The Kaʻū Calendar News Briefs, Hawaiʻi Island

How to manage intermittent ash and S02 in the air at the schools and in homes and outdoors, was
the hot topic at this evening's meeting in Pāhala on the continuing emissions from Kīlaeua Volcano.
Photo by Julia Neal

LIVING WITH EXPOSURE TO ASH falling in Kaʻū and more S02 in the air coming from Kīlauea Volcano drew a packed house at the Kaʻū District Gym Multipurpose room in late May.

Families, teachers, and community volunteers told their stories. A grandmother asked why schools stayed open when there was ash everywhere. A Pāhala kindergarten teacher said she thought that her classroom, closed up with an air cleaner, provides at least as good or a better air quality than some of the children's homes. A teacher from Nāʻālehu School said the ash makes it into his classrooms. He described the windows as having grates instead of screens, and louvers that fail to seal off the room.

Grates instead of screens at Pāhala and Nāʻālehu public
schools. The louvers let in ash, said a teacher. Residents
discussed airconditioning and tight windows for
the classrooms.

After the meeting, people talked about the need to have tight windows and air conditioning in Kaʻū's public school classrooms.

Representatives of the state Department of Health talked about the best way to avoid ash and S02. "Minimize exposure is the best medicine," said Dr. Alvin Bronstein. Stay out of it by going indoors and closing windows until it passes, officials recommended. John Peard, of the health department's Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office, discussed air purifiers, recommending those with HEPA, particulate, and acid gas filters. Make sure that the purifier is the size that fits the size of the room, officials recommended. He also said that during periods of ashfall and S02, outdoor activities can be managed by paying attention to trends. The poor air seems to be concentrated at night and morning, with the clean air in the afternoons.

Dr. Elizabeth Tam, a pulmonologist, emphasized that ash is irritating to nasal passages and eyes but is not poisonous, and pointed to her long term study that showed that people living in wet places like Hilo had more respiratory problems than drier Kaʻū, with its higher S02.

Kaʻū residents filled the meeting in Pāhala tonight to learn more about air quality alerts and
protecting themselves from ash and S02 from Kīlauea Volcano. Photo by Julia Neal

CountyCivil Defense Director Talmadge Magno said that, while the county has a lot to do in Puna where lava is flowing, it does recognize the "increasing S02 and ash hazard out here." He talked about lessons learned in 2008. When the volcano would send out a high level of S02, a community like the one around the golf course near VolcanoVillagewould receive an alert; people would evacuate only to learn that the S02 was gone 20 minutes later. Shelter in place, he repeated.

Plans were discussed to place more S02 and particulate monitors in such places as Nāʻālehu School and Kaʻū Learning Academy. Nāʻālehu residents asked that Nāʻālehu be added to the air quality reporting online that already delivers information on Volcano, Pāhala, and Ocean View.

Residents talked about much needed help for Ocean View people, particularly those who have water catchment systems, unprotected by covers and tainted by ash. Those people need bottled water, not only to drink but for bathing, said several speakers. A Pacific Quest representative said that donations of bottled water for Ocean View will be accepted at their offices next to Bay Clinic in Nāʻālehu. Clarissa Pua, of Pāhala, said that she and her husband and pastor Troy Gacuyan have been taking water to Ocean View families.

Ash masks and educational materials and displays arrived at the
Kaʻū meeting on living with ash and S02. Photo by Julia Neal

State health and Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory representatives talked about improving reporting, to include quicker notifications of ashfalls and the complexity of determining which ashfalls will come this way after explosive eruptions at Halemaʻumaʻu at the Kīlauea summit. HVO director Tina Neal said that the radar facility in Kaʻū is very good at seeing the ash coming this way, and is developing a way to communicate its observations with HVO and the public. More monitors are being placed througout the region. However, "There will always be an element of uncertainty," said Neal.

Educational materials were handed out to the public on how to weather proof houses for ash fall and clean up afterwards. Pamphlets are entitled, Frequently Asked Questions on Vog from Kīlaeua Volcano; What can I do to protect myself from vog? and The Health Hazards of Volcanic Ash, A Guide for the public. See more from the meeting and these references
at www.kaunewsbriefs.com.

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A 5.3 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE SHOOK VOLCANO TODAY at 10:57 a.m. It was centered at Kīlauea Summit. Wendy Stovall of USGS told press today the summit of Kīlauea continues to experience activity, with many felt earthquakes. Subsidence continues. New radar images show the expansion of Overlook Vent from May 5 to May 29, from a 12-acre area to half of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater.

At this time, due to the unsafe nature of the area, no scientists have gone close enough to determine if the ash explosions from Halemaʻumaʻu have included any more ejecta, such as rocks.

Stovall also said one event that registered as quake was actually a pressure explosion.

Radar images from May 5, May 17, and May 29 show the extreme expansion of the Overlook vent in Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. Images from USGS

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AN ESCAPE ROUTE OUT OF LOWER PUNA from Kalapana to Chain of Craters Road is under construction. Jessica Ferracane of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park said the park and state Department of Transportation signed an agreement to create the alternate route. Residents in lower Puna are at risk of being cut off by lava flow that is making its way in several routes to the ocean.
Today, crews began to clear a 0.7-mile long stretch of Chain of Craters Road. They are removing enough solidified lava from the 61g lava flow in 2016 and 2017 to create an evacuation-only one-lane gravel road. Ferracane said to expect the work to take “about a week or two in case there are any surprises.” She also said crews will be working to keep side effects low for such wildlife species as nene, the native Hawaiian goose, which are in the area.

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Lava flow map as of 9:00 a.m. HST, May 30, 2018. Given the dynamic nature of Kīlauea's lower East Rift Zone eruption, with changing vent locations, fissures starting and stopping, and varying rates of lava effusion, map details shown here are accurate as of the date/time noted—and could have changed rapidly since that time. Shaded purple areas indicate lava flows erupted in 1840, 1955, 1960, and 2014-2015. See large map. USGS map

EVACUATIONS OF KAPOHO AND VACTIONLAND in lower Puna are underway. Wendy Stovall of USGS told the press that the Lower East Rift Zone has seen some “pretty significant changes.” A “very rapidly advancing flow” of lava crossed Hwy 132 Tuesday afternoon. Fissure 8 is still producing up to 200 ft lava fountains, with flow nearing Four Corners, “advancing in pauses and surges,” as fast as 600 yards an hour, which is “very fast for this type of flow.” Stovall said the recent progress is “all surprises. This lava is the hottest we’ve seen during this event.”

This afternoon’s overflight showed lava from Fissure 18 within 0.5 miles of Hwy 137. Stovall said F18 is pushing out a “voluminous amount” of lava. She said there was lava flow 0.6 mi. from Hwy 137 this morning.

“Depending on where the flow crosses Noni Farms Rd., it could go into Vacationland,” said Stovall. Civil Defense alerted Kapoho and Vactionland to evacuate, with concerns that the alternate Beach Road will be cut off. Kapoho has seen that kind of lava inundation before: in 1960, over the course of a month, Kapoho was destroyed.

Tom Birchard of NOAA said another factor in the evacuation was concern over power and communications potential to be cut off by the flows.

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A DRONE TEAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SAVING A PUNA RESIDENT trapped by lava flow and forest. USGS states: "On Sunday, May 27, the Department of Interior Unmanned Aircraft Systems Kīlauea response team was conducting mapping missions in the lower East Rift Zone to monitor lava flow advancement rates and direction toward Highway 132 and populated areas. Around 7 pm the team launched an aircraft to assess the area in the northeast corner of Leilani Estates and identified a new outbreak of Pāhoehoe lava that was very rapidly moving north down Luana Street into a residential area.

"The team notified the Emergency Operations Center and field operations of the flow and a need to evacuate the area between Makamae and Nohea Streets to the north of Leilani Avenue. The team began providing live video coverage of the flow's progress to emergency officials in the EOC, who dispatched police and fire units to clear residents off the street. The UAS team continued to provide live coverage of the breakout, and EOC personnel were able to use the information to guide their evacuation actions, including dispatching an emergency alert notification to anyone in the area.

See video of a drone team aiding in the rescue of a man trapped by lava on Sunday. USGS video

"During the preflight of that aircraft, the team overheard radio transmissions that there was a civilian trapped at their residence on Luana Street. The team confirmed the location of the residence and flew into the area to assess if we could be of assistance. The individual was spotted and instructed to 'follow the drone to safety.' The individual began moving through the jungle toward Nohea Street, where the drone was hovering. While he was making his way through the jungle, the UAS team was able to track him visually (he was using a cell phone flashlight) and information about his location was relayed to the ground searchers.

"After about 10 minutes of providing direction information to both the stranded person and the first responders, the search team was able to make contact and guide him to safety. The UAS team stayed onsite until the crews were clear of the area. The UAS team, field operations, and EOC worked the situation for 2.5 hours. In addition to the SAR mission the UAS team was able track the rate of advancement of the flow along Nohea Street and provide real time information to field operations and live video feed to the EOC regarding the rate and direction of the flow as well as any structures destroyed.

"Coordination between field ops, the ground searchers, dispatch, the EOC and the DOI UAS team was very effective and we are proud to have been part of this effort. This video shows the UAS being used for aerial reconnaissance to assist in getting messages to emergency responders (seen using flashlights in the video) to rescue the resident." Video by the U.S. Geological Survey and Office of Aviation Services, Department of the Interior, with support from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Live stream technology provided by NASA Ames.

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KONA CRUISE SHIP CANCELS VISIT DUE TO AIR QUALITY. Ross Birch, Executive Director of Hawaiʻi Island Visitors Bureau, said the expected cruise arrival for Kona this week was cancelled due to vog. He said for tourism in general, air quality for the entire island is the largest concern.
Wind conditions for Wednesday, May 30, were forecast to result in widespread vog over the Island of Hawaiʻi, according to Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory.

Air Quality Index reporting remains unavailable late today. Colors of the map for 7 p.m. indicate the air in Pāhala is good, with Ocean View and Kona moderate.
SO2 levels in Pāhala, both locations in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, and Kona have recorded as good since midnight. Ocean View was mostly good, with scattered spikes of moderate levels – at most, 0.20 parts per million – in the early afternoon.
See AirNow. See Hawaiʻi Short Term SO2 Advisory. Also see the University of Hawaiʻi air quality predictions on its VMAP.

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*Events marked with an asterisk may be affected due to the closure of the main part of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park and other eruption activity. All Volcano Art Center activities and most exhibits have moved to the Center's Ni‘aulani Campus.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Jun 1-29 (closed Jun 11), Ka’ū. Nā’ālehu: Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263. Ocean View: Ocean View Community Center, Mon & Tue, 8-1pm. Pāhala: Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue & Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See hceoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-LIHEAP-APPLICATION.pdf for eligibility requirements and application.

23rd Annual Kona Classic Jackpot - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, Fri-Sun, Jun 1-3, Honokōhau Club House. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli‘i. $300 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes $100-$3,000. Qualifying weights: Marlin, 100lbs; Ahi, 50lbs; Mahi, 15lbs; Ono, 15lbs. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 2
23rd Annual Kona Classic Jackpot - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, Sat-Sun, Jun 2-3, Honokōhau Club House. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli‘i. $300 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes $100-$3,000. Qualifying weights: Marlin, 100lbs; Ahi, 50lbs; Mahi, 15lbs; Ono, 15lbs. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org

“Libraries Rock” Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, Jun 2 - Jul 14, statewide & online. Register (starting Jun 2) and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, & adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.
yART Sale! Gigantic Rummage Sale, Sat, Jun 2, 8:30-2pm, Volcano Art Center’s Hale Ho‘omana. Benefits VAC programs and workshops. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

*Stewardship at the Summit, Jun 2, 8, 16, 23, & 29, 8:45am, meet Paul and Jane Field at Kīlauea Visitor Center in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Volunteers help remove invasive, non-native plant species that prevent native plants from growing. Free; park entrance fees apply. nps.gov/HAVO

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 2, 3, 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Realms and Divisions of Kahuku, Sat, Jun 2, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderately difficult, two-mile, guided hike on Kahuku Unit's newest trail, Pu‘u Kahuku, explores the traditional Hawaiian classification system. Bring snack.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3
23rd Annual Kona Classic Jackpot - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, Sun, Jun 3, Honokōhau Club House. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli‘i. $300 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes $100-$3,000. Qualifying weights: Marlin, 100lbs; Ahi, 50lbs; Mahi, 15lbs; Ono, 15lbs. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 3, 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222
Palm Trail, Sun, Jun 3, 9:30-12:30pm, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderately difficult, 2.6-mile loop traverses scenic pastures along an ancient cinder cone, with some of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. nps.gov/HAVO

Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun, Jun 3, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058

Ka‘ū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon, Jun 4 & 18, 1pm, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Ka‘ū. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351

Ocean View Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Mon, Jun 4, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue/Wed, Jun 5 (Committees)/6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund Volunteer Clean-Up w/Hawai‘i Outdoor Institute, Tue, Jun 5, contact in advance for meet up time at Wai‘ōhinu Park. Space limited. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org

Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 4-6pm, Jun 19, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net

Ka‘ū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 6-8pm, Pāhala Community Center.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Wed, Jun 6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

AdvoCATS, Wed, Jun 6, 7-5pm, Ocean View Community Center. Free Cat Spay & Neuter Clinic. 895-9283, advocatshawaii.org

*Open Mic Night, Wed, Jun 6, 6-10pm, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Singers, Bands, Comedians, etc. Call 967-8365 after 4pm to sign up. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests 21 years+. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com

NEW & UPCOMING

GROW ME THE MONEY: RECORD-KEEPING PRINCLPLES AND BEST PRACTICES for farmers and food producers, Saturday, June 30, 3 to 6pm, at Kaʻū District Gym.

