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| Left. The East Pond vent, on the eastern side of the Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō crater, has hosted a small lava pond for the last couple of years. Sloshing and weak spattering on the pond surface frequently ejects small pieces of spatter and Pele’s tears. The small wooden boxes, seen in this photo on the edge of the vent just below the area of strongest spattering, are used to collect these stray pieces of lava. Chemical analyses of the spatter and tears allows us to study the evolution of the lava to better understand the eruption. Right. The Petunia flow, which began in mid-May, continues to push toward the southeast. The upper part of the lava flow has already evolved into a well-developed lava tube that easily transports lava down-slope to feed the terminus of the lengthening flow. A new skylight near the breakout point of the flow provides the first look of the 3-meter-wide lava stream inside the tube. | |
Lava toes and old roads
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| Left. While pictures showing the spectacular side of volcanic eruptions are what generally captures the imagination, the little details can often be just as interesting. This photo shows off the fascinating surface texture of a barely active toe of lava. Right. Large `a`ā flows invaded the upper reaches of the Royal Gardens subdivision between 1983 and 1986. Since that time, pāhoehoe flows have surrounded the subdivision and cut off access by road. Earlier this year, lava from the Campout flow buried the last remnants of Royal Gardens at the base of the pali. This photo shows one of the subdivision streets, its bottom buried by lava, disappearing up-slope into the rain. | |
Campout flow forms several benches at East Ka`ili`ili - Talking about Current update of the eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i
View is toward the southwest along the coast of Kilauea Volcano at the eastern edge of the new lava entry. Note multiple benches forming at base of seacliff, which is about 20 m tall.
Campout flow forms several benches at East Ka`ili`ili
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| Left. View is toward the southwest along the coast of Kilauea Volcano at the eastern edge of the new lava entry. Note multiple benches forming at base of seacliff, which is about 20 m tall. Right. Close view of lava spilling into the sea at nearest bench in left photo. | |
Inflation along margin of the Campout flow
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| Left. The margins of the Campout flow within about 1 km of the coast afford many opportunities to observe the way in which an active pahoehoe flow advances and inflates when lava continues to move beneath a flows hardened surface. The crust on this flow has been uplifted and cracked since it was emplaced. Lava is moving below the hardened crust, forcing the surface upward, and leaking from the edge. The margin is about 30 cm tall. Right. Close view of the same inflation offset about 1 minute later with lava leaking quickly from the edge of the flow. This process is occurring along the margins and middle of the Campout flow. Inflation can cause the surface of a flow to rise from tens of centimeters to meters within a few days. | |
4 August 2006
Campout flow reaches the ocean
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| Left. Campout flow finally reaches the sea in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, forming small bench at base of sea cliff. The new bench is about 55 m long and 8 m wide. Royal Gardens subdivision visible in top middle of photo. Right. Close view of lava spilling over sea cliff and growing bench. | |
Bite taken out of East Lae`apuki lava delta July 30
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At 12:47 p.m. on July 30, a 10-acre chunk of the west side of the bench broke off and fell into the water. Black line marks approximate edge of the bench before the collapse. During the collapse explosive activity bombarded the older lava delta and sea cliff on the western side of the bench, sending spatter and rock debris up to about 40 m inland—nearly half the distance to the rope barricade. |
2 August 2006
Campout flow winding its way to the coast
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| Left. One of dozens of slowly advancing lobes of the Campout flow about 500 m from the ocean. The lobes are filling in the low areas of earlier paheohoe flows and tumuli (see cracked surface in upper left-hand corner) as they steadily make their way seaward. Pulama pali and Royal Gardens subdivision are visible in upper right. Right. Close view of active flow margin of a lobe of the Campout flow; lava is spilling from the edge of a flow that ruptured as the hardened crust was pushed upwards by lava moving below. | |
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One Fine Daybreak at the Pu`u `O`o cone!
