DANGER DO NOT ENTER

Kilauea, Halemaumau Crater, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Service ALERT IN EFFECT Date: May 4, 2018  

... Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is evacuating all visitors and non-emergency staff today due to a series of strong and damaging earthquakes that continue to rock Kīlauea Volcano...
... On April 30, the crater within Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō vent on the volcano’s eastern flank collapsed, sending torrents of magma towards lower Puna communities. On May 3, lava erupted out of a fissure in the Leilani Estates neighborhood, which was evacuated by Hawai‘i County Civil Defense...

Pele is making herself known... again... I remember when I first met Her... Walking towards the Crater. Hawai'i clouds moving around... mystique of white and gray... and the Crater... fuming... fenced off with the warning DANGER DO NOT ENTER... cracks and cinder reminding those who know... and those who do not...

In Search of Pu’u ‘O’o

Naulu-Napau Trail, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai’i aka Big Island

On Naulu-Napau Trail. Leading closest to Pu’u ‘O’o. An active Kilauea crater. Spewing lava into the Ocean. Shape shifting clouds. Drizzle in the air. Blues here and there. The Sun playing hide and seek. Not Perfect for viewing the Crater. Who waits for PERFECT here? Just GO and see what happens. SURPRISE lasts forever.

 

Earth in Its Core

Lava Flow of 2016, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai’i aka Big Island

Lava Flow of 2016. I am THERE. Blazing Colors. Cracking Sounds. Radiating Heat. Earth in Its Core.

An Evening with Kilauea

Halema’uma’u Crater, Kilauea, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai’i aka Big Island

Kilauea. Living Volcano. Personifies human passions in Hawaiian Legends. Pele, Hawaiian Goddess of Volcanoes, lives Here. Charming Lady. Scares to Death.