Learn practical tips and key steps for organizing and maintaining a record keeping system for your agribusiness, including seed (bean)-to-sale tracking and developing standard operating procedures. Maile Woodhall, agricultural outreach specialist at The Kohla Center, will be the keynote speaker.

Tuesday, July 17, Kaʻū District Gym will host another KohalaCenter workshop: Business Capitalization and Funding Services. Discover loan, grant, and financial incentive programs for your business, and learn best practices for applying for USDA funding from Megan Blazak, agricultural business development specialist at The Kohala Center.

Free; registration required. Contact Megan Blazak, 887-6411, or koha.la/growmoney

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ONGOING
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Jun 1-29 (closed Jun 11), Ka’ū. Nā’ālehu: Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263. Ocean View: Ocean View Community Center, Mon & Tue, 8-1pm. Pāhala: Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue & Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See hceoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-LIHEAP-APPLICATION.pdf for eligibility requirements and application.

*Exhibit: Fishponds of Hawai‘i by Carol Araki Wyban, online during park closure, through Jun 24. See volcanoartcenter.org for other exhibits and activities available at the Volcano Art Center's Ni‘aulani Campus.

Nā‘ālehu Independence Day Parade Registration Open, held June 30. Call Debra McIntosh, 929-9872

Volcano Forest Runs Registration Open, online at volcanorainforestruns.com. Fees, before Jul 31: 5K - $30, 10K - $35, 1/2 Marathon - $85. Race Day Sat, Aug 18, with staggered morning start times, from Volcano Village. Race Director Sharron Faff, 967-8240

5th Annual Harvest Festival Fundraiser for The Volcano School of Arts & Sciences at Volcano Winery, Sun, Sept 9. Tickets on sale Aug 1: volcanowinery.com or 967-7772. Live music by The Young Brothers; food & drink from local restaurants; award-winning wine and tea; tours of the vineyards.

5th Annual Ka‘ū Coffee Trail Run Registration Open, online at webscorer.com/register?raceid=128145. Fees, before Mon, Jul 9: 5K - $25, 10K - $35, and 1/2 Marathon - $45. Race Day Sat, Sept 22, 7am; begins and ends at Ka‘ū Coffee Mill, kaucoffeemill.com. Event organizers: ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou, okaukakou.org

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Kealia Galimba, with Blossom, won Grand Champion Heifer in the 2016 Hawaiʻi County 4-H Show & Sale. This year's show takes
place in June See story below. Photo from Michelle Galimba

KILAUEA ERUPTION IS A MONTH LONG, three pronged event, sending Ka‘ū ash fall and S02, Volcano earthquakes, and lower Puna destruction of homes and farms. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said today they have recorded lava moving as quickly as 600 yards an hour and called the pahoehoe some of the hottest they have ever sampled, with temperatures as high as 2039 F. Since the eruption began, lava has covered 3,534 acres as of yesterday. There is no end in sight.

Lava on the left, next to the moonrise, seen through the
webcam on top of Mauna Loa this evening.
USGS image

Today, fountaining lava reached 260 feet in the sky and threw up Pele's Hair. The volcanic glass particles fell across Leilani Estates. At sundown, lava lit up the sky, seen alongside the moonrise through the HVO webcam on the summit of Mauan Loa.

This evening, Civil Defense reported firefighters going door to door to urge residents along Papaya Farms and Noni Farms Roads in lower Puna to evacuate immediately. Civil Defense told residents of Vacationland and Kapoho Beach Lots to be out by tomorrow at 6 p.m. Residents of the east section of Leilani Estates are under mandatory evacuation orders from Mayor Harry Kim, with the county threatening fines and arrests for those who stay.

Firefighters went door to door today to tell residents along Papaya Farms Road and Noni Farms Road to leave today. Vacationland
and Kapoho Beach Lots should leave by 6 p.m. tomorrow. USGS map

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AIR QUALITY REACHED RED TODAY IN PAHALA, MOSTLY FOR THE ABUNDANCE OF ASH DRIFTING THROUGH THE VILLAGE. Hawaii Electric Light Co. workers in Pāhala to make repairs could see the ash in the air illuminated by their lights shining on their worksite. For overall air quality, the ratings were back to moderate in Pāhala, Ocean View and Kona by 9:30 p.m.
For SO2, air was the good, green rating in Volcano, Pāhala, Ocean View and Kona most of the day. See AirNow. See Hawaiʻi Short Term SO2 Advisory. Also see the University of Hawaiʻi air quality predictions on its VMAP.

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ANDREA KAWABATA WILL BE A FEATURED SPEAKER AT THE WORLD COFFEE SCIENCE SUMMIT in El Salvador next week. She is known for her work with Ka‘ū and Kona

Andrea Kawabata Photo from U.H.

coffee growers and other farmers around the island, Kawabata is a University of Hawai`i Extension Agent for agriculture.

Her talk will feature methods used in controlling the Coffee Berry Borer in Hawai`i.

Anyone with emergencies during her absence can contact Dr. Alyssa Cho or Sharon Wages at 808-969-8225, or email them at axho@hawaii.edu or smotomur@hawaii.edu.

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A MASTER FOOD PRESERVER CERTIFICATION CLASS, sponsored by University of Hawai`i, begins Friday, June 1. According to U.H., "Canning and preserving food is wildly popular again and so lis learning about safe and approved preservation techniques and recipes."

The class covers development of jams and jellies, canning acid foods, pressure canning low acid foods, picking and fermenting, drying freezing and the art of chacuterie. Location is Hawai'i Community College at the Palamanui Campus Kitchen in Kona. Instructors are Luisa F. Castro, PhD and chef and farmer Klen Kelekoma. See more at https://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/summer2018/MFP.php

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THE 2018 HAWAIʻI COUNTY 4-H LIVESTOCK SHOW & SALE will draw Kaʻū youth to the other side of the island with their calves, pigs, and other livestock they have raised. The 4-H Livestock Association Chair is Ka‘ū rancher and state Board of Agriculture member Michelle Galimba.

The 4-H Livestock Show & Sale is Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, at Anderson Arena, also known as Rocking Chair Ranch, at 47-5124 Hawaiʻi Belt Road. Open to the public, the annual event supports young farmers and ranchers.

“The 4-H participants are not only judged on the quality of their animals, but also on their showmanship skills,” said Galimba, “Each youth demonstrates the ability to effectively present their animal and on their project-based knowledge.”

Grand Champion and Reserve Champion ribbons and trophies are awarded for each species of animal. In addition, youth compete for the show’s overall Grand Champion and Reserve Champion Showman.

Kailee Aickin placed first in the Lightweight Hog division in 2016.
Photo from Michelle Galimba

This year marks a century of 4-H in Hawai‘i; the state’s first 4-H livestock club opened in 1918.

Friday’s events begin at 3:30 p.m. and include shows for rabbits, poultry, and goats.

Buyer’s registration and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., with the sale of 4-H animals at 2 p.m., including beef steer and heifer, hog, lamb, goat, and possibly poultry and rabbits.

The 4-H livestock program provides youths aged 5-18 with hands-on learning opportunities by raising and training livestock. Participants learn humane animal husbandry skills and record-keeping. Students are responsible for the financial planning of their project, plus the daily care, feeding, and training of their project animals.

“4-H assists our young people in developing important life skills while working on economically valuable, hands-on projects,” noted Galimba. “We must strongly support agricultural education and experiences for our young people if we are to increase Hawaiʻi’s food sustainability.”

For more information, contact Galimba at mgalimba@kuahiwiranch.com or 808-430-4927.

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Hawai`i Farmers Union Ka‘ū invites the public to talk
about ag on Friday, June 22. Photo from HFUU

HAWAI`I FARMERS UNION UNITED KA`U CHAPTER will host a community meeting on Friday, June 22 at 5 p.m. at Pāhala Plantation House. Ka‘ū Chapter President Raina Whiting said the discussion will be about agriculture in Ka‘ū, local food production, and ag related legislation. It is also an opportunity to make connections with folks in the community, she said.

Whiting said that all Ka'ū farmers and ranchers are encouraged to attend. Light pupus will be available, and everyone is welcome to bring something to share.
Any questions, call Whiting at 808-464-0799 or emailrainawhiting@gmail.com

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FRIDAY, JUNE 1

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will take sign-ups in Ka`u, Jun 1-29 (closed Jun 11).
In Nā’ālehu, it will take place at the Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263.
In Ocean View, it will take place at Ocean View Community Center, Mon and Tue, 8-1pm.
In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

A Fundraiser for Miloli‘i: 23rd Annual Kona Classic Jackpot - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, Fri-Sun, Jun 1-3, Honokōhau Club House. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli‘i. $300 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes $100-$3,000. Qualifying weights: Marlin, 100lbs; Ahi, 50lbs; Mahi, 15lbs; Ono, 15lbs. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, Jun 2 - Jul 14, statewide and online. Register, starting Jun 2 and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

yART Sale! Gigantic Rummage Sale, Sat, Jun 2, 8:30-2pm, Volcano Art Center’s Hale Ho‘omana. Benefits VAC programs and workshops. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 2, 3, 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Realms and Divisions of Kahuku, Sat, Jun 2, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderately difficult, two-mile, guided hike on Kahuku Unit's newest trail, Pu‘u Kahuku, explores the traditional Hawaiian classification system. Bring snack.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 3, 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's educational campus. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Palm Trail, Sun, Jun 3, 9:30-12:30pm, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderately difficult, 2.6-mile loop traverses scenic pastures along an ancient cinder cone, with some of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. nps.gov/HAVO

MONDAY, JUNE 4
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Mon/Tue/Wed, Jun 4 & 5 (Committees)/6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Ka‘ū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon, Jun 4 & 18, 1pm, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Ka‘ū. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351

Ocean View Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Mon, Jun 4, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue/Wed, Jun 5 (Committees)/6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Ka‘ū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 6-8pm, Pāhala Community Center.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Wed, Jun 6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

AdvoCATS, Wed, Jun 6, 7-5pm, Ocean View Community Center. Free Cat Spay & Neuter Clinic. 895-9283, advocatshawaii.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Veteran's Center, Thu, Jun 7, 8:30-12:30pm, Jun 21, 8:30-11:30am, Ocean View Community Center. VA benefits and individual counseling services. Matthew, 329-0574, ovcahi.org

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu, Jun 7, 6-7pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

ONGOING
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Jun 1-29 (closed Jun 11), Ka’ū. Nā’ālehu: Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263. Ocean View: Ocean View Community Center, Mon & Tue, 8-1pm. Pāhala: Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue & Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See hceoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-LIHEAP-APPLICATION.pdf for eligibility requirements and application.

*Exhibit: Fishponds of Hawai‘i by Carol Araki Wyban, online during park closure, through Jun 24. See volcanoartcenter.org for other exhibits and activities available at the Volcano Art Center's Ni‘aulani Campus.