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Longtime Observer says, "Aloha"From day 1, I have been mesmerized by our observer's great gift of conveying his passion to share the happenings of what Pele was doing. His picturesque writing captured the human essence, making all of us feel like he was one of our closest friends-just sit back, relax, and talk story together. It captivated all of us, hooking us in to find out the continuing saga of Kilauea. This wonderful connection that he had with his readers had shown through in the many emails that I received over the years. There was concern for him when he wasn't feeling well, as well as, great empathy when his locked vehicle stranded him. Many also say his writing was their "daily fix", their morning coffee, to jumpstart their day! Still others reminisce to their previous experiences through the picturesque writings. To our superb observer and wonderful educator, "Aloha"!...
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30 June 2006
Campout breakout and East Pond Vent
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| Left. Narrow stream of lava, solidifying as `a`a, moves down Pulama pali. This is the Campout breakout, the first lava on Pulama pali since February 8. 0853. Right. Closer view of snout of breakout at about the 900-foot elevation below steep part of Pulama pali. Note the carapace of `a`a rubble on, and in levees beside, the fluid interior of the flow. 0902. | |
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| Left. Incandescence under crust of sluggish Campout breakout. Shark's mouth is about 1 m wide. 0930. Right. East Pond Vent in crater of Pu`u `O`o. Active lava pond is weakly spattering and slowly circulating. 1339. | |
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Lavafalls Onto East Lae`apuki Lava Delta, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea, Hawaii!
25 June 2006
Lava falls onto East Lae`apuki lava delta
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| Left. Breakout point for lava that forms falls onto East Lae`apuki delta. About 50 m inland from falls. Laze in background comes from front of delta. 0725. Right. Brink of lava falls. Lava appears from under its own crust and plummets to surface of delta. 0838. | |
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| Left. Looking east at lava falls. Cliff is 12-15 m high. 0854. Right. Looking west at lava falls, catching early morning sun. 0749. | |
23 June 2006
East Lae`apuki lava delta
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| Left. Looking west across East Lae`apuki lava delta. Plumes indicate areas of major ocean entry by lava. White dots are posts along rope barrier warning hikers to stay off the lava delta. 0850. Right. East end of delta, showing how it now wraps around the promontory along the old coastline. 0850. | |
16 June 2006
Two vents
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| Left. Aerial view of roiling lava in East Pond Vent. Lava is about 20 m below rim of pit enclosing the pond. 0917. Right. Lava in Drainhole, a vent west of East Pond Vent. Brief flares of glow often visible on the Pu`u `O`o camera occur when large gas bubbles escape, breaking the crust and exposing the incandescent lava underneath. The level of lava then drops to fill the void left by the escaping gas. Crust then forms on the lava, keeping gas bubbles in the lava from escaping. The bubbles expand, lifting the lava-gas "foam" up the vent, and eventually break the crust and again trigger drainback. This process, called gas pistoning, takes place many times daily. 0918. | |
9 June 2006
East and east: East Pond Vent and East Lae`apuki lava delta
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| Left. Aerial view of eastern end of Pu`u `O`o's crater, showing lava in East Pond Vent. 1049. Right. At the other end of the tube, lava enters the water in two areas along the front of the East Lae`apuki lava delta. These two areas have persisted for a couple of weeks, though generally the entry area at the tip of the delta (left part of image) is larger than that about halfway to the eastern end of the delta (central part of image). 1053. | |
2 June 2006
Desultory breakout and Drainhole
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| Left. Languid breakout at the 2300-foot elevation along the PKK lava tube. Small pieces from the underlying surface have been picked up by the moving flow and mar the otherwise smooth skin. 0856. Right. View into Drainhole vent, showing the lava pond during a period of weak spattering. 0927. | |
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Toe of lava in breakout from Boss shatter ring. Width of view, about 1 m.
