Volcanic eruptions continue in Leilani Estates, with at least four fissures having formed by Friday afternoon, according to Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
The fissures involve mostly vigorous spattering and lava has yet to travel more than tens of yards from the vents.
According to Civil Defense, the fissures are located on Makamae and Mohala streets in the lower portion of the subdivision.
Janet Babb, HVO spokeswoman, said one was actively spattering as of 8:40 a.m., but activity can change quickly.
“This is a completely dynamic situation, and changes can occur or could occur with little warning,” she said.
Additional outbreaks are likely, and ground deformation and earthquakes continue in the area. The vents are preceded by ground cracking and strong gas emissions. Meanwhile, the lava lake continues to drop at Kilauea’s summit, HVO said.
Hawaii County Police warned that ground cracks were seen on Leilani Avenue and that people should avoid that area.
Hawaii Fire Department says there are “extremely high” levels of dangerous sulfur dioxide gas detected in the evacuation area.
The first fissure opened on Mohala Street on Thursday afternoon and extended 150 to 200 yards by the evening.
All residents of Leilani and Lanipuna Gardens are told to evacuate. Shelters are open at the Pahoa and Keaau community centers.
Pohoiki Road is closed from Highway 132 to Highway 137 to allow evacuation efforts to proceed.
Due to the eruption, Kua O Ka La Charter School, Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science, Keonepoko Elementary School, and all Pahoa schools are closed.
Puna Geothermal Venture shut down Thursday following the eruption.
A temporary flight restriction is in place. Drones can be confiscated.
Hawaii Electric Light Co. Rhea Lee-Moku said there are reports of outages in Kaumana and parts of Hilo following a magnitude-6.9 earthquake at 12:33 a.m. Friday. It came about an hour after another temblor that registered a 5.6-magnitude. Both were located on the south flank at Kilauea.
Although it doesn’t show here online, today’s headline in WHT was insulting. Puna Pyrotechnics–Volcanic Venting Spews Lava Near Leilani Estates…” Hello? It’s in Leilani Estates, not “near.” These are fissures, not vents. What’s with these cutesy headlines? “Magma on Da Move”? People are losing their homes and livelihoods. It’s not a JOKE!!!
Let the drones fly at certain times. You would think the powers that be would be using them instead of expensive helicopters. Be safe Puna.
I believe they are using drones. The restrictions are to prevent private drones from interfering with official ones.
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Well this will thin down the Puna population explosion, good luck selling your property to move away from the flowing lava and fumes in lower Puna that may go on for years like Pu’u ‘O’o, has been doing, Highway 130 traffic may go down from 25+k vehicles daily to 2k vehicles.
From the looks of how big and deep the collapsed Pu’u ‘O’o vent is, it may never plug its puka and keep lava tube flowing toward Kapoho’s cinder cone area, heads up down there folks.