Nā‘ālehu Independence Day Parade Registration Open, held June 30. Call Debra McIntosh, 929-9872

Volcano Forest Runs Registration Open, online at volcanorainforestruns.com. Fees, before Jul 31: 5K - $30, 10K - $35, 1/2 Marathon - $85. Race Day Sat, Aug 18, with staggered morning start times, from Volcano Village. Race Director Sharron Faff, 967-8240

Bon Dance season begins tomorrow at Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo, with celebrations around the island and the
finale at Pāhala Hongwanji on Saturday, Sept. 1. See more, and the schedule, below. Photo by Ron Johnson

KĪLAUEA VOLCANO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WHICH COULD BRING AN END TO ITS ASH AND ROCK EXPLOSIONS over time. Kyle Anderson, of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, explained to press today what happened to the Halemaʻumaʻu vent inside Kīlauea Caldera, where its lava lake is gone. After the lake being the popular view from the overlook at Jaggar Museum, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park closed the area in May, in consideration of the danger of volcanic activity.

Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea's summit, with steep - and in places,
overhung- crater walls. New cracks and faults reflect ongoing subsidence
of the area, and intense steaming rises from a new collapse pit on the north
margin of Halema‘uma‘u. Footage shows yellow sulfur precipitate on the
rubble-covered floor and a scattering of large ballistic blocks
around the crater rim. See the USGS video.

Anderson said that, as lava drained from under the summit of Kīlauea Volcano and the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater subsided and its walls fell in, the vent expanded from 12 acres on May 5 to 120 acres on May 31. It grew to more than half the size of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater.
As the lava lake lowered into the volcano and the crater walls, unsupported by lava, sloughed off, the rubble covered the vent and plugged the escape route for the steam. The pressure created explosions of ash over the last month.
Anderson reported that though the vent is still covered in debris, a pressure relieving, white steam plume rises through it. How many more explosions will occur, lifting ash and projectiles into the sky, is unknown, he said.

“It’s possible that new explosions will blast through the rubble at the bottom of the vent,” said Anderson. “These may or may not be larger than the previous explosions… It is also possible that the vent may become permanently blocked, ending the explosions entirely.” He said the blockage

A mathematical calculation using information on eruptions and wind, is being refined
for use at Kilauea Volcano. It is already in use in Alaska. The map shows an ash
fall prediction today. June 1. See the USGS site.

of vents like this is often the way explosive eruptions like this end, so this could be a significant change, but that scientists do not know how significant - or long-lasting - this change will be.

Anderson said “the great majority of the plume is now gone,” with smaller amounts of venting gasses joining the steam.
Anderson also said that scientists are not yet able to measure the depth of the crater.

Earthquake activity at the summit continued to be elevated today, with quakes registering as high 5.4 magnitude at 1:37 p.m. today, with an ash explosion. An experimental model of ash distribution from Kīlauea summit predicted the event would send trace amounts into Ka‘ū, inland, above Hwy 11, and Ainapo, for about ten miles, with minor ash and substantial ash closer to the crater. See the ash prediction map on the USGS site.

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a UAV, was able to capture an overflight video of Halema`uma`u yesterday, May 31. It can be seen at the USGS site.

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SO2 MEASUREMENTS were good - the green rating - today in Volcano, Ocean View, and Kona all day. Pāhala saw two short spikes when air was rated as moderate. See the University of Hawaiʻi air quality predictions on its VMAP.

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Lava shown in red headed toward Kapoho today and crossed over at least one road, as Kapoho and Vacationland
residents evacuated. USGS map

IN LOWER PUNA, KAPOHO BEACH LOTS, VACATIONLAND, and half of Leilani Estates remained under evacuation directions from county Civil Defense tonight as lava cut across Highway 130, threatened to cross over Government Beach Road, and continued its destruction in Leilani.

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THE EMERGENCY ONE LANE LAVA ROAD that will connect Kalapana and Chain of Craters Road is expected to open tomorrow, according to state Department of Transportation officials, who are working with Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. The crushed lava road will be used only for emergencies and would take travelers up into HVNP to Highway 11, should they need it to evacuate from lower Puna neighborhoods threatened by lava and high S02 levels.

Lava cuts a path through lower Puna as more neighborhoods are told by County Civil Defense to evacuate. USGS Photo

NĀ LEO ʻO HAWAIʻI TV IS BROADCASTING INFO AND EMERGENCY ALERTS for Hawaiʻi Island during the volcanic eruptions. Nā Leo, Channel 55, has been designated as an Emergency Broadcast Channel. It shows live broadcasts of community meetings, facilitated by Civil Defense and its partnering agencies; live audio Media Briefings at 11 a.m. weekdays, from USGS HVO, National Park Service, and Civil Defense; previous community meetings that were broadcast live; and Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense messages. Get schedule and watch online at naleo.tv/vod.

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REP. RICHARD CREAGAN IS CALLING FOR GOV. DAVID IGE TO CONVENE A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE HAWAIʻI LEGISLATURE to address emergency funding for the volcano disaster, and to deal with issues with the state's Transient Accommodations and General Excise taxes. Creagan also calls for incentivizing solar power now that the geothermal plant in Puna, which produced more than 20 percent of the electricity used by this island's utility, shut down with lava inundation. Creagan released an op-ed to the media this week.
Creagan wrote that "The heavens opened," when Kauaʻi received $100 million in aid to deal with flooding in the last moments of the 2018 Legislature. "Now Madame Pele has been aroused and the Big Island is being assaulted by lava, ash and laze. Tourism revenues and property taxes are diving, county expenses are soaring, and the county budget is trashed.We need another special session and I am asking our governor to call one," wrote Creagan.

State Representative Richard Creagan, M.D, is calling for a
special legislative session to address multiple things.
First and foremost: emergency funding for disaster areas.
Photo from Richard Creagan Facebook

He also addressed the hike in Transient Accommodations Taxes, with the additional money slated only for the mass transit rail project on Oʻahu. “It was less than a year ago that our Legislature held a special session to shore up the rail project. One innovative proposed funding source was to increase the transient accommodation tax, or TAT, as that would affect in-state people less and target tourists the most. That part made sense. The part that did not make sense to me and many of my fellow neighbor-island legislators was that the increase on the TAT paid for accommodations on the neighbor islands would go to rail rather than the counties where it was paid.

"This was especially true because Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell was complaining about having to raise property taxes on his voters if the Legislature didn’t give him the money he wanted. Because the TAT increase did not lead to a meaningful increase for the neighbor islands, the BigIsland did have to raise property taxes, fuel taxes and vehicle weight taxes. For those reasons, I voted no, as did Big Island Reps. Cindy Evans, Nicole Lowen and Chris Todd."

He wrote that a bill in this year's legislative session would have given Hawaiʻi Island more than $12 million more each year from the TAT. "It passed the House and Senate in different versions, but the Senate then killed the bill."

Creagan stated that in a special session, "We hope that in addition to substantial emergency funding, the TAT bill will be passed and that longterm increase in the county revenue stream will be accomplished."
He said he also calls for the counties, when needed, to have the ability to raise the GE tax with fewer restrictions. "Ideally, it would only be raised for a limited number of years and then sunset."

In addressing solar, Creagan wrote: "It appears very likely that we may lose a quarter of the BigIsland’s power source if the geothermal plant," with lava overrunning and making it inoperable. "One possible partial solution to that is mandating an extension of the feed-in tariff to encourage more solar power and passing a tax credit for storage batteries bill that would decrease the peak demand on the power grid."

Creagan concluded that "Desperate times call for desperate measures, but these measures all make sense and we can do them expeditiously in a special session. Call your legislators. Call the governor. Let’s save our island, together!”

Richard Creagan, M.D., is a State Representative of District 5. See his Facebook at facebook.com/DocCreagan.

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Taiko drumming at last year's Pāhala Hongwanji Bon Dance led to regular classes here, with students preparing
to perform this year. Photo by Ron Johnson

BON DANCE SEASON BEGINS TOMORROW, with Pāhala Hongwanji scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1. Pāhala will serve up the final celebration that rotates through Buddhist churches around the island. They begin Saturday, June 2, with Obon in the Gardens at Liliuokalani Gardens in Hilo.
The Obon season remembers ancestors with temple services and the displaying of foods at alter to honor the harvest of agriculture. The outdoor dance features traditional and modern Japanese music - with a caller keeping the tempo, standing in a yagura outdoor tower - which also serves as the bandstand. Dancers circle the yagura, often wearing traditional Japanese costumes. Taiko drumming, Japanese crafts, activities, and food are part of the celebration.

Pāhala's annual Bon Dance celebration was reinstated three years ago, having stopped after the 1999 event, just three years after the sugar plantation - where many Japanese immigrants worked - shut down in the town. Community members of all faiths and background enjoyed the Bon Dance throughout its history, and are welcome to join in Sept. 1. Pāhala Hongwanji, and ʻO Kaʻū Kākou and other community volunteers, help to put on the event.
Many Bon Dance enthusiasts follow the celebrations around the island to hone their dance skills before the finale at Pāhala. Here is the schedule for this summer.

Services will be held at Pahala Hongwanji to honor
ancestors. Photo by Julia Neal

Obon in the Gardens: June 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Liliuokalani Gardens, with keiki crafts, taiko and matsuri dancing, and bon dance lessons. Info: 808ne.ws/2rSTCQ3.

Keauhou Shopping Center: June 9, 6 to 10 p.m. Info: 322-3000.

Honomu Henjoji Mission: June 16, 7 to 10:30 p.m., 28-1668 Old Mamalahoa Highway. Info: 963-6308.

Papaikou Hongwanji Mission: June 23, 7 p.m., 27-378 Old Mamalahoa Highway, with service at 6 p.m. Info: 964-1640.

Honomu Hongwanji Mission: June 30, 7 p.m., 28-1658 Government Main Road, with service at 6 p.m. Info: 963-6032.

Puna Hongwanji Mission: July 6-7, 7:30 p.m., 16-492 Old Volcano Road, Keaʻau, with service at 6 p.m. both nights. Info: 966-9981.

Kohala Hongwanji Mission: July 7, 7 p.m., 53-4300 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau, with service at 6 p.m. Info: 775-7232.

Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin: July 13-14, 7 p.m., 398 Kīlauea Ave., with service at 6 p.m. both nights. Info: 961-6677.

Daifukuji Soto Mission in Kona: July 14, 7 to 10 p.m., 79-7241 Mamalahoa Highway. Info: 322-3524.

Kohala Jodo Mission: July 14, 7 p.m., 54-541 Kapaʻau Road. Info: 775-0965.

Keiki, like Takami Munnerlyn, stamp headbands to wear
at the bon dance. Photo by Ron Johnson

Paʻauilo Hongwanji Mission: July 14, 7:30 p.m., 43-1477 Hauola Road, with service at 6:30 p.m. Info: 776-1369.

Honokaʻa Hongwanji Mission: July 21, 7 p.m., 45-516 Lehua St., with service at 5:30 p.m. Info: 775-7232.

Keʻei Buddhist Temple: July 21, 7 p.m., 83-5569 Middle Keʻei Road, Captain Cook. Info: 323-2993.

Hilo Meishoin: July 21, 7 p.m., 97 Olona St. Info: 935-6996.

Hilo Daijingu: July 27, 6 to 10 p.m., 10 Anela St., with service at 5 p.m. Info: 959-8611.

Papaʻaloa Hongwanji Mission: July 28, 6 p.m., 35-2026 Old Mamalahoa Highway, with service at 5 p.m. Info: 962-6340.

Kona Hongwanji Mission: July 28, 7 p.m., 81-6630 Mamalahoa Highway, Kealakekua. Info: 323-2993.

Hilo Hoʻoganji Mission: July 28, 7:30 p.m., 457 Manono St. Info: 935-8331.

Hawi Jodo Mission: Aug. 4, 6 p.m., 55-1104 Akoni Pule Highway. Info: 775-0965.

Kurtistown Jodo Mission: Aug. 4, 7 p.m., 17-420 Kuaʻaina Road. Info: 935-6996.

Paʻauilo Kongoji Mission: Aug. 4, 7 p.m., 43-1461 Hauola Road. Info: 963-6308.

Taishoji Soto Mission: Aug. 4, 7 to 10 p.m., 275 Kinoʻole St., Hilo. Info: 935-8407.