Boss shatter ring and Pele's hair
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| Left. Aerial view of Boss shatter ring (center of image), inundated and almost obscured by young lava that in places is still moving. Lava welled out of center of shatter ring, almost filling depression within ring before escaping to flood the surroundings. Shatter ring is several tens of meters wide. 0836. Right. Ground view of part of Boss shatter ring, which stands 1.5-2 m high in most places. 1222. | |
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| Left. Toe of lava in breakout from Boss shatter ring. Width of view, about 1 m. 0852. Right. Accumulation of Pele's hair in crater of Pu`u `O`o. In places the scene can resemble the floor of a barber shop after a thick head of hair has been shorn. 0927. | |
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Pretty Petunia skylight in roof of PKK lava tube, upper part of PKK flow. View looks downstream. Some of the lava visible through the skylight will eventually end up at East Lae`apuki 1-2 hr later.
East Lae`apuki lava delta and Petunia skylight
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| Left. Looking east across lava delta at East Lae`apuki. Note the cracks cutting the outer part of the delta. The cracks have formed in the last week or two as the delta has grown larger and become more unstable. Similar cracks cut the delta before its wholesale collapse on November 28, 2005. Steam (laze) rises at points where lava is entering the water. 0910. Right. Pretty Petunia skylight in roof of PKK lava tube, upper part of PKK flow. View looks downstream. Some of the lava visible through the skylight will eventually end up at East Lae`apuki 1-2 hr later. 1122. | |
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I'm Outta Photo Space In My MSN Spaces, Photo Album: Talking about Scientists: Quakes at Mauna Loa Decline
Scientists: Quakes at Mauna Loa Decline
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 3, 2006; 8:02 PM
HONOLULU -- Earthquakes at Mauna Loa sharply declined during 2005, leading geophysicists to believe the world's largest volcano is less likely to erupt than they earlier thought.
Scientists recorded about 2,000 earthquakes at Mauna Loa on the Big Island in 2004. Many of the temblors were deep, long-period events suggesting magma was rising.
But the seismic activity backed off at the beginning of last year. Last January, scientists recorded 34 earthquakes, a sharp decline from 365 the previous month.
"Last December (2004), most people were predicting an eruption soon. The story 12 months later is completely different," said geophysicist Mike Poland of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. "Relative to last year, I'd say we are further from an eruption."
The 13,677-foot high volcano has erupted 33 times since its first well-documented event in 1843. In 1984, lava from the eruption came within four miles of Hilo.
Another eruption could devastate nearby communities.
"We're kind of worried. We live right by a big rift that's been active before and it can happen again," said Ken Wicks of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, a rural subdivision on the southwest side of the Big Island. The area could be in the path of lava from an eruption in Mauna Loa's southwest rift zone.
"It's always in the back of our mind. We never forget it. It is a reality," said Wicks, who is president of the Ocean View Chamber of Commerce.
The observatory last year boosted its ability to monitor the mountain when it installed instruments at the summit to record the sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide concentrations in vapors the volcano emitted.
The equipment transmits the data to the observatory every 10 minutes. Before, the lab had to fly helicopters over the mountain every few months to obtain the same information.
The facility also placed a panoramic camera at the summit to help it verify reports of eruptions and other substantial changes at the volcano's crater.
"We're always looking for ways to determine when magma is going to go out into a rift zone," said Jim Kauahikaua, the observatory's scientist-in-charge.
Mauna Loa's neighbor, Kilauea, continued to be very active in 2005, spewing out an average of 500,000 cubic yards of lava per day.
Lava flows from Kilauea have consumed 189 buildings and added about 600 acres to the Big Island since 1983.
Both Mauna Loa and Kilauea are part of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
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Resembling a D. Howard Hitchcock painting of Halemaumau in 1890s, this is instead an aerial view of lava pond in East Pond Vent, taken under fumey conditions. South crater floor was collapsing at this time, but East Pond Vent shows no changes.
