[Rockhounds] Hawaii eruptions and earthquakes

[Doug Bank]

Axel,

I drove down Chain of Craters road too. According to the National Park Service website (https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/news/20180506_pr_parcial_opening.htm <https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/news/20180506_pr_parcial_opening.htm>), Chain of Craters road is open up until Mauna Ulu, which is pretty close to the water. The actual fissure eruption is a good 28 km (17 miles) away to the northeast. I have no idea why the road is closed here. 

On the other hand, there is an eastern access to the old lava on the road via Rt 130 (outside of the National Park), and the fissures are only about 1 km away from that road. The very latest update from USGS says that ground cracks are now crossing Rt 130, which sure sounds like a good reason to close that road. 

The roads that are covered with lava now are all smaller roads within Leilani Estates. At least, that is how I interpret everything. 

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_maps.html

Doug


> On May 7, 2018, at 5:03 PM, Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be> wrote:
> 
> Hi Doug,
> 
> As I recall it, if you drive from Volcano Park to the Road That Is Covered By Lava you need to take the "Chain of Craters Road".
> Looking at some news feed, I thought it was part of that road that is now covered in lava.... But it's also possible that it's somewhere near the steam vents?
> And then it may also be somewhere completely different due to the fact that I'm remembering this slightly wrong.
> Roads being closed makes sense... forest can be ignited by the lava. We had one forest fire there in 2013.
> 
> Axel
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Axel,
> 
> I tried to verify this. It is true that the road to the road that was covered in lava is closed, but I don’t think it is closed because it is covered in lava. The fissures are further to the east. Moreover, there is some confusion because there is *another* road to the road that was covered by lava. However, it is closed too, but not because it is covered in lava either…
> 
> This aerial view is impressive!
> 
> http://khnl.images.worldnow.com/images/16702244_G.jpg
> 
> This next one shows lava sitting on the road (which road?). I visited back in 1993, probably back when the road that was covered in lava was being covered in lava. Back then you could walk right up to it and melt your shoes if you so desired. Probably not a real smart move, but it was pretty cool (but hot ;-)
> 
> http://khnl.images.worldnow.com/images/16701860_G.jpg
> 
> Doug
> 
>> On May 7, 2018, at 9:58 AM, Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at telenet.be> wrote:
>> 
>> I think the Big Island is trying to connect to the mainland... 
>> Kreigh, do you remember the road in volcano  park where we got lost for a moment, looking for the road that was covered by lava?
>> Well, it seems that you can't get to the road that was covered in lava anymore because the road that leads to the road that was covered in lava is now covered in lava.
>> 
>> Aloha
>> Axel
> 
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