Part-time Pāhala resident Minako Yamazaki, in kimono, greets
long time Nāʻālehu residents Alice and Iwao Yonemitsu, as
Japanese traditions are shared. Photo by Ron Johnson

Hilo Higashi Hongwanji Mission: Aug. 11, 6:30 p.m., 216 Mohouli St., with service at 6 p.m. Info: 935-8968.

Hamakua Jodo Mission: Aug. 11, 7 p.m., 44-2947 Kalopa Road, Honokaʻa. Info: 775-0965.

Kona Koyasan Daishiji Mission: Aug. 11, 7 p.m., 76-5945 Mamalahoa Highway, Holualoa. Info: 324-1741.

Hakalau Jodo Mission: Aug. 18, 7 p.m., 29-2271 Old Mamalahoa Highway. Info: 935-6996.

Kamuela Hongwanji Mission: Aug. 18, 7 p.m., 65-1110 Mamalahoa Highway, with service at 6 p.m. Info: 885-4481.

Honohina Hongwanji Mission: Aug. 25, 7 p.m., 32-896 Mamalahoa Highway, Ninole, with service at 6 p.m. Info: 345-6869.

Pāhoa Nikkei Jin Kyokai: Aug. 25, 8 p.m., Pāhoa YBA Hall on Pāhoa Road. Info: 966-9981.
Pāhala Hongwanji Mission: Sept. 1, 5 p.m., 96-1123 Paʻauau Place, with service at 4 p.m. Info: 928-8254.

Organizers ask that participants call ahead to confirm events are taking place as the ongoing Kilauea Volcano eruption might affect scheduling.

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See Ka‘ū exercise, meditation, daily, and weekly events.

Print edition of The Ka‘ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes

throughout Ka‘ū, from Miloli‘i through Volcano, and free on

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SATURDAY, JUNE 2

A fundraiser for Miloli`i: 23rd Annual Kona Classic Jackpot - Classic Fishing Tournament Series, Sat-Sun, Jun 2-3, Honokōhau Club House. All profits go towards marine conservation and youth educational programs in and around Miloli‘i. $300 entry fee, 4 per boat, $25 additional. Cash prizes $100-$3,000. Qualifying weights: Marlin, 100lbs; Ahi, 50lbs; Mahi, 15lbs; Ono, 15lbs. Grand Prize qualifies for Las Vegas Trip. Contact Wilfred Kaupiko, 896-6272, kalanihale@gmail.com. Sponsored by Kalanihale, kalanihale.org

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, Jun 2 - Jul 14, statewide and online. Register (starting Jun 2) and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

yART Sale! Gigantic Rummage Sale, Sat, Jun 2, 8:30-2pm, Volcano Art Center’s Hale Ho‘omana. Benefits VAC programs and workshops. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 2, 3, 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Realms and Divisions of Kahuku, Sat, Jun 2, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderately difficult, two-mile, guided hike on Kahuku Unit's newest trail, Pu‘u Kahuku, explores the traditional Hawaiian classification system. Bring snack.

SUNDAY, JUNE 3

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 3, 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

MONDAY, JUNE 4
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Mon/Tue/Wed, Jun 4 and 5 (Committees)/6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Ka‘ū Homeschool Co–op Group, Mon, Jun 4 and 18, 1pm, Ocean View Community Center. A parent-led homeschool activity/social group building community in Ka‘ū. Laura Roberts, 406-249-3351

Ocean View Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Mon, Jun 4, 4-6pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue/Wed, Jun 5 (Committees)/6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund Volunteer Clean-Up w/Hawai‘i Outdoor Institute, Tue, Jun 5, contact in advance for meet up time at Wai‘ōhinu Park. Space limited. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org

Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 4-6pm, Jun 19, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net

Ka‘ū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 6-8pm, Pāhala Community Center.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Wed, Jun 6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

AdvoCATS, Wed, Jun 6, 7-5pm, Ocean View Community Center. Free Cat Spay & Neuter Clinic. 895-9283, advocatshawaii.org

*Open Mic Night, Wed, Jun 6, 6-10pm, Kīlauea Military Camp's Lava Lounge in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Singers, Bands, Comedians, etc. Call 967-8365 after 4pm to sign up. Open to authorized patrons and sponsored guests 21 years+. Park entrance fees apply. kilaueamilitarycamp.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Veteran's Center, Thu, Jun 7, 8:30-12:30pm, Jun 21, 8:30-11:30am, Ocean View Community Center. VA benefits and individual counseling services. Matthew, 329-0574, ovcahi.org

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu, Jun 7, 6-7pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

NEW & UPCOMING

THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, sponsored by the Hawai`i Office of Economic Opportunity, will be open for June 1 through 29, except June 11 due to Kamehameha Day holiday. Ka‘ū will host three locations to sign up.

- Nā‘ālehu: Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wednesdays - Fridays, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. 929-9263

- Ocean View: Ocean View Community Center, Mondays and Tuesdays, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

- Pāhala: Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Eligibility requirements include: household members must be U.S. citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents; all adults must sign application and provide picture ID; and household members over one year must provide social security card. Household income must be below 150% of Federal Poverty Level.

See http://hceoc.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-LIHEAP-APPLICATION.pdf for full list of requirements, what needs to be brought to apply, and to download forms.

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Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

Tūtū and Me Offers Home Visits to those with keiki zero to five years old: home visits to aid with helpful parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Home visits are free, last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, for a total of 12 visits, and snacks are provided. For info and to register, call Linda Bong 464-9634.

5th annual Ka‘ū Coffee Trail Run registration open. Race day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka‘ū Coffee Mill. Register online before Mon, July 9: 5K, $25/person; 10K, $35/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $45/person. From July 9 to Aug 11: $30/person, $40/person, and $45/person, respectively. From Aug 13 to Sept 20: $35/person, $45/person, and $55/person. Race day registration ends Sat, Sept 22, at 6:30 a.m. Event organizers, ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou; start location, Ka‘ū Coffee Mill.

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Lava headed to Four Corners where Highway 132 and 137. It covered it this afternoon. Another lobe passed south of the intersection this morning
and cut off escape routes for Vacationland and Kapoho Beach Lots. Lava inundated Green Lake, creating steam plume.
Photo from USGS. Road ID by Extreme Exposures

LAVA IN LOWER PUNA IS HEADED TOWARD KAPOHO BAY HOMES AND THE OCEAN this evening. Civil Defense said that some people refused to leave and could be trapped, with only the possibility of walking out. About 500 homes in the two communities of Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are threatened.

Lava entered Green Lake sending up a steam plume and evaporating
all of its water. Photo from Lillie Galarneau

The lava comes from Fissure 8, which feeds a large, channelized flow that traveled along Highway 132, the Pāhoa-Kapoho Road, with two flow fronts. One crossed Kapoho-Pohoiki Road, Hwy 137 this morning. The second inundated Four Corners at Government Beach Road and Hwy 137 this afternoon. Civil Defense reported at 6 p.m that lava was headed toward the ocean and Kapoho Beach lots. Access was cut off by lava to both Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland neighborhoods. Residents were asked to leave by 2 p.m. yesterday.

Civil Defense and Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory reported that part of the flow entered Green Lake, creating a steam plume and evaporating all of the lava in the lake before the plume vanished about 1:30 p.m.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported after an overflight that lava was advancing on a broad front, over 300 yards wide.
Civil Defense authorized Waʻa Waʻa and Papaya Farms Road residents access through Government Beach Road between Kahakai St. and Cinder Rd.
Ash and Pele's hair were reported falling on the town of Pahoa today, and half of Leilani Estates remained under mandatory evacuation, with many homes destroyed.

More than 85 homes have been destroyed by lava flows in lower Puna, as of this morning. The dots represent the locations

of the destroyed houses, as lava headed this evening for Kapoho Beach Lots. Image from Google Maps

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WHAT’S NEW AND WHAT’S NOT AT KĪLAUEAis the focus of this week’s Volcano Watch, a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates:

With the current activity at the volcano’s lower East Rift Zone and summit, it’s an understatement to say that Kīlauea has been making worldwide headlines the past month.

Crews make visual observations of activity at fissure 8 around 5:30 a.m. on May 30. Fountain
heights reach 70 to 80 m (230 to 260 ft) above ground level. The fountaining feeds a lava flow
that is moving to the northeast along Highway 132 into the area of Noni Farms road. USGS photo

To the uninitiated, the scientific and colloquial terms that are used to describe eruptive processes and products at Hawaiian volcanoes might seem unusual or scary, when, in fact, they describe what’s been happening at Kīlaueafor more than three decades. So, today we address Kīlauea’s current activity - what’s new and what’s not - starting with the two eruption sites: East Rift Zone and summit.

Kīlauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone has been erupting nearly non-stop since 1983, with an eruption on the volcano’s middle East Rift Zone - generally referred to as the Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption. Puʻu ʻŌʻō is the volcanic cone built from the accumulation of cinder and spatter falling from episodic high lava fountains during the eruption’s first three years.

For 35-plus years, lava erupting from vents on or near Puʻu ʻŌʻō created surface flows that advanced down the south flank of Kīlauea. This changed on April 30, 2018, when magma from the middle East Rift Zone intruded into the lower part of the rift zone. This intrusion of magma ultimately resulted in the fissure vents now erupting in Hawaiʻi Island’s lower Puna District. So, while an East Rift Zone eruption is not new, the location of the current vents (or fissures) is different from past events.

Viewed from the intersection of Nohea and Leilani Streets at 10:15 a.m. on June 1, the Fissure 8
lava fountain (to the right) appears to have decreased in height from previous sustained heights
of 260 feet. To the left, Fissure 7 appears to be showing renewed outgassing. USGS photo

Kīlauea’s summit eruption began in March 2008, when a vent opened in Halema‘uma‘u, a crater within the volcano’s summit caldera. For over 10 years, this vent was the site of a lava lake that rose and fell - sometimes fluctuating as much as 30 m (100 ft) in a 24-hour period - in concert with summit inflation and deflation. Throughout that time, rocks falling from the steep vent walls triggered numerous small gas-driven explosions that often blasted molten lava and pieces of older rock onto the rim of Halema‘uma‘u and adjacent caldera floor.

In early May 2018, in response to East Rift Zone changes, the summit lava lake dropped 100s of meters (yards) and completely out of view. Concern grew that magma feeding the lava lake could drop below the water table, allowing groundwater to enter the system, which could cause steam-driven explosions. So, while small summit explosions are not new, the mechanism, vigor, plume heights, and extent of ash fallout from the current explosive activity are.

We’ll now address what’s new - or not - with volcanic products and processes on Kīlauea.

Sulfur dioxide: When a new eruptive vent opens on Kīlauea, sulfur dioxide emissions increase - sometimes dramatically - as happened with the opening of the summit vent in 2008, the Kamoamoa fissure eruption in 2011, and now, with the lower East Rift Zone fissure eruption. Sulfur dioxide is one of the three most abundant gases released during any volcanic eruption - the other two being water vapor and carbon dioxide - and it has been emitted in large quantities since the start of the Puʻu ʻŌʻō eruption in 1983. More info: vog.ivhhn.org/leilani-eruption.

Photo of the easternmost Fissure 8 lava flow in the vicinity of Kapoho Crater at
6:00 AM on June 1. This lava flow field has been advancing at about 80 yards/hour,
and at 7AM was about 0.85 miles west of the Four Corners intersection. USGS photo

Vog: Sulfur dioxide reacts with oxygen, sunlight, moisture, and other gases and particles in the atmosphere to create a visible haze known as vog (volcanic air pollution), which has been an ongoing issue in Hawaiʻi since 1983, as well as during all previous eruptions of Kīlauea (and Mauna Loa). Increased sulfur dioxide emissions can result in more widespread and intense vog. Impacts depend on wind direction and location - whether or not someone is downwind of the vog source - as well as individual sensitivity. More info: pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2017/3017
/fs20173017.pdf and hvog.ivhhn.org.

Laze: Since 1983, lava flows erupted from Kīlauea have reached the ocean about half the time. The interaction of hot lava and cool seawater forms a white plume known as “laze” (lava haze), which is composed of condensed seawater steam, hydrochloric acid gas, and tiny shards of volcanic glass. This corrosive mixture can irritate lungs, eyes, and skin, but its effects diminish rapidly with distance from the ocean entry.

