Ocean Entry Lava Flow Pau?

[Kapoho Joe]

The winning Phrase of the Day - "shopping kipuka"!!!

[VancouverIslander]

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Originally posted by Kapoho Joe

The winning Phrase of the Day - "shopping kipuka"!!!

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I like it!

On another note, I think it's easier to understand what's going on with the lava flow if you look at the maps:
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kil..._maps.html

Sure, it's more than three weeks out of date, but you can see that the bulk of the flow has broken out up-slope from the ocean entry. I suspect that might be the cause for the lack of flow at the ocean entry. We'll know more in a week or two when the next map is posted.

Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike

[PaulW]

Ah, that's a relief, thanks! Makes perfect sense.

[Carey]

If you look back through the map history, you will find the thermal images in October & September & can see you the thermal reading had widen out up slope on & above the Pali as the ocean entry began its on-again off again phase...
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kil..._maps.html

There has been no ocean entry visible for the last week reported from visitors, Park & CD staff, helicopters & tour boats....
There have been surface flows upslope, usually 1-2 hour hike over the new lava fields (of course, if you are not in the National Park, you are on private property... which is not pono if you do not have permission...)
Most coming in from the park side (very few even attempt the hike) do not finish the hike, most that actually are finishing agree that it is a very strenuous hike & plan on 5-8 hours total hiking to get to the surface flows with no trails -
From 130 side plan on 4.5 - 6 hours hiking OR 1 -1.5 hour biking & 2-4 hours hiking -

Have a exit strategy anytime you are on the current flow (the USGS mapping crew had to rescue a party that got surrounded by a flow) & pack a good dose of common sense, 3 sources of light (some have gone out with only cell phone lights...not a great plan!) & 3 liters of water...& gloves!

[Pilgrim]

Thanks for the info and link Carey. I was just curious where you saw or heard the story about the people being rescued by the USGS map crew. It seems like I do hear about rescues out there pretty often through the grapevine but never see it in the papers. To me its a wonder it doesn't happen more often.

[robguz]

We had guests who went out last night. No ocean entry and the hike is about an hour from the end of the road where you have to park bikes.

[PaulW]

Thanks robguz. Hike to where, the latest outbreak? Do you know if it was easy to find?

[Carey]

Paul, upslope from the rope-line trail to the outbreaks, not too hard, but do prepare for the hike! (some nights there is an "ant trail" of people going out from the Kalapana side...
I always tell folks to look for people coming BACK from the flows (some do go out early), ask how it was & ask to see their images (rarely do people not want to share those images... they are jazzed if they saw the lava). If that is what you want to see, follow their advice!

If there are no ant trails, look for where the helicopters are circling.... Yeah, I know really cryptic, but even with GPS waypoints, the lava does break-out in different areas & we end up doing the ant trail thing at times!

[leilanidude]

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/11/25...an-spigot/

It is done for now...

Speaking of which, I truly hope those that run "lava boats" out to the non-existent ocean entry, tell the paying customers that they won't be seeing lava flowing into the ocean.

[Obie]

This is posted on my friend Shane's website.

"As of 11/18/17 on our 430PM tour all activity on the kamokuna bench has ceased until further notice LAVA OCEAN TOURS will not be conducting Lava Boat Tours. Quite an ocean entry RIP KAMOKUNA aka the Firehose flow 6/26/16-11/17/17. We are currently offering Volcano Boat Tours, Whale Watching and our Epic Waterfalls & Dolphin tour to see the beautiful Hamakua Coast."