Kilauea is an active
shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands and the most active of the five
volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii.
It is located along the southern shore of the island and it is between
210,000 and 280,000 years old. It
emerged above sea level about 100,000 years ago. Kilauea’s eruption of 2018 caused considerable
property damage with the destruction of the towns of Vacationland Hawaii and
Kapoho. The 2018 eruption was a
lower Puna eruption and it began on May 3. Two-dozen lava vents erupted downrift from the summit in
Puna. There was also a strong
earthquake on May 4. Evacuations
were ordered for nearly 2,000 residents from the rural Leilani Estates
subdivision and nearby areas.
There was another
explosive eruption at the summit in Halemaumau Center. Ash was thrown 30,000 into the
air. The Kilauea section of Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park was closed for months. Activity in the lower Puna area sent lava into the ocean in
three places. This event caused
the destruction of Hawaii’s largest natural freshwater lake. Lava covered substantial portions of
Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens.
Vacationland Hawaii was completely inundated. Only three homes were left in Kapoho Beach Lots.
The scientists at the Hawaii Center for
Voleanology were able to increase their knowledge and also teach others about
what they learned. Their main office
is located in Honolulu at the University of Hawaii and this is 200 miles from
Hawaii Island. The University of
Hawaii at Hilo and the USGS Hawaii Volcano Observatory are also involved in
studies of the volcanoes. I
thought this program was very interesting and there is a LOT of information
about the history and the current status of the Hawaiian volcanoes. The lava scenes are very dramatic. 3 ½* (I liked this episode)
60 min, TV
episode on NOVA, shown on 1/23/19, Doc directed by Peter Chinn with
Manaiakalani Kalua, Eric Meyers, Christina Neal, Frank Trusdell, Stacy Welch.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10, Amazon 5* with one
review, PBS 5* with two reviews.
Special
Note: Nova Season 46, Episode
3. Filmed in Hawaii, USA.
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