Murky lava ponds in crater of Pu`u `O`o
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Left. Resembling a D. Howard Hitchcock painting of Halemaumau in 1890s, this is instead an aerial view of lava pond in East Pond Vent, taken under fumey conditions. South crater floor was collapsing at this time, but East Pond Vent shows no changes. 1523. Right. Circulating lake of lava in South Wall Complex, above which a cone nested within a shallower crater existed a few days earlier. The cone collapsed, as did surrounding parts of the crater floor, to greatly modify South Wall Complex, Drainhole, Beehive, and points between, 1524. | |
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Subhorizontal spatter ejected from under roof of lava pond in East Pond Vent on floor of Pu`u `O`o's crater.
Skylight and spatter
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Image: Closer view of the collapse scar and the new part of the delta filling in the scar.
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26-27 August 2005
Partial collapse of East Lae`apuki lava delta
- Before and after images of partial collapse of East Lae`apuki lava delta, taken from exactly the same location just northeast of delta. Left. Before collapse. 0837 August 26. Right. After collapse, which took place piecemeal during the time between 0133 and 0255 this morning. Note rocky debris washed onto delta by waves generated during the collapse. 0944 August 27.
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Current update of the eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i: East Lae`apuki lava delta and littoral explosions
East Lae`apuki lava delta and littoral explosions
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| Left. East Lae`apuki lava delta, looking northeast. Lava enters water at apex of delta and is responsible for laze plumes. 0839 Right. Boat near apex of lava delta, best seen in large image. 0929. | |
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Left. Littoral explosion from one of entry points at apex of lava delta. Debris, mostly blebs of lava but including some solid material, is thrown 10-20 m high. 0945. Right. Another littoral explosion from same area. 0946. | |
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Three lava falls near tip of delta. Height of falls, about 3 m.
East Lae`apuki lava delta
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| Left. Aerial view looking at East Lae`apuki lava delta. Large plume comes from cluster of entry points at apex of delta. These entries are nicely visible from points along Chain of Craters Road farther west. Whiffs of blue fume comes from cracks in roof of lava tube feeding the delta. 0932. Right. Three lava falls near tip of delta. Height of falls, about 3 m. 0955. | |
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Talking about Current update of the eruption of Kilauea Volcano, Hawai`i - Pu`u `O`o and ocean entries
Aerial view looking west across Pu`u `O`o. Six fuming vents are, from front to back, East Pond Vent, January Vent, South Wall Complex, Drainhole, Beehive, and West Gap.
5 August 2005
Pu`u `O`o and ocean entries
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Left. Aerial view looking west across Pu`u `O`o. Six fuming vents are, from front to back, East Pond Vent, January Vent, South Wall Complex, Drainhole, Beehive, and West Gap. 0913. Right. Looking down onto East Kamoamoa lava delta and small entry plume. The delta is 400 m long parallel to shoreline and extends 70 m seaward from old sea cliff. The delta has an area of about 2 ha. 0918.
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| Left. Aerial view looking southeastward across East Lae`apuki lava delta. Thick laze plumes rise from entry areas along front of delta. Foreground fume comes from skylights in PKK lava tube that feeds the delta. 0919. Right. Lava pouring from tube at eastern front of East Lae`apuki delta. Note small pocket beach, and steaming rocks stranded on the sand. 0927. | |
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Incandescent roof and sides of hole partly filled with lava, at base of new collapse pit in Puka Nui. Note stalactites hanging from roof of hole, which is 3-5 m wide.
East Lae`apuki to South Wall Complex
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| Left. Western park of East Lae`apuki lava delta. Laze plumes rise from points where lava enters water. Blue fume comes from skylights along lava tube feeding ocean entries. In upper left is shiny surface of active east branch of PKK flow. Front of branch is several hundred meters from old sea cliff above delta. 0850. Right. Incandescent roof and sides of hole partly filled with lava, at base of new collapse pit in Puka Nui. Note stalactites hanging from roof of hole, which is 3-5 m wide. 1143. | |
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| Left. Fume rises from new pit, 10-15 m wide, at South Wall Complex in crater of Pu`u `O`o. Pit formed during night of July 17-18. Dark spatter, most likely erupted from hole at 0757 July 20, forms blanket around part of hole. 1223. Right. Pele's Hair, probably erupted during spattering from new pit at South Wall Complex, hangs from antenna on south rim of Pu`u` O`o. | |
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Thick cloud of laze rises from front of East Lae`apuki lava delta. obscuring actual places where lava pours into the sea. View looks southwest across northeastern part of lava delta.