Ash: Small amounts of ash, which is carried by wind, have erupted from Kīlauea’s summit vent since it opened in 2008. Where ash falls depends on the wind direction. With recent changes at the summit, vigorous explosions have occurred more frequently at Halema‘uma‘u, resulting in higher, ash-laden plumes that can be blown far downwind. More info: volcanoes.usgs.gov/obser
vatories/hvo/faq_ash.html and vog
.ivhhn.org/summit-ash-hazards.

Pele’s hair: Thin strands of volcanic glass, called “Pele's hair,” after the goddess of Hawaiian volcanoes, form when lava is thrown into the air or stretched into filaments - like pulling taffy. Throughout Kīlauea’s history, erupting lava fountains and lava lakes have produced Pele’s hair, which can be blown far downwind.

With Kīlauea, as with so much else, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Visit HVO’s website - volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo - for past Volcano Watch articles, Kīlauea daily eruption updates, Mauna Loa weekly updates, volcano photos, maps, recent earthquake info, and more. Call for summary updates at 967-8862 (Kīlauea) or 967-8866 (Mauna Loa). Email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.

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TWO MONTHS OF 5200 EARTHQUAKES IN NEW ANIMATION
This animation, released by the National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center yesterday, shows 5200 earthquakes over the last two months.
Small earthquakes generated by volcanic activity are common, typically with a magnitude less than 3.0, and occur a few times a day. That changed on April 30,when an earthquake “swarm” began and earthquakes started to occur at a rate of about 100 per day.This animation begins on April 1 to show the typical earthquake pattern and the current more active one. The animation presents the earthquakes at a rate of one day per second. There have been no
predictions of tsunamis since the earthquakes began.

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Palm Trail, Sun, Jun 3, 9:30-12:30pm, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderately difficult, 2.6-mile loop traverses scenic pastures along an ancient cinder cone, with some of the best panoramic views Kahuku has to offer. nps.gov/HAVO

Ham Radio Potluck Picnic, Sun, Jun 3, noon-2pm, Manukā State Park. Anyone interested in learning about ham radio is welcome to attend. Sponsored by South Point Amateur Radio Club and Amateur Radio Emergency Service. View sites.google.com/site/southpointarc or sites.google.com/view/southhawaiiares/home. Rick Ward, 938-3058

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund Volunteer Clean-Up w/Hawai‘i Outdoor Institute, Tue, Jun 5, contact in advance for meet up time at Wai‘ōhinu Park. Space limited. Free; donations appreciated. kahakai.cleanups@gmail.com, wildhawaii.org

Discovery Harbour Volunteer Fire Dept. Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 4-6pm, Jun 19, 4:30-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net

Ka‘ū Coffee Growers Meeting, Tue, Jun 5, 6-8pm, Pāhala Community Center.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Wed, Jun 6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

AdvoCATS, Wed, Jun 6, 7-5pm, Ocean View Community Center. Free Cat Spay & Neuter Clinic. 895-9283, advocatshawaii.org

THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Veteran's Center, Thu, Jun 7, 8:30-12:30pm, Jun 21, 8:30-11:30am, Ocean View Community Center. VA benefits and individual counseling services. Matthew, 329-0574, ovcahi.org

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu, Jun 7, 6-7pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

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The edge of Halemaʻumaʻu showing an ash covered trail that has been closed since 2008 when Kīlauea volcano began throwing
rocks onto the overlook parking lot. Image from USGS and NPS video using an Unmanned Aircraft System.

PUNCTUATING A RECORD NUMBER 500 EARTHQUAKES in 24 hours came a 5.4 magnitude earthquake at Kilauea summit at 3:51 p.m. today. Brian Shiro told the press this morning that 500 earthquakes over the last 24 hours represent “the highest rate ever measured there.” Shiro, a seismologist with USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory, also reported “no major explosions or plume over the last day,” and the ash advisory lifted at 11 a.m..
Soon after his report, the 5.4 earthquake rocked Volcano and sent an ash plume 8,000 feet above sea level. Civil Defense sent out a warning to look for ash in Volcano and Pāhala. As of 7 p.m., the air quality for ash and S02 remained good for both Volcano and Pāhala.
Shiro also said that during recent days Kīlauea summit recorded a a lot of seismic activity, in comparison with the Lower East Rift Zone, where there is very little seismic activity but lots of lava flowing, destroying homes and farms.

Summit plume at 8:40AM HST on June 3. A slight mist in the
air softens the look of the plume, which is predominantly
white steam with very minor amounts of ash. USGS photo

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"UNPRECEDENTED" IS THE HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK CLOSURE, said park spokesperson Jessica Ferracane at the press briefing today. It's day 24 and she said the reason to keep two-thirds of the park off limits is that “increased seismicity and volcanic activity at the summit of Kīlauea” continue.
She also reported on air quality. “Yesterday, we had extraordinarily terrible air quality… in the red for SO2 and particulates. Our minimal park staff, which are the emergency operators and law enforcement teams up there were worried about air quality and trying to work indoors and in their cars as much as possible.”

Crack, Slumping in Halema`uma`u Crater
This animated GIF shows a sequence of radar amplitude images
that were acquired by the Italian Space Agency's Cosmo-SkyMed
satellite system. The images illustrate changes to the caldera
area of Kīlauea Volcano that occurred between May 5 and June 2
at 6 p.m. HST. The last image in the sequence, from June 2, shows
the development of several cracks outside Halema‘uma‘u and inward
slumping of a large portion of the western crater rim. The west
side of Halema‘uma‘u is clearly unstable, and it is possible
that rockfalls and continued slumping will occur in the future.
See the animation from USGS

Air quality throughout the park and Kaʻū is determined by the emissions from Kīlauea and the active venting and lava flow in Puna and which way the wind blows.

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SO2 LEVELS VARIED THROUGHOUT KAʻŪ TODAY. SO2 levels in Pāhala were unhealthy for sensitive groups over Saturday night, going green around 8 a.m. today, and remaining good into this evening.Through 7 p.m., Ocean View S02 was reported mostly healthy and moderate ratings, with about a third of the day unhealthy for sensitive groups and a single spike of unhealthy air for 15 minutes this morning.
Volcano's Jaggar Museum air quality was similar to Ocean View. Volcano's Visitor Center was good all morning, but strayed into air unhealthy for sensitive groups for a little over two hours today. By mid afternoon, the air was good. Kona showed little S02 all day.
See AirNow. See Hawaiʻi Short Term SO2 Advisory. Also see the University of Hawaiʻi air quality predictions on its VMAP.

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PEOPLE OF KAʻŪ HAVE LIVED WITH ASH as far back as ancient times. During the Pāhala meeting on ash and SO2 last Wednesday, Tina Neal, Scientist in Charge of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said, "This is a kind of an unusual time in Kīlauea's history. Those of you who have lived here a long time, you know its true."

She explained, "We have two eruptions going on now right now. One at the summit which has changed its character very dramatically in the last month from the lava lake producing eruption that

Tina Neal, Chief Scientist at Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Photo from Big Island Video News

we all enjoyed from a distance, to one where the lava lake has disappeared and withdrawn into the volcano. And now we are producing intermittent explosions of ash which is impacting you folks and communities down wind. We also have this eruption in the Lower East Rift zone in Leilani Estates area that is producing quite a bit of lava at the surface, and also erupting a great deal of gas. And that gas is also coming around the island at times and impacting your community here.

"While this period of ash coming into Kaʻū may seem new," Neal told the Kaʻū residents, "you've been dealing with vog for ten years." She said, "This is is a very resilient part of the island. If you go back generations and generations, actually the people of Kaʻū have been dealing with ash hazards. You have a lot of ash in the hills here. When the first Hawaiians were living in this area, there were many ash explosions going on at the summit of Kīlauea. So we do know, indeed, that the people of Kaʻū have dealt with ash in the past and so we will deal with it again, in this episode, which continues."

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS HERE "to support the communities during this time that are facing hazards of ashfall as well as the S02," said Deanna Marks, who works for National Weather Service in Hilo. She spoke at last Wednesday's meeting on ash and S02 in Pāhala.

She reported that the National Weather Service produces "two daily upper air weather balloon launches and what that does is give us a wind profile from the surface all the way up to 100,000 feet in the air. So when we do have an explosion or if we have S02 moving around in the area, we can look at our wind profiles to see where exactly that's going to move and what communities that will be affecting."

Weather balloons are launched twice a day from the Hilo National Weather
Service station to give a wind profile up to over 100,000 feet. This helps
with predictions of where ash will fall from Halemaʻumaʻu.
NWS photo

She said additional support is coming from two weather radars on this island, one up in Kohala and one in Kaʻū. "I'm sure many of you have seen that big white ball up on the hillside there. What those are doing is sending out beams every few seconds looking for particulates in the air, same like they would look for rain showers. That's one way we can tell how high these ash clouds are making it into the air. Once we know the vertical extent of the ash plumes, we can get a better idea of where it is moving and, coupled with those wind profiles, we can let folks know where exactly the ash is going to go and where the S02 is going to go."

She said the National Weather Service does issue special weather statements with one that's running at all times for any sort of trace of ash fall that may be affecting the area. "Once the ashfall accumulation reaches above a trace but below one quarter of an inch, we will issue an ash fall advisory. Once the ash gets above a quarter inch, we will issue an ash fall warning."

The National Weather Service reports can be found on its website at weather.gov and NOAA Weather Radio at nws.noaa.gov/nwr.

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Photo from 7 a.m. helicopter overflight, hovering offshore and looking up the flowfront. Nearly all of the front was active and advancing and spreading;
advance rates were estimated at an average of 250 feet/hour (76 m/hr), and as of 5:45 p.m. the flow was 245 yards from the ocean. USGS photo

A HALF MILE WIDE FRONT OF LAVA CLOSED IN ON KAPOHO BAY this evening along its devastating path through farms and homes yesterday and today. "Lava is advancing along a 0.5-mile-wide front towards the ocean at Kapoho Bay between Kapoho Beach Road and Kapoho Kai Drive. As of 5:45 PM HST, the lava flow was about 245 yards from the ocean at its closest approach point," reported Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory. At sunset the lava was plowing through houses near the shoreline. See Ikaika Marzo's video from a helicopter.

As Fissure 8 lava flowed into Green Lake, the lake water boiled away,
sending a white plume high into the sky. USGS photo

Brian Shiro, a seismologist with USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory, gave an update on the activity in the Lower East Rift Zone this morning, saying “vigorous” flow from Fissure 8 is supplying a flow front.
Shiro gave a possible answer for much-lowered seismicity in the active lava flow areas in lower Puna where there was a 6.9 magnitude in May. “We think the conduit is open, lava is flowing freely, and it doesn’t need to break the rock, to make earthquakes, down there much anymore.”
Shiro confirmed the plume of steam seen yesterday, June 2, at Green Lake was lava encountering then vaporizing the water in the lake. Scientists cannot say how much lava is in Green Lake, since it is not safe to go into the area. Without an estimate of the previous water depth, he said, Green Lake was “known to be deep.”

Another angle from the 7 a.m. overflight June 3. USGS photo

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HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK RANGERS ADD ANOTHER LOCATION TO SHARE PARK INFORMATION beginning June 3. Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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CHAIN OF CRATERS EMERGENCY-ONLY EVACUATION ROAD has been cleared of the older-flow lava that was covering it, but the crews still need to roll out the road, to improve the surface. Jessica Ferracane of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park wants to emphasize this is not a road that will be open to the public; it is a one-way-out-only emergency exit.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Pancake Breakfast & Raffle, Sat, Jun 9, 8-11am, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat & Sun, Jun 9 & 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO

Kāwā Volunteer Day, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30am, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org

Zentangle: Stacks and Dangle Designs for a Dr. Seuss-Inspired Whimsical Garden, Sat, Jun 9, 10-1pm, $30/VAC Member, $35/non-Member, $10 supply fee. Basic knowledge of Zentangle recommended by not required. Register at volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222.

CANCELLED: Jazz in the Forest Concert, Sat, Jun 9. The July concert is also cancelled. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sun, Jun 10 & 24, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ‘ōhi‘a tree and its flower on this free, easy, one-mile walk. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Meet Candidate Raina Whiting, candidate for state Rep., Dist. 3. Thu, June 10, 2-3:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop, upper pavilion. Bring prepared, written questions for the candidate. Light refreshments provided. Questions? Ezmerelda5@gmail.com, mgw1955@gmail.com, voteRaina.com

NEW & UPCOMING

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ADVOCATS, INC., OFFERS FREE CAT SPAY AND NEUTERING on Wednesday, June 6, from 7 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Ocean View Community Center announces Ocean View Community Association. For more, visit advocatshawaii.org, or call 895-9283. For more about Ocean View Community Association, visit ovcahi.org.

