Lava on the MOVE

GO HERE FOR UPDATES: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/activity/kilaueastatus.php

Thanks to BigIslandVideoNews.com -- for the posting this USGS map.  BIVN is one of our favorite places to check for news, not just on the flow, but ALL things "Big Island."

The facts are that Mon-Wed this week the lava moved 405 yards and today moved another 425 yards.  Updated 10/24: Expected to cross Apa'a tonight.  Now we can only wait for it to go a short distance toward the Village of Pahoa -- this could be very sad.  Pahoa is one-of-a-kind -- a true plantation era community, with original wood buildings and wood sidewalks, and one of everything we Punatics need:  post office, health food store, market, drug store, theatre, olympic pool, used bookstore, tattoo artist, great bakery, community center, senior citizens center, farmers' market as well as a variety of restaurants, live music, banks, gas stations, churches and charming shops. 

While our house and subdivision may be safe (for now) we know many families and businesses will be devastated as this lava heads toward the ocean.  Just yesterday I stopped in at the bookstore, the bank and Post Office.  Mail delivery rates high on the concerns of those who live here and we are anxiously awaiting word of a (hopefully) proactive approach to USPS.

Our aloha and prayers to our island ohana.

Hawaii News NOW - USGS takes gps coordinates.

Follow the link below to a pictorial/story about the lava.

  While it is a mid-September date, it is a

 well documented story of what we are experiencing.

  While you are there, visit Kelleigh and

 Brandon's site and learn about  

PUNA BIG ISLAND COFFEE ROASTERS!!!  

Yeah Punatics!

http://bigislandcoffeeroasters.com/punas-lava-problem/