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Weekend lava activity on Hawaii island in photos

By Photos by Cindy Ellen Russell/ Additional photos/videos courtesy of USGS

June 4, 2018

2018 Volcanoes

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Video courtesy USGS
Video from helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on June 4, 2018, shows lava from fissure 8 entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay with a view to the north.
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park facilities are in worse shape today following Sunday’s 5.5-magnitude earthquake that left cracks in the most popular part of the largely closed park.
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Helicopter flyover of fissure 8 on Saturday, June 2, 2018.
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COURTESY USGS Overflight photograph at approximately 6:13 a.m. HST shows the lava flow originating from Fissure 8 (not visible in photograph) entering Kapoho Bay. The ocean entry was reported to have occurred by 10:30 p.m. on the night of June 3, 2018.
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COURTESY USGS Photo from 7 a.m. Sunday morning helicopter overflight, hovering offshore and looking up the flowfront. Nearly all of the front was active and advancing; advance rates were estimated at an average of 250 feet/hour (76 m/hr), and as of 7 a.m. the flow was 500 yards (457 m) from the ocean.
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COURTESY USGS Overflight photograph at approximately 6:13 a.m. HST shows the lava flow originating from Fissure 8 (not visible in photograph) entering Kapoho Bay. The ocean entry was reported to have occurred by 10:30 p.m. on the night of June 3, 2018.
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COURTESY USGS Photo from 7 a.m. Sunday morning helicopter overflight, hovering offshore and looking up the flowfront. Nearly all of the front was active and advancing; advance rates were estimated at an average of 250 feet/hour (76 m/hr), and as of 7 a.m. the flow was 500 yards (457 m) from the ocean.
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Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com Ingrid Webb tried to encourage her six month old daughter, Victoria, to smile while having a meal at Pu'uhonua o Puna on Sunday. Webb lived on a Kapoho farm growing organic oranges before she had to evacuate the property which became inaccessible after lava had flooded the roads nearby.
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Cindy Ellen Russell/ crussell@staradvertiser.com Tashanna Cortez (middle) and Lisa Kelii-Rios share a light hearted moment with John Stallman (left) at Pu'uhonua o Puna during a visit on Sunday. Stallman, who has been affectionately dubbed “Ranger John,” has been updating the local community and others about the latest lava activity through social media. A former park ranger and local volcano tour guide, Stallman considers himself an avid naturalist. “I’m more of a teacher than a scientist,” said Stallman modestly.
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Cindy Ellen Russell /crussell@staradvertiser.com A wall of lava dwarfed a U.S. Army National Guard on Hwy 132 during a media tour of the area.
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Cindy Ellen Russell /crussell@staradvertiser.com U.S. Army National Guard Major Jeff Hickman spoke with soldiers during a media tour of Leilani Estates on Sunday. Masks, hard hats, long pants and protective eyewear are now mandatory for all who participate in the tours.
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Cindy Ellen Russel/l crussell@staradvertiser.com U.S. Army National Guard Major Jeff Hickman pointed toward the boundaries of the Pahoa High and Intermediate School football field which is being considered as a possible landing zone for miliary helicopters if deployed for evacuations. Also pictured in the center is Tech. Sgt. Andrew Jackson.
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Cindy Ellen Russel/l crussell@staradvertiser.com A real estate sign laid on its side in front of a home along Pomaikai St in Leilani Estates on Sunday. The community has been inundated with lava from the on-going volcanic activity of Kilauea during the last month.
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Cindy Ellen Russell/ crussell@staradvertiser.com A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter headed towards the Puna District on Sunday.
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