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ONGOING

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will take sign-ups in Kaʻū, through Jun 29 (closed Jun 11).
In Nā’ālehu, it will take place at the Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263.
In Ocean View, it will take place at Ocean View Community Center, Mon and Tue, 8-1pm.
In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through Jul 14, statewide & online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, & adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. Call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

Tūtū and Me Offers Home Visits to those with keiki zero to five years old: home visits to aid with helpful parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Home visits are free, last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, for a total of 12 visits, and snacks are provided. For info and to register, call Linda Bong 464-9634.

Volcano Forest Runs Registration Open through Friday, Aug 17, at 6 p.m. Half marathon $85, 10K $45, 5K $30. Registration increases Aug. 1: half marathon to $95, 10K to $55, and 5K to $35. Race is run from Cooper Center on Wright Road in Volcano Village on Saturday, August 18.

5th annual Ka‘ū Coffee Trail Run registration open. Race day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka‘ū Coffee Mill. Register online before Mon, July 9: 5K, $25/person; 10K, $35/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $45/person. From July 9 to Aug 11: $30/person, $40/person, and $45/person, respectively. From Aug 13 to Sept 20: $35/person, $45/person, and $55/person. Race day registration ends Sat, Sept 22, at 6:30 a.m. Event organizers, ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou; start location, Ka‘ū Coffee Mill.

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Lava continues to take out homes, fishponds, the reef at Kapoho.Image from Ikaika Marzo/Big Island Video News

LAVA POURS INTO KAPOHO BAY AS IT DESTROYS MORE FARMS, HOMES AND BEACH HOUSES. At 6 p.m., Hawai`i County Civil Defense reported that lava "is filling in Kapoho Bay. The ocean entry is sending a large laze plume into the air along the coastline." In addition to homes and farms, the lava is taking out walled fishponds, a snorkeling area, the reef and tidepools.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported today on vigorous lava eruptions continuing on the East Rift Zone. Fissure 8 in the Leailani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens area is very active, fountaining and producing a large channelized flow down to Kapoho Bay, as well as burning, crushing and paving more inland homes, farms and wildlife areas.

Overflight photograph at approximately 6:13 a.m. this morning shows the
lava flow originating from Fissure 8 entering Kapoho Bay. The ocean entry
began yesterday evening. USGS photo

HVO reported at 5:30 p.m., "As of late afternoon the lava entry into Kapoho Bay had built a delta extending approximately 700 yards into the bay. A laze plume is blowing inland from the ocean entry but dissipating quickly. The lava flow front is about 600 yards wide. A lava breakout was also occurring upslope of the Kapoho cone cinder pit but stalled about 300 yards southeast of the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Cinder Road.
"Pele's hair and other lightweight volcanic glass from high fountaining of Fissure 8 are falling downwind of the fissure and accumulating on the ground within Leilani Estates. Winds may waft lighter particles to greater distances. Residents are urged to minimize exposure to these volcanic particles, which can cause skin and eye irritation similar to volcanic ash."

See video from the helicopter overflight on June 4,showing lava inundating
Kapoho Bay. USGS Video

HVO field crews are on site tracking the fountains, lava flows, and spattering from multiple fissures as conditions allow and are reporting information to Hawai'i County Civil Defense. See the most recent map of lava flows.
The area covered by lava reached about 20 square kilometers, equalling 5,000 acres, HVO reported.
Civil Defense director Talmadge Magno said there are about 500 houses in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland and that most of the impact so far in on the Beach Lots. Before the lava flowed into Kapoho Beach Lots, he said, 117 houses were taken out in the mauka farms lands.

See more video from the helicopter overflight on June 4,
showing lava inundating Kapoho Bay. USGS Video

An eruption community information meeting will be held at the Pahoa High School cafeteria tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5 at p.m.

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EARTHQUAKES, ASH, AND UNPREDICTABILITY prevent reopening of the most popular areas of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, as it approaches the fourth week of closure of two-thirds of the park.

A record number of earthquakes, some of them damaging, corrosive volcanic ash, and continuing explosions from Halema‘uma‘u, the summit crater of Kīlauea Volcano, are keeping the park closed, said a statement issued from Hawai`i Volcanoes today.

The arch at the bottom of Chain of Craters Road is cracked on its mauka side. It is one of the many popular
attractions at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park that are off limits until seismicity and explosive eruptions
decline, and the park facilities deemed safe for the public. NPS photo

“We understand and commiserate with our community and visitors about the prolonged closure, Kīlaueasection of the park as long as these very unpredictable dangers threaten the safety of park staff and visitors,” said Park Superintendent Cindy Orlando. “Unlike lava, which you can see coming and avoid, we cannot see or predict earthquakes, nor can we foresee a summit explosion, but both threats continue,” she said.
but we cannot provide safe access to the

Ash and a crack in the popular plaza that overlooks Halema`uma`u
Crater outside Jaggar Museum. NPS Photo

What is visible throughout the park is ash and earthquake damage, states the release. Layers of acidic volcanic ash coat picnic tables, roads and overlooks, and ash has caused poor visibility on Highway 11, creating dangerous driving conditions at times. Hundreds of shallow earthquakes beneath the summit of Kīlaueahave damaged at least three park buildings, fractured park roads, and snapped water lines. On Sunday, June 3, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake rattled the summit area at 3:50 p.m., cracking the overlook deck at JaggarMuseum. Over the weekend, the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported more than 500 earthquakes in a 24-hour period – the most ever measured by HVO scientists.

In addition, the park remains without running water. Newly formed earth cracks observed near Hōlei Sea Arch on a recent overflight concern park officials. Crater Rim Drive and Hilina Pali Road near Kulanaokuaiki Campground are impassable in places.

Although U.S Geological Survey aerial footage last week revealed that the former eruption site (unofficially called the “overlook vent”) within Halema‘uma‘u appears to be plugged with rock and other volcanic debris, explosions and resulting ash fall continue. The vent expanded from about 12 acres to more than 100 acres in May, following the ongoing explosions and collapses.

“Unfortunately, there’s no way to tell when we can reopen the Kīlaueasection of Hawai‘i VolcanoesNational Park. We’ll only reopen when it is safe to do so, and we will need time to assess, make repairs and clean up,” the Superintendent said. “In the meantime, we ask for your understanding and support.”

The waterline into the Kilauea unit of Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park
is under repair, after earthquakes. NPS Photo

Although two-thirds of the park has been closed since May 11, everyone is invited to visit the park’s Kahuku Unit, located an hour south of the main entrance on Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5. The Kahuku Unit is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but can be impacted by poor air quality depending on wind direction. Park rangers are also serving visitors and the community at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in downtown Hilo Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and starting Mon., June 4, will be on site at the Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rangers are also at the Hilo Airport most days, and at the Naniloa Hotel Sundays and Mondays to answer questions about the park and current eruption conditions.

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KILAUEA SUMMIT EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN LOW SINCE the explosive eruption on Sunday, but is slowly increasing, reported Hawaiian Volcano Observatory in its 6 p.m. update.
"Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halema`uma`u continues in response to persistent subsidence. We expect that earthquake rates may increase in the coming hours to days and culminate in another small explosion, following the pattern of the past few weeks."

Many cracks will require much repair of roads within Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.
NPS Photo

HVO reported that over the last week, "sulfur dioxide passively degassing from the volcano's summit has decreased, but emission rates remain high enough to impact air quality in downwind regions. Additional bursts of gas released with intermittent explosive activity are also transported downwind and may temporarily affect air quality as well." For forecasts of where ash would fall under forecast wind conditions, consult the Ash3D model .

DESPITE PREDICTIONS OF ASHFALL in Pāhala and farther into Kaʻū, the air remained good for S02 for most of yesterday and today. Ocean View and Volcano air were also without
S02 problems today. As of 8:30 p.m., Ocean View and Kona were rated unhealthy for sensitive groups in the measurement of particulates. Pahala was rated moderate.

MEETINGS ON ASH AND SO2 WILL BE HELD at Cooper Center in Volcano Village on Thursday, June 7 at 7 p.m. The location is at 19-4030 Wright Road. An Ocean View meeting will be held on Thursday, June 14 at 5:30 p.m.. The location is at Ocean View Community Center
92-8924 Leilani Circle Ocean View. The meetings will bring together health, science and Civil Defense officials to meet with the public.

Halemaʻumaʻu Overlook Vent, Wide Angle, from Hawaiian Volcanoes

Observatory Observation Tower, June 4, 4:42 p.m. USGS photo

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CITIZEN SCIENCE IS WANTED TO HELP STUDY ASH from Kīlauea Volcano, said David Danby, who works with USGS, specializing in ash and vog emissions and impacts. He gave a presentation at last Wednesday's meeting of health, science and Civil Defense officials in Pāhala.

"What we do when you experience ash fall is try to collect it, and take it back to the lab to analyze it and see what kind of danger it poses to the community," said Danby. "This usually takes two different paths. The first is to see whether or not there is material you can breathe in. Because not everything that comes out the summit and deposits here in the community is respirable, something that you can breath in." In the lab, the scientists determines whether the ash presents any respiratory hazards.

Volcanic ash covers Highway 11 near Namakani-Pio Campground, about
4 miles east of Volcano Village. Photo by Rachel Baker

When ashfall begins, he said, as quickly as possible, USGS wants to analyze what sort of impact the ash can have in the environments and on water supplies. "When ash is erupted and gets deposited in the environment or in water, it can release elements, like dissolving salt in water. When it does that, it can change the chemistry of whatever it falls on, the soil, crops, drinking water."

He said the USGS analysis attempts "to make sure we can provide appropriate advice in terms of covering water supplies. Working on best practices in agriculture, including protecting livestock health, is another goal."

Inviting the public to collect ash samples, said that "Citizen science is a big part of what we do. Would love Kaʻū residents to collect ash samples." He said there is a platform for collecting and volunteers can go online to learn more. He said citizens can help by "You collecting a sample of ash on a clean service and passing it our way and we will analyze it and get all the information to share back with the community."

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TUESDAY, JUNE 5
Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue/Wed, Jun 5 (Committees)/6 (Council), Hilo. Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

AdvoCATS, Wed, Jun 6, 7-5pm, Ocean View Community Center. Free Cat Spay & Neuter Clinic. 895-9283, advocatshawaii.org

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Pancake Breakfast & Raffle, Sat, Jun 9, 8-11am, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Kāwā Volunteer Day, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30am, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org

CANCELLED: Jazz in the Forest Concert, Sat, Jun 9. The July concert is also cancelled. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

Stained Glass Basics II, Sun, Jun 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sun, Jun 10 & 24, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ‘ōhi‘a tree and its flower on this free, easy, one-mile walk. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Meet Candidate Raina Whiting, candidate for state Rep., Dist. 3. Sun, June 10, 2-3:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop, upper pavilion. Bring prepared, written questions for the candidate. Light refreshments provided. Questions? Ezmerelda5@gmail.com, mgw1955@gmail.com, voteRaina.com

NEW & UPCOMING

NĀ MAMO O KĀWĀ HOSTS A VOLUNTEER DAY AT KĀWĀ on Saturday, June 9, starting at 9:30 a.m. For more information, visit nmok.org. To sign up, contact James Akau by calling 561-9111 or jakau@nmok.org.

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ONGOING

Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

Tūtū and Me Offers Home Visits to those with keiki zero to five years old: home visits to aid with helpful parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Home visits are free, last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, for a total of 12 visits, and snacks are provided. For info and to register, call Linda Bong 464-9634.

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As of the morning of June 5, the fissure 8 lava flow front had completely filled Kapoho Bay. USGS photo

ALMOST ALL HOMES IN KAPOHO BEACH LOTS AND VACATIONLAND ARE GONE, as many as 500 houses claimed by lava that took tidepools, fishponds and Kapoho Bay, abundant with turtles. Madame Pele claimed them yesterday evening through today, filling Kapoho Bay with a pavement of lava rising 20 to 30 feet above sea level, extending more than .8 miles from shore. Gone are Champaigne Pond and many swimming areas surrounded by rock walls. Gone is the Marine Life Conservation District called Wai‘ōpae Tidepools, an important area for coral and juvenile fish.

