Pahoa Lava Update

Our house is 2 miles off the lower right corner of this map

Much of the national news these days is focused on other world-related matters, so the lava flow on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific has not received a lot of coverage lately.  For a few weeks, activity seemed to be slowing, but most recently it has picked up. 


If you want to see it from a helicopter, you can view this short but dramatic video from Big Island Video News: -  /Short Good Lava Video


 While we are relived that lava appears to be going around Pahoa Village to the north, it is only a few hundred yards from Hwy. 130 and is headed toward the Puna Police and Fire stations.  Emergency vehicles (both fire and ambulance) have already been dispatched to the "south side" of the flow and are positioned to provide on-going services to the residents "below" the flow.

This is all pretty exciting for us because we have Humboldt County guests arriving in just a few days.  They may well be coming in on Highway 130, but with lava so close to highway, they may be leaving via the alternative of RR Avenue.