tremor increased slightly on June 29 associated with renewed activity at Fissure 22. Higher amplitude tremor is occasionally being recorded on seismic stations close to the ocean entry.

Additional ground cracking and outbreaks of lava in the area of the active fissures are possible. Residents downslope of the region of fissures should heed all Hawaii County Civil Defense messages and warnings."

Photo updates as of Mon. 7/9. In addition to the cauldera collapse, they had this photo of the rain storm that Scott said started last night and was still going in the morning when he was filming, and the one of F8 and the southern portion of LE. Additional photos at the website.

Photos: US Geological Survey

and there was this one. Clearly F8 is still very active. The last house shown on the far right is the last house on Malama at lower LE.

The Map was updated as of Monday at 2:00pm HST (5pm PDT). Probably the most flow we've seen updated on the map in a while. The HUB guys were hoping the flow wouldn't go northeast around the old crater there where there's a cemetary around the backside, but it's headed that way too and onto the 1960 flow.

Maps: US Geological Survey

And seeing that the Thermal map dated July 8 as of 6am HST had not been posted from yesterday, here it is:

and finally the lastest view from the PGV cam as of Monday, 5:45pm HST (8:45pm PDT): Note the glowing lava in the lava river at the bottom right--breakout. You can click on to enlarge slightly for a better view.

 

[WestCoastGal]

Philip Ong's 7/9 discussion about the July 8 thermal map.

and hopefully the following video Philip just did today on Cinderland development (says with Ikaika and John Stallman) is viewable. So far only on facebook.

 

[talkjk]

I want to say thank you to Westcoastgal, Moose and all for all the post. I check a couple times a day for the updates. My heart and prayers go out to all

[WestCoastGal]

Posted on fb Puna lava updates.

Then this posted on Hawaii Tracker group. BTW this was the topic of the update that Philip just gave on fb live ( if the above talk isn't visible, try this link: https://www.facebook.com/phil.hawaii/videos/10215621750158847/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI1OTY2NjAwOTAyNDkx/ ).

I am curious for anyone living in the area or knows it well, the google map image looks like there are quite a bit of structures in the landscape to the north of the lava river there around Railroad. How populated of an area is this? Hate to see even more people at risk. Philip did mention that they went door to door in the immediate area and advised people of the situation and that they should make evacuation plans should situation take a turn for the worse.

Looks like Philip is doing yet another update I think with input from Ikaika. Just went live a few minutes ago. ( https://www.facebook.com/phil.hawaii/videos/10215622387134771/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI2MDM2OTE0MjI4Nzkz/ )

 

 

[WestCoastGal]

Philip indicates on his live feed that it's raining very heavy right now, weather report said 9 inches today. Making moving belongings right now difficult. He shows a video I haven't located yet of the lava river flow I think in LE, that is moving super fast right now and the flow is very high there. He is more concerned now for Cinderland after hearing the latest info on the braided flow being clogged. There are pilots in the air flying right now.

He reminds people that it only took 2 days for the lava flow to pretty much devastate Kapoho so strongly encourages people to take this seriously.

 

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Jason Tillerman sharing this photo earlier today of the steam in the lava flows where he's at.

[WestCoastGal]

Here's Ken Boyers Live stream that Philip mentioned. ( https://www.facebook.com/K.BryanHI/videos/2010632715636473/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI2MDQ3OTM0MjI3Njkx/ )

 

 

[WestCoastGal]

Not to take away from the immediate concerns over the Cinderland area and any residents there, but here's a post just made by fb Jody Silva of the area at F8 in yesterday's overflight. Definitely looks like lava is not only pouring out of F8's cone but additional lava flow coming from mini-F8 and reports are that while the banks were visible before the volume has increased and now there are more overflows.

[WestCoastGal]

Story yesterday in Honolulu Star-Advertiser on PGV. http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/07/08/hawaii-news/geothermal-plant-faces-challenges-amid-uncertainty/

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Jackie Caplan-Auerbach showed off the ocean-bottom seismometers they are at sea deploying earlier today. Thought some might be interested in seeing this. ( https://www.facebook.com/jackie.caplanauerbach/videos/10155317388201933/UzpfSTY5NjMwNjg4NzEyNTQ0NzoxNzc5NjI5MTQ4NzkzMjEw/ )

 

[WestCoastGal]

This is from June 29, don't think I saw it but may have already been posted so sorry if duplicate, kind of in a hurry to finishe up for the evening. The speed and flow of the lava river in Leilani Estates on that day was something else. 

 

[WestCoastGal]

For anyone who has touble with the fb links to Philip Ong's talks that I posted already above, here are two that he just transferred over to YT. 

 

I haven't seen the 3rd one get posted yet.

[WestCoastGal]

This was an earlier video post on fb live by Philip from today before any of the above videos, talks about the warm ponds and the school, map showing all the fissures. ( https://www.facebook.com/phil.hawaii/videos/10215621009020319/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI1ODk1ODk3NTc2MjI4/ )

 

 

[WestCoastGal]

Well the FB videos above that I linked to are still there on my laptop, but get a No Longer Available message when viewing the same page on my mobile device. Hopefully the physical URL's that I posted work for those of you seeing the No Longer Available message. I think the Philip Ong videos in particular are very important to be seen and don't know what fb's problem is but I'm beyond annoyed. I am curious, and you can PM me if you like, as to whether you see these video linked posts or not. Just wonder if I'm wasting my time posting them. Thanks.

[WestCoastGal]

Here's the image that Philip was referring to in one of his video talks--of the lava river inside of Leilani.

 

[WestCoastGal]

Mick Kalber videos from Sun. July 8 and Mon. 9th.

