Update on lava flow from Kilauea on the Big Island
Mar 8th, 2008, 08:20 AM
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ckwald-it looks like lava ocean adventure boats are going out most mornings. www.lavaocean.com Most likely others are also.
thanks Joyce, I will!
thanks Joyce, I will!
Mar 8th, 2008, 04:24 PM
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I talked to Shane at Lava Ocean Adventures yesterday and got the lowdown on their tours. They're going out twice a day now. Mornings are better. Here's the lowdown on their tour: http://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/03...-to-the-ocean/
I think this company is also doing tours, but I've not gotten in touch with them yet: http://volcanooceanadventures.com/default.aspx
I think this company is also doing tours, but I've not gotten in touch with them yet: http://volcanooceanadventures.com/default.aspx
Mar 8th, 2008, 06:26 PM
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Thanks very much matnikstym and govisithawaii. We're arriving on the BI on Tues, and the following week will be staying in Kapoho . . .literally just down the road from the park & boat ramp where this lava tour launches . . . seems like fate. 
Apr 8th, 2008, 12:03 PM
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I posted this exact message on another thread.....
Aloha,
We're just back from Hawaii and went to the lava viewing area on 4/1/08.
There was no visible surface lava (boy, that would have been a show....I was hoping to capture the same photos as the OP). We arrived about an hour before sunset (around 4:45pm) and stayed until 8pm.
We could see plumes of white smoke from 3 distinct areas where the lava was pouring into the sea. As the sun set and the sky grew darker, we saw orange-red bursts of lava in the plumes and from the rocks where the lava was entering the sea. VERY dramatic. At night there were millions of stars in the sky...so worth the drive!
The viewing area is about 50-75 feet away from the closest lava entry area into the ocean. The viewing area was very busy as people were constantly coming and going for the next 3 hours. If you plan to stay for awhile, bring a towel or blanket to sit on. We found a great spot in the very front and sat on the old hardened lava, but had to constantly adjust ourselves to make it comfy.
Keep your fingers crossed as the flow can change daily or even hourly.
Also, go to the Volcanoes Park to see the incredible plume of smoke/ash coming out of the Halema'u ma'u crater which was fascinating. We did an incredible (and easy) 2 hour hike (Pu'u Huluhulu Cinder Cone Hike) across forests and barren lava fields in the park to the top of an old cinder cone which had an amazing view of Pu'u O'o crater which was smoking in the distance on one side and the plume from Halema'u ma'u crater on the other side. It was an awesome site and a cloudy day for us. I can only imagine how incredible it would look on a clear day.
Mahalo to matnikstym for giving great advice. We made sure to park in the turnaround parking area which avoided the much longer walk back to the car.
Aloha,
We're just back from Hawaii and went to the lava viewing area on 4/1/08.
There was no visible surface lava (boy, that would have been a show....I was hoping to capture the same photos as the OP). We arrived about an hour before sunset (around 4:45pm) and stayed until 8pm.
We could see plumes of white smoke from 3 distinct areas where the lava was pouring into the sea. As the sun set and the sky grew darker, we saw orange-red bursts of lava in the plumes and from the rocks where the lava was entering the sea. VERY dramatic. At night there were millions of stars in the sky...so worth the drive!
The viewing area is about 50-75 feet away from the closest lava entry area into the ocean. The viewing area was very busy as people were constantly coming and going for the next 3 hours. If you plan to stay for awhile, bring a towel or blanket to sit on. We found a great spot in the very front and sat on the old hardened lava, but had to constantly adjust ourselves to make it comfy.
Keep your fingers crossed as the flow can change daily or even hourly.
Also, go to the Volcanoes Park to see the incredible plume of smoke/ash coming out of the Halema'u ma'u crater which was fascinating. We did an incredible (and easy) 2 hour hike (Pu'u Huluhulu Cinder Cone Hike) across forests and barren lava fields in the park to the top of an old cinder cone which had an amazing view of Pu'u O'o crater which was smoking in the distance on one side and the plume from Halema'u ma'u crater on the other side. It was an awesome site and a cloudy day for us. I can only imagine how incredible it would look on a clear day.
Mahalo to matnikstym for giving great advice. We made sure to park in the turnaround parking area which avoided the much longer walk back to the car.
Apr 9th, 2008, 11:51 AM
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Make that mahalo matnikstym !
Apr 12th, 2008, 06:00 PM
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Apr 14th, 2008, 10:53 AM
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AM blast 
Apr 23rd, 2008, 03:47 PM
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