19-20 July 2005
East Lae`apuki laze
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| Left. Large plume of acidic laze billows from front of East Lae`apuki lava delta. Laze--lava haze--is produced by interaction of hot lava with ocean water. Trade wind carries laze southwestward. View is from Chain of Craters Road on Holei Pali. July 19, 1131. Right. Thick cloud of laze rises from front of East Lae`apuki lava delta. obscuring actual places where lava pours into the sea. View looks southwest across northeastern part of lava delta. July 20, 0736. | |
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East Lae`apuki lava delta, looking west. Large plume of steam, hydrochloric acid, tiny glass bits, and other material rises from a number of entries along leading edge of delta. Blue fume comes from skylight in lava tube that feeds the entries.
East Lae`apuki and East Pond Vent
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| Left. East Lae`apuki lava delta, looking west. Large plume of steam, hydrochloric acid, tiny glass bits, and other material rises from a number of entries along leading edge of delta. Blue fume comes from skylight in lava tube that feeds the entries. 0846. Right. Closer view of East Lae`apuki lava delta. White area is salt-encrusted older flow on delta's surface. Shiny flow leading down from skylight is fresh, possibly still active. Note that it partly covers large crack (visible below blue fume); this will provide a good marker for renewed opening of crack. 0845. | |
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| Left. Aerial view of East Pond Vent on floor of Pu`u `O`o's crater. One peak of spatter cone rises at upper edge of vent; other peak is largely hidden by fume about 7-8 o'clock from vent. 0838. Right. Spattering from East Pond Vent. Level of lava pond in vent is higher than it has been in some time, so spattering is readily seen. Bits of spatter recently cleared the rim of the vent and landed on the crater floor. 0950. | |
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Looking northeast along Kilauea's south coast, showing East Lae`apuki lava delta (foreground) and weak plume of laze from East Kamoamoa lava delta (just beyond first point beyond East Lae`apuki).
Ocean entries and Pu`u `O`o
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Left. Aerial view of East Lae`apuki lava delta. Largest plume of laze (mostly steam, but including some dilute hydrochloric acid and small glassy particles) is at largest entry site. Other plumes indicate smaller sites. Fume at old sea cliff comes from skylight in feeding lava tube. Right view shows close-up of central part of delta. 0933. Right. Small brown mound of spatter sits astride large crack just left of center of image. Crack probably formed on June 27, when spatter was ejected accompanying a small collapse of front of lava delta. Large view barely shows lava pouring into water in lower left. 0938.
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Left. Looking northeast along Kilauea's south coast, showing East Lae`apuki lava delta (foreground) and weak plume of laze from East Kamoamoa lava delta (just beyond first point beyond East Lae`apuki). 0933. Right. Two spatter cones in West Gap, with northwest end of Pu`u `O`o to left. Photo from northwest edge of flows erupted from West Gap in 2003. 1113. | |
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The 25th Annual Kilauea Cultural Festival
...Aloha!
We Attended The 25th Annual Kilauea Cultural Festival At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Today!
It Was FUN! ...Ra!!!
KILAUEA CULTURAL CELEBRATION FEATURED ARTS, CRAFTS, FOOD
by Carolyn Lucas
Twenty-five years into its annual summer run at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HVNP), the Kilauea Cultural Festival has become a vital showcase for Hawaiian music, food, dance, arts, crafts and exhibits...
West Hawaii Today
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Sunday, July 10, 2005 9:20 AM HST
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Looks Like We'll Be Attending The Kilauea Cultural Festival At Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Saturday! ...Ra!!!