Laze filled coastal waters off Kapho today.
Image from Ikaika Marzo's facebook

Gone is Green Lake, the Wai O Pele - water of the volcano goddess- filled with lava that also covered surrounding farms.

Mayor Harry Kim met with community members this evening at the nearby Pahoa Community Center and said he will attempt to put displaced people in homes as soon as possible. His own home in Kapoho was widely reported as lost today, but his home has so far been spared.
County Civil Defense Director Talmadge Magno described the lava that took Kapoho as "a flood."
Boat captain Ikaika Marzo and reporter Mileka Lincoln described on facebook many dead fish and some dead sea turtles in the waters off the lava-filled bay during their ocean trip to Kapoho today. They also talked about the dangers of getting close to the laze, which forms as lava interacts with the water creating an acid gas.
Gov. David Ige signed today a second supplemental emergency proclamation adding housing and law-enforcement provisions "to ensure the health and safety of the people who have been most affected by the ongoing Kīlauea eruption," said a statement from his office.

"The lava flow has expanded and overrun more communities as it's advanced, and earthquakes continue to rock the area. Hundreds of structures have been destroyed, including residential homes. I'm working closely with Mayor Kim and FEMA to develop a housing plan, and this supplemental proclamation gives the county more options for suitable shelters and rapid rehousing efforts," said Ige.
The second supplemental proclamation permits the governor and/or mayor to take the following actions with respect to housing: Establish guidelines for providing accommodations and shelter;

Homes went up in flames, igniting from extreme heat of lava on the Kapoho shoreline.
Photo by Bruce Omori, from Ikaika Marzo's facebook and Extreme Exposure Gallery.

identify county, state, and private locations and facilities suitable for use as shelters; provide for relocation and rehabilitation for disaster victims; and make state lands available for housing.
"As the size of the affected area has grown, so have the challenges of keeping the residents and their property safe. We've had people who refuse to comply with officials who are trying to control access into extremely hazardous areas, putting themselves and our first responders at risk. The combined federal, state and county efforts are focused on the health and safety of our community. The emergency rules we are adopting will increase criminal penalties for those who do not obey emergency officials," said the governor.
The second supplemental proclamation also sets criminal penalties for those violating emergency rules, including: Interfering with emergency personnel; failing to comply with reasonable directions of emergency personnel; failing to evacuate; and violating curfew. The emergency rules also prohibit the operation of drones in the incident area.
An estimated 401 evacuees in lower Puna are staying in two Red Cross shelters. The Red Cross will begin case work with evacuees this week. The Keaʻau Armory shelter is at capacity.

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Possible slow down at Fissure 8, which is responsible for the destruction
of Kapoho, is shown by lower lava fountains. USGS photo

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KĪLAUEA SUMMIT EXPLOSIONS MAY HAVE A PATTERN, says Wes Thelen, seismologist at USGS. He gave the example of today's seismic acivity, with several hours of frequent earthquakes leading to one with a 5.5 magnitude, followed by an ash explosion in Halema`uma`u Crater. While the ash reached 5,000 feet in altitude, most of it fell near the crater.
After today's explosion, earthquake activity “diminished significantly,” said Thelen, “which is consistent with the pattern we have seen over the last couple of weeks. Deflation at the summit continues; if the current pattern holds, we should expect increased earthquake activity to lead to another explosion in the next 24 to 48 hours.” Thelen said those in the “immediate vicinity” of the summit should expect to feel many of these earthquakes.
A similar pattern occurred in 1924 before Halema`uma`u Crater settled down.

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Gov. David Ige spoke to those assembled on Monday, as he signed

three bills that aim Hawaiʻi toward a goal of carbon net

neutrality by 2045. Photo from Wayne Yoshikoa/HPR

A CARBON-NEUTRAL HAWAIʻI BY 2045 is the goal of three bills signed into law by Gov. David Ige Monday, June 4. Carbon net neutrality for the state will arrive in three forms:

- House Bill 1986will create a program to use carbon credits. These will be used by companies, such as airlines, to offset the carbon footprint made by airplanes delivering things like goods and people to and from the islands. The credits will go to fund projects like planting native plants.

- House Bill 2106 will require the Environmental Council to adopt and maintain rules for environmental assessments that reflect best available scientific data regarding sea level rise.

- House Bill 2182will work to a goal of a zero-emissions clean economy.

Ige stated at the signing: “We do have net-zero vehicles today and so, we are making progress. The counties have all committed to carbon neutral kinds of transportation future. Air transportation is one area that we are not making the kind of progress that we are in others. And, so, they definitely will not be able to help with our efforts on climate change, other than investing in projects that increase carbon sequestration or really, really reduce greenhouse gases.”

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FUNDING THE PROPOSED NĀʻĀLEHU WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT COMES BEFORE THE COUNTY COUNCIL in its CIP budget meeting tomorrow, June 6. The proposed plant location is next to Nāʻālehu Elementary School. The public is invited to attend or give testimony via videoconference at the Nāʻālehu State Office Building, starting at 9 a.m.The last council meeting drew several testifiers speaking against the plant, including Nāʻālehu Elementary School Principal Darlene Javar.

Sandy Demoruelle, of Nāʻālehu, is campaigning for the county to move the location away from the school. She is also urging the county to consider putting in a septic system, which she contends will be less costly to taxpayers on the island. The county, working with the state Department of Health and EPA, decided to change from septic system plans to a newer design for wastewater treatment: a lagoon treatment system with water, oxygen, microbes, plants and trees processing the wastewater.

Read more on the proposed plant in past Kaʻū News Briefs.

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THREE SCIENTISTS WITH RESEARCH APPLYING TO KAʻŪ have been chosen for National Public Radio's Science Friday interviews.

Dr. Alison Greggor works near Volcano Village at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center. She is focused on reintroducing the ʻAlalā (Hawaiian crow) to the wild;

Dr. Greg Asner, a Stanford University professor and staff scientist with the Carnegie Institution for Science, applied the technology of the Carnegie Airborne Observatory to mapping Hawaiʻi's ʻōhiʻa forests, with much of it in Kaʻū;
Dr. Lisa Keith is the lead researcher at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service on Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, which is damaging Kaʻū native forests.

Ready with her skateboard at the Kahuku county park.
Photo from Kevin Aicorn

The Science Friday radio show interviews by Ira Flatlow, with entertainment by Makana and Red Water Trio, will take place on Saturday, July 7, at Kahilo Theatere in Kamuela at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are at bit.ly/scifrihi. The purchase of a ticket also entitles the purchaser to a one-year membership in Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Funds raised by the event will support HPR, which serves Kaʻū through KAHU 91.3 and KANO 89.1.

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OCEAN VIEW SKATEBOARD SESSIONS will be held on Saturday, June 23, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the county’s Kukuhu Park basketball courts. Organizer Travis Aicorn said that all ages are welcome to “show the need for a real community skatepark for the youth of Ocean View.”
Aicorn said that parents must register minors from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and sign a waiver. A $1 million liability insurance policy has been provided by the Surfrider Foundation, he said. The sponsor is Pueo Skate, LLC.
Organizers ask that families back a lunch and bring water. For more information, call Aicorn at 808-494-5192 or contact him through grindcurbs@yahoo.com

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THURSDAY, JUNE 7
Kona Vet Center visits to Ocean View Community Center are Suspended until further notice. Veterans may call 329-0574 for VA benefit information. ovcahi.org

Ocean View Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Thu, Jun 7, 6-7pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Meeting on Ash and SO2 will be held at Cooper Center in Volcano Village on Thursday, June 7, at 7 p.m., 19-4030 Wright Road. The meeting will bring together health, science, and Civil Defense officials to meet with the public.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Pancake Breakfast & Raffle, Sat, Jun 9, 8-11am, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Hi‘iaka & Pele, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO

Kāwā Volunteer Day, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30am, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org

CANCELLED: Jazz in the Forest Concert, Sat, Jun 9. The July concert is also cancelled. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sun, Jun 10 & 24, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ‘ōhi‘a tree and its flower on this free, easy, one-mile walk. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Meet Candidate Raina Whiting, candidate for state Rep., Dist. 3. Sun, June 10, 2-3:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop, upper pavilion. Bring prepared, written questions for the candidate. Light refreshments provided. Questions? Ezmerelda5@gmail.com, mgw1955@gmail.com, voteRaina.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, Jun 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

C.E.R.T. Discovery Harbour/Nā‘ālehu, Tue, Jun 12, 4-6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Public invited to see what Community Emergency Response Team is about, and participate in training scenarios. Dina Shisler, dinashisler24@yahoo.com, 410-935-8087

NEW & UPCOMING

Kumu hula Manaiakalani Kalua is featured at Hula Voices on Thursday, June 7.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org

HULA VOICES FEATURING MANAIAKALANI KALUA will take place on Thursday, June 7, at Volcano Art Center’s Niʻaulani Campus location in Volcano Village. Kumu hula Kalua joins moderator Desiree Moana Cruz.
Kumu Kalua, born and raised in Keaukaha, graduated from Kamehameha School in 1996 and received a BA in Hawaiian Studies in 2002 from Ka Haka ‘Ula ‘o Ke‘elikolani at UH Hilo. He has been an instructor at Hawaiʻi Community College in the Hawaiian Life Styles-program, since 2003. His hālau, Akaunu, opened in 2012 and is closely tied to the traditions of UNUKUPUKUPU and Hālau O Kekuhi.
Each month, Hula Voices presents an intimate “talk story” session with Hawai‘i Island’s hula practitioners, as they share their hula genealogy, traditions, protocols and experiences. These free, educational offerings occur regularly on the first Thursday of each month, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Volcano Art Center’s Niʻaulani Campus location in Volcano Village, until Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park reopens.

Hula Voices is supported in part by a grant from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, the County of Hawaiʻi Department of Research and Development, and individual funding from members of the Volcano Art Center’s ʻohana. See more at volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.

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ONGOING
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will take sign-ups in Kaʻū, through Jun 29 (closed Jun 11).
In Nā’ālehu, it will take place at the Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263.
In Ocean View, it will take place at Ocean View Community Center, Mon and Tue (except Mon, June 11), 8-4:30pm.
In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

“Libraries Rock” Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through Jul 14, statewide & online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, & adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

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Halemaʻumaʻu vent widens, with her sides falling in, unsupported by the lava lake that has subsided, possibly leading to a quieter time at the
summit, with intermittent release of ash and rock. At left is the old Overlook parking area, closed in 2008 after rocks came flying out of the crater.
See story below. See USGS aerial video from June 5.

MAYOR HARRY KIM REMEMBERED Kapoho and Waiʻōpae Tidepools, the marine preserve area, on Tuesday night, after learning he lost his home next to it. During a community meeting in Pāhoa, addressing many who lost their homes to Pele in recent weeks, he told his Kapoho story.

He said back in 1971, "I wanted a piece of Puna... Some place where I could just sit by the water." Kim said he had to borrow $5,000 to buy it. "It sounds like nothing now, but it was all I had. I bought it cause I wanted to be next to the Waiʻōpae ponds."

He said the land "was a lousy lot, but that's all I could afford. The pond in front of me, which you call Waiʻōpae (water of shrimp), now, with the beautiful coral outside, was what was called Mullet Pond. ...Why do we call it Mullet Pond? Because the water was murky and muddy; because there was no circulation.

Wai Opae Tidepools and homes before lava took them this week.
Photo from Trip Advisor

"That was 1971. Then came that very horrendous day of 1975 - huge earthquake, so the whole area sank about two and a half feet. And that's why we had the Waiʻōpae ponds. And it's the truth. The mud water was flushed out within a couple of months. And within a few months after that, different fish. A few months after that, the coral started to come in. So sometimes you just don't know what the future holds. But sometimes it just makes it better."

The mayor said his memories of the place were "just words," and "with great sadness," he talked of the many people he knows from Kapoho, those who came there with nothing and built a life and businesses they have lost. Kim said, "I know how it hurts inside" and that he wants to "go from there and do what we can do."