 

 

[WestCoastGal]

Two more videos Philip Ong posted from Monday 7/9 updating the conditions. 

This video below was at the HUB with Les Pedersen of Hawaii Tracker with aerial photos by pilot Scott Wilson of Aloha Skies Aviation.

 

For more photos from Scott's flight that you can arrow through, first here's a link to a post Dane Dupont made 10 hours ago with some of Scott Wilson's photos: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=169791893889960&set=pcb.1026025594229925&type=3&theater&ifg=1

and then a post Scott made 7 hours ago on another pass over the area. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1880698325315757&set=pcb.1026169050882246&type=3&theater&ifg=1

A few quick pics from Scott's post. An area with blockage that sent lava out of channel and into homes.

And here the channel near Kapoho Crater just fell apart and spread out on both sides.

[WestCoastGal]

Very nice documentary piece by Leilani Estates' Demian Barrios. Interview with LE Deborah Kelley, who you might remember from a few articles posted in this thread about Sean King, her husband and lava tour guide/photographer who died on a lava flow back in February. Both had packed up and moved from NYC over a decade ago. Footage inside LE at F8, helicopter aerial footage, interviews with worker at the HUB and footage onboard Shane's Lava Ocean Tours.

 

[WestCoastGal]

Hard to remember a time when F8 didn't have a cone but Gabe (YT H.I.S Survival) recounts in timeline footage the development of it. Nice video compilation.

 

[WestCoastGal]

For those residents with insurance claims to be filed, Koa Moani on fb Puna lava updates posted this message and the website below which they said was very helpful in getting their claim submitted. Thought I'd pass the links along.

Koa's information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/696306887125447/permalink/1738332579589534/

https://www.uphelp.org/resources/state-by-state/Hawaii

[WestCoastGal]

On the news front: 

From Big Island Video News (CD), this update on the multiple overflows of the F8 lava channel: http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2018/07/09/multiple-overflows-of-fissure-8-lava-channel/

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald is reporting that the official count of homes lost now reaches 700. Pretty much what Mayor Kim had thought weeks ago would be the case. 2,040 people have registered with FEMA. The Disaster Recovery Center in Keaau is still seeing over a hundred visitors on some days. http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018/07/09/hawaii-news/official-count-of-homes-destroyed-reaches-700/

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County's current parcel purchase for open space is now inundated by lava. http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018/07/10/hawaii-news/lava-inundates-most-of-parcel-county-is-buying-for-open-space/

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The Kilauea Lodge (hotel and restaurant) in Volcano Village was so sold a few years back to Highway West (Irvine, Calif). This article highlights Chef Kurt Nelson and his wife and pastry chef, Heda, and covers some of the dishes that the Lodge is serving. Also included is their recipe for Beef Vegetable Soup and Potato Leek Soup. If you're driving by on Hwy 11, check them out for a meal. http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2018/07/10/features/lets-talk-food-happenings-at-kilauea-lodge/

[WestCoastGal]

While F8 is now the Kilauea vent to be watching, saw this interesting photo of Pu'u O'o from 1955. Wow that drive down Maku'u Drive must have been a wild up-and-down rollercoaster ride!

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No USGS updates to report for this morning yet. Here's a screen grab from the PGV cam. Looks very socked in again this morning. Interesting to see the weather zero'd in on this area repeatedly. Almost like some mythical place that emerges from the clouds.

[WestCoastGal]

Honolulu Star-Advertiser article on Leilani residents Hannique Ruder, Ray Hemiroth and Gregg Weideman who are still residing in LE and plan to stay. Several photos of Ruder included in the article.

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/07/09/hawaii-news/several-residents-are-determined-to-stay-in-their-leilani-estates-homes/

 

[WestCoastGal]

Jason Tillman did a live video stream from down by Noni Farms Road about 20 minutes ago where one of his neighbors farms was close to being overrun by the lava break out last night. Great guy who really looks after his fellow neighbors. BTW he's having connection issues with the video portion buy you can hear his description. He said he was going to try to start again and will post if he does. ( https://www.facebook.com/jtwillman/videos/10215107161905648/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI2NjExNzU0MTcxMzA5/ )

 

 

[WestCoastGal]

OK he posted another video with a better video/audio connection ( https://www.facebook.com/jtwillman/videos/10215107299749094/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI2NjM0NjQ0MTY5MDIw/ )

 

[WestCoastGal]

Jason shared these photos of the lava on the land from last night. His album also has some very interesting shots from earlier. Lots of tree molds.  ( https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215107493593940&set=a.2106535796193.2112901.1629489377&type=3&theater&ifg=1 )

 

 

 

[WestCoastGal]

Hope fully not the last time Ahalanui warm ponds is seen but very well could be.    Shot today when Tim O'hara went in to leave food and water for some of the animals in the area. Second half of the video is of Isaac Hale Beach Park which is down the coast from the warm ponds. 

BTW Tim doesn't do many videos and this video hasn't been seen or liked by many yet. If you appreciate what he's shown, click on the Youtube link in the video playback control bar to comment on it there and give it a thumbs up. 

[WestCoastGal]

We should be getting some uploads of 7/10 overflight video and photos. I know people are as equally anxious to see the area towards Cinderland to the north and the school and warm ponds to the south. In the meantime here's a video from Hot Seat Hawaii of Bruce Omori and Mick and Ann Kalber after their morning flight. (  https://www.facebook.com/hotseathawaii/videos/969149939921838/UzpfSTM1NzQ1NTU1NDQyMDI2OToxMDI2NzQ3MzUwODI0NDE2/ )