03-28-2013, 03:52 AM
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Originally posted by bluesboy
there is no "main tube" going from South Point to Kapoho. South Point is on Mauna Loa and Kapoho is on Kilauea.
Right, there are two main tubes with hot spot magma moving in them. The one that has one end in Kapoho, with the other end around Pahala, halfway down to South Point. The other one runs under Mauna Loa.
http://www.hale-hoola.com/images/maps/lavazones.gif
It's interesting to take this map and put time events on there. The active hot spot is moving back and forth in the tube section going out to Kapoho. The flow now is due to breaches in the tube up by the bend, Pu'u o'o. The hot spot is generally moving southeast. Leilani is right over it. Edit: For all these people that keep looking for the cheapest real estate here, there are lots in Royal Gardens, 1 acre for $3000. This is the actual picture Prudential uses, guess it eventually cools down to be prime organic farm property:
http://realestatehawaii.com/mls-listing/...er/261774/
Funny thing about molten lava, doesn't really care if its a million dollar house or a grass shack.
"It was a majority decision to descend into the Dark Ages. Don't worry, be happy, bang on da drum all day! Onward to Elysium."
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*