Lava Zone One

[HiloHawaiian]

Here's a 2 min video I threw together to try to explain to non-residents the remote Lava Zone One area. It's had lava flowing in some fashion for 30+ years. Similar to the 1990 Kalapana event, the 2018 event has been sensationalized by news reports. About 15 sq. mi are affected out of a 4028 sq. mi. (and growing) island. Only the folks who CHOOSE to live on this hot spot place are in danger...

I have much drone footage of this beautiful area taken in 2017-18 -- an area that will never be the same. In 1990, the world's most famous back sand beach in Kalapana, lined with coconut trees, filmed in the movie Back Window -- disappeared forever...

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[Mwhitton2004]

Wow - amazing! Very cool and good to get a “locals” perspective since the media always has shall we say a unique perspective!

 

[KentA]

Were those houses that survived or did people build on top of the lava flow?

 

[HiloHawaiian]

Were those houses that survived or did people build on top of the lava flow?

They built atop the 1990 flow! The absurdity of it showcases the ineptitude of the county & state Gov’t in Hawaii.
Nobody should be given a permit to build in this area. Duh.

Every single community in this remote lava zone 1 area has been buried at least once. Kapoho 3-4 times, the last being last week. I flew my drone over it in Dec.,’17. I’ll thrown something together to show folks what it was like. The best snorkeling place I’ve ever found. 100’s of lava bubble-pools directly offshore formed a coral/fish nursery. An underwater wonderland now completely buried by 10-15’ of lava pushing 1/2 mile out to sea. Great place to visit, one of my favorite areas, but living there was simply crazy...