Hula halau perform at the Kilauea Cultural Festival.
E Ho'omau I Ka Po'ohala
Carry On The Virtues, Arts, and Skills of the Family
Saturday, July 9, 2005
“Let’s all gather together and celebrate Hawai`i’s unique island culture,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando.
The park’s 25th annual Kilauea Cultural Festival is set for Saturday, July 9, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This year’s theme is E Ho`omau I ka Po`ohala, carry on the virtues, arts, and skills of the family. The festival is free and will be held on the front lawn of Kilauea Military Camp on Crater Rim Drive. Park entrance fees will be waived.
Skylark will emcee and KAPA radio will broadcast the event live from 10 am to noon. Enjoy hula by Halau O Kou Lima Nani E and the sweet sounds of Hawaiian music by The Kuahiwi’s, Pu`ulena, Bill Kaiwa, Pandanus Club, Diana Aki, and the park’s own Kanikapila o Kilauea.
Leimaking demonstration.
The festival provides a unique opportunity to learn Hawaiian crafts from the masters. Join in and make a lei, feather kahili, and and pala`ie (a loop and ball game). You can weave a coconut basket and lauhala bracelet, play musical implements and Hawaiian games, and taste traditional foods such as kalua pig, taro, sweet potato, sugar cane, and breadfruit.
Watch skilled practitioners demonstrate their arts. Learn how to fish, throw net, build canoe, craft drums, do lomilomi massage, beat kapa, carve wood, use plants as medicine, make ti leaf cape and sandals, stamp with bamboo, craft a Hawaiian sled, decorate gourds, make a lauhala hat and feather lei, create a native plant garden, and plant dryland taro. There will even be an opportunity to “talk story” with several of our kupuna.
Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park was established on August 1, 1916, "as a public park for the enjoyment of the people." It is the 12th U.S. National Park established in a system that now numbers 388.
The park’s 333,000 acres encompass two of the world’s most active volcanoes, Kilauea and Mauna Loa. The land is a spiritual reservoir for native Hawaiians and a last vestige of Hawai`i as it was hundreds of years ago. An important purpose of the park is to perpetuate and celebrate Hawai`i's unique cultural heritage and promote appreciation of its traditional values.
The park recognizes the vital connections that the island’s first people have to sacred sites and provides a sanctuary for reclaiming ancient feelings of place. The echo of the pu (shell trumpet), the beat of the pahu (drum), and the heartfelt expression of chant and dance remind us that the culture of Hawai`i is very much alive.
Ti leaf raincape demonstration.
Since 1980, the festival has provided the ideal occasion for kupuna (elder) and keiki (child), and kama`aina (native born) and malihini (newcomer) to come together for a day of fun and sharing. This year's festival will be especially memorable as we honor those who have contributed to the success of the festival over the last 25 years. Some are still with us, some have passed on.
The festival was originally held beneath swaying palm fronds at the coastal sites of Kalapana and Kamoamoa in Puna. When Pele's lava flows overran these areas in the early 1990's, the festival was moved to the summit of Kilauea. The celebration of culture continues beneath red blooming `ohi`a-lehua.
Festival goers should wear sunscreen and a hat and bring water, a rainjacket, and a ground mat to sit on. Kilauea's weather at the 4,000' elevation is unpredictable; it may be hot and sunny or cool and misty. A Hawaiian lunch will be available for purchase at the camp’s cafeteria.
The event is cosponsored by the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, the Hawai`i Natural History Association, Friends of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea Military Camp, Volcano Art Center, and the Sacred Mountain Institute. For more information, call the park’s division of interpretation at 808-985-6011.
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"A Hawaiian lunch of kalua pig, taro, sweet potato, sugar cane and breadfruit will be available for purchase at the camp's cafeteria. Entertainment will be provided by The Hilo Serenaders, Pu'ulena, Bill Kaiwa, Pandanus Club, Diana Aki, Kanikapila o Kilauea and Halau O Kou Lima Nani E."
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