Category: Hawaii’s power spot

In this update: Kilauea Volcano Unrest Continues, Earthquakes Remain Elevated MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/06/01/kilauea-volcano-unrest-continues-earthquakes-remain-elevated/ Homeless Issues Discussed At Mayor’s Kona Meeting MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/06/02/homeless-issues-discussed-at-mayors-kona-meeting/ Act 279 Working Group: Hawaiian Homes Lands Update MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/06/02/act-279-working-group-hawaiian-homes-lands-update/ (A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story)

A routine helicopter overflight provided aerial views of Halema‘uma‘u crater, at the summit of Kīlauea. The crater floor is covered by solidified lava erupted during the previous summit eruption, earlier this year. Inflation and seismic activity in the summit region indicate ongoing unrest. USGS video by M. Patrick. Learn More: https://www.usgs.gov/hvo Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/usgs/live

Another week passes on Kīlauea without an eruption, though its summit continues to inflate accompanied by elevated rates of earthquakes. Volcanic gas emissions spiked on May 12-13 above 400 tonnes of SO2 per day before dropping back to ~150 on May 16, suggesting magma is close to the surface but is being accommodated by changes […]

Kīlauea’s summit inflation “is higher than conditions preceding the January 5, 2023 summit eruption” according to recent updates from the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Variable earthquake rates preceded that eruption, which ramped up with a small seismic swarm only an hour before lava erupted. This week on Kīlauea, earthquake rates are elevated above last, but […]

Big Island Video News update for May 9th, 2023 In this update: Scientists Track Sharp Inflation At Kilauea Summit MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/05/09/scientists-track-sharp-inflation-at-kilauea-summit/ Draft EIS Published For Puna Geothermal Venture Repower Project MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/05/08/draft-eis-published-for-puna-geothermal-venture-repower-project/ Hawaiʻi Plans Koa Canoe Management Forest In Kaʻū MORE: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2023/05/08/hawai%ca%bbi-plans-koa-canoe-management-area-in-ka%ca%bbu/ (A synthesized voice was utilized in the narration for this story)

Seismicity beneath Kīlauea’s summit has somewhat slowed, though the volcano still continues to swell. This week looks likely to end with just over 400 earthquakes on Kīlauea, still elevated but down from over 800 the week before and over 600 the week prior. Based on ground-tilt and GPS monitors courtesy of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano […]

Five years ago today, Kīlauea showcased its power when the Lower East Rift Zone erupted in Leilani Estates, forever changing the landscape and lives of those around Puna, from Kapoho to Volcano Village. To mark this anniversary, we’ll be LIVE streaming the first installment of a video series on the struggles and recovery from the […]

Kīlauea’s weekly earthquake counts now exceed levels seen prior to the January 2023 eruption, with over 1,100 events during the past week and a half, including a M4.1 beneath Volcano Village on Saturday at 2:23pm. A seismically active week on Hawaiʻi Island also included a M4.2 deep beneath Pāhala on Wednesday at 4:30pm, a M3.9 […]

The timelapse begins with the formation of a water lake inside the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, created when groundwater filled the collapsed pit following the 2018 caldera collapse. The lake continued to grow in size until the start of the 2020 eruption, which caused the water to boil away and led to the return of a lava […]

Magma continues to enter Kīlauea’s shallow system, causing the ground surface to expand and keeping the possibility of further intrusion, resumption, or a new eruption around the summit. There is no indication of magma movement outside the summit, and no heightened concerns for local communities at the moment. Similarly, there are no notable changes on […]