"We have to bring some glimmer of light out there in this very, very sad time," said the mayor. Kim said he invited the governor to come here, and he talked to the head of FEMA. He said there is bureaucracy "of what we have to do to get there because we are dealing with the federal public laws." He said there is the work of qualifying for programs. "We'll go for it; I have the commitment of FEMA, I have the commitment of the governor, that we will use every single avenue of every single thing we can get our hands on to develop programs that will include shelter, a community to build.

Mayor Harry Kim talks about loss and renewal at meeting with
many who lost their homes in lower Puna. Photo by David Corrigan
See the Mayor's message at Big Island Video News.

"I ask for your trust in us that we will do this. The governor will be here on Thursday, making a public statement with the FEMA head to say we will work as a team," said Kim.

Kim reviewed other disasters that have challenged Hawaiʻi Island residents who have come back from them. He gave the example of two successful Hilo families and businesses - Hilo Products, which distributes fruits, vegetables, and other food products, and Cafe 100. Both were wiped out in the 1946 and 1960 tsunamis, losing family members. The mayor called both tragedies sad, but said they persevered and came back to be very strong family businesses today.

The mayor said, "In the darkest of times I ask you to stick with us, together, all of us as a community. If we have the will, we will make it better... Hang in people, we'll get it done."

Civil Defense and Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory confirmed today that Waiʻōpae is buried by lava, as is all of Vacationland and most of Kapoho Beach lots, with new land extending some .8 mile out into the ocean.
See the mayor's full message on Big Island Video News.

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Collapsing Halemaʻumaʻu Crater in a Hawaiian Volcano
Observatory aerial video. See USGS video

THE PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF HALEMAʻUMAʻU CRATER at the summit of Kīlauea is shown in aerial video by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, of the U.S. Geological Service. Captured on Tuesday, June 5, it shows the old Overlook parking area, which was closed in 2008. It also shows the site of the former lava lake - now a deep hole piled with wall-rock rubble. The western portion of Halemaʻumaʻu has moved down and toward the center of the crater in recent weeks, as new cracks form on the caldera floor to the west. The summit is still subsiding due to withdrawal of magma towards the East Rift Zone. See USGS video.

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Halemaʻumaʻu is livestream 24/7, from the camera on
the Jaggar Museum tower. See YouTube.

A LIVE STREAM OF HALEMAʻUMAʻU CRATER is on YouTube 24 hours a day. It was launched on YouTube Tuesday, June 5, by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It's the streaming of the camera on the observation tower at Jaggar Museum inside Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. It can be used to see, during daylight, whether ash is rising out of the crater after earthquakes at the summit, and how much steam is wafting from the crater.
The stream allows viewers to go back from the present time of streaming at will. It shows, starting around 4:06 p.m., emission changes that happened before and after the 4:07 p.m. 5.4-magnitude earthquake today, June 6, which sent a plume of ash 10,000 feet up. See YouTube.
The air quality in all monitored locations showed as good today and this evening, despite the threatened ashfall.

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IMAGES FROM SPACE SHOW LAVA FLOWS IN LOWER PUNA. Hawaiian Volcano Observatory issued a statement today, saying, "We are grateful to our colleagues and partners at space agencies worldwide for their help in better tracking activity at Kīlauea."
The International Charter for Space and Major Disasters is a means for space agencies around the world to help with disaster monitoring by providing satellite data to responders and scientists on the ground. The charter was invoked for recent eruptive activity at Kīlauea, and numerous space agencies are providing satellite imagery that HVO scientists are using to help evaluate eruptive activity. In the example below, high-resolution radar data from the German TerraSAR-X satellite acquired on June 2 (left) and from the Canadian RADARSAT-2 satellite on June 4 (right) show the area of the fissure 8 lava flow, which appears as a darkened area in both images, HVO reports. See more on the USGS Kīlauea site.

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KAʻŪ AND VOLCANO FARMS, RANCHES, ACCOMMODATIONS, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL and other business owners affected by the volcano disaster are encouraged to send in a form to the County Department of Research & Development by June 8.
County Department of Research & Development Director Dianne Ley and Deputy Director Ron Whitmore are helping to compile a 2018 Kīlauea Eruption Event-Preliminary Damage Assessment Report for businesses, including those outside of lower Puna. It will support the process of assessing overall impact and subsequent determination of possible federal recovery resources for Hawaiʻi Island.

Example of the fillable PDF business owners can fill out to
help Hawaiʻi Island get assessed for possible federal
recovery resources for the eruption effects. Form from
County Dept. of Research & Development

"Business owners who have experienced financial losses or other negative impacts either directly or indirectly because of the current eruptive phase of Kīlaeua Volcano," are asked to report their situation, says a letter to business owners from the county.
Impacts may include but are not necessarily limited to lava inundation; damages due to volcanic gases, ash, or Pele's hair; required relocation; cancellation of visitor night stays and other services, or loss of sales."
See the simple, fillable PDF form at http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/edoc
/93607/RD-Preliminary-Disaster-Damage-Assessment-Memo-and-Form-060618.pdf, or toward top of front page at the County Research & Development website.

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HEADLINES GENERALIZING THE PUNA LAVA TRAGEDY TO THE WHOLE ISLAND are making it difficult for accommodations, activity, restaurant, and other visitor-dependent businesses to keep their income and their employees.
A New York Times Headline on June 5 said, “Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Wants Tourists to Stay Away from Volcano." It was taken from her statements about discouraging visitors from visiting the area where the lava is flowing and people evacuating. “We don’t recommend and actually discourage tourists from visiting the active volcano area. Resources are strained. First responders — police, fire, civil defense and the National Guard — are focused on evacuations and keeping residents safe. The situation is continually changing and evolving. Now is not the time for tourists to blanket the area,” said Gabbard, referring to lower Puna.

Ash in plumes from Halemaʻumaʻu is not toxic; it is
pulverized rock, rising about endangered Nene geese.
Photo by Vijaysai Patnaik

Volcano Winery, Kīlauea Lodge, and other restaurants, along with Ira Ono's Gallery, Volcano Art Center, general stores, and many accommodations are open in Volcano Village. Many managers of these businesses say that foot traffic and reservations are in steep decline because people have been scared away.

Some headlines also use inaccurate terms. “Kīlauea lava destroys hundreds of homes as explosion spews toxic ash a mile high” announced Fox News on June 6. The location of the tragedy of lost homes is far away from the the crater spewing the ash, which is not toxic; made of pulverized rock that can be irritating. Halemaʻumaʻu Crater is inside the area of the park that is closed to the public during the current volcano activity.

Some headlines tell of history, without current information. “Hawaii volcano eruption: USAF could be called in to BOMB Mount Kilauea to divert lava” states the UK publication Express on June 6. The article says bombing was tried several times during past eruptions on Hawaiʻi Island, and was once successful in 1942, but there is no proof that it was successful, nor proof of any plan to bomb the volcano these days.
Pacific Business News ran a headline on Monday, saying “Earthquake at Kilauea volcano summit shakes Hawaii's Big Island, sends ash 8,000 feet high,” when it was only felt around Halemaʻumaʻu Crater and not the rest of the island. The shallow earthquakewas not in Pāhala, only 28 miles away.

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KDEN's 16th Birthday Celebration, Fri, June 8, 6-8 p.m., at Amalfatano's Italian Restaurant. Tickets are $20, which includes an Italian buffet. There will be a raffle for orchid plants and chocolate tortes, and a live auction for a dinner for 6 at a location of the winner's choice. Call 982-7344 or email kden73@aol.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Pancake Breakfast & Raffle, Sat, Jun 9, 8-11am, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Kāwā Volunteer Day, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30am, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org

CANCELLED: Jazz in the Forest Concert, Sat, Jun 9. The July concert is also cancelled. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

Meet Candidate Raina Whiting, candidate for state Rep., Dist. 3. Sun, June 10, 2-3:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop, upper pavilion. Bring prepared, written questions for the candidate. Light refreshments provided. Questions? Ezmerelda5@gmail.com, mgw1955@gmail.com, voteRaina.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, Jun 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

A Dr. Zuess inspired whimsical garden Zentangle art class is offered Saturday, June 9.
Image from volcanoartcenter.org

NEW & UPCOMING
ZENTANGLE: STACKS AND DANGLE DESIGNS FOR A DR. ZUESS INSPIRED WHIMSICAL GARDEN takes place Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Lois and Earl Stokes, announces Volcano Art Center.
“What is down goes up…What is up goes down…watch your whimsical garden grow as you explore stacks and dangles,” states the event description. In this class, participants practice modifying tangle patterns to create whimsical garden features inspired by Dr. Seuss.
Zentangle is an “easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images” by drawing structured patterns. It is the repetitive nature of these patterns that “brings us into a state of relaxed focus that some call meditation.”
A basic knowledge of Zentangle is recommended but not required. The class fee is $30 per VAC Member, or $35 per non-Member, plus a $10 supply fee. Register online at volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222 for more information. Classes held at

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In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

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Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

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Lava river to Kapoho from Fissure 8 in Leilani, the image taken in an overflight this morning. USGS photo

AS THE TOLL GROWS TO 600 HOMES DESTROYED, THE GOVERNOR BROUGHT A $12 MILLION pledge to Hawaiʻi County on Thursday to help with emergency services and recovery efforts during the ongoing Kīlauea Volcano disaster. In five weeks, the county alone spent $3 million, said Mayor Harry Kim. The governor said the money is the first of more to come.

During a press conference in Hilo, Gov. David Ige described the volume of lava that keeps pouring from fissure 8 in Leilani Estates. "It certainly has escalated the impact and devastation of the area," he said, referring to the farms and homes lost from Leilani to Kapoho and Vacationland.

Aerial flight shows Kapoho Bay filled with lava and a few houses remaining on its north
end as lava approached them. Approximately 600 houses are believed to have
been taken by the lava flow. USGS Photo

Mayor Harry Kim repeated his expressions of sadness and hope that he relayed last night when meeting with victims of the lava. He remembered the 1990 lava flows that took out Kalapana homes, beaches, parks, and surf spots, where native "Hawaiians for generations, overnight - they lost everything."

He noted that just three days ago not one home in Vacationland, where he lost his house, "was affected not even under threat." He said the shocking fact for him was that he got a call in middle of night that lava was flowing 800 yards an hour, "almost a water type flow, unbelievable." People fled, some with very little with them. "Remember 'home' is a word. I am talking about 600 families."

Kim again promised to cut through county, state, and federal bureaucracy to recover from this disaster. Both he and the governor talked about building a "new community."

The governor brought up the question of whether people should live "in certain places." Both he and the mayor inferred that perhaps homes should not be located in the active rift zone of the volcano. Both mentioned their concern for ranchers and farmers, and how to help them rebuild their businesses and perhaps relocate.

Video Documents Laze and New Land a Mile Long Out of Kapoho Bay
Beginning on June 3, lava from fissure 8 entered the ocean at Kapoho Bay. By June 6, lava
had completely filled Kapoho Bay and built a delta that now extends over a mile from
shore. A helicopter overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone on June 6,
around 5 p.m., documented lava-seawater interactions at the ocean entry and formation
of a white plume called laze. Lava entering the ocean builds a platform of new land
known as a lava delta. This new land appears stable, but hides a foundation of loose
rubble that can collapse into the ocean. See the USGS video.

Ige said he has never seen such a committed group of people - federal, state, and county - responding to a crisis, "putting the community first," 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for more than a month. He said the $12 million comes from savings in the state budget, and that the Memorandum of Understanding to provide it soon is "just a start to move the recovery and repair process forward." He noted that Sen. Russell Ruderman and Sen. Kai Kahele also asked for his help.

The mayor called it a "tangible hope that we will find ways to make it better."

Regarding the immediate need for housing, Kim said he is working with churches to get the community involved for shelter, mid-term, long-term, and "hopefully a permanent community."

Also on hand was Willie Nunn, Federal Coordinating Officer for FEMA. He said FEMA is particularly good at bringing in technical help, which it did to protect the public when the Puna Geothermal Venture plant was threatened and partially covered with lava. In addition, FEMA is helping with air quality assessments and planning for temporary housing. Up to 45 FEMA workers were brought in for technical assistance for all aspects of the disaster. Fifteen are on island as incident managers.

FEMA Coordinating Officer Willie Nunn, Mayor Harry Kim, and Gov. David Ige said they
will work as a team to cut through red tape and provide a recovery program for the disaster.
Image from Hawaiʻi News Now. See Press Conference

When asked about help with promoting tourism to bring back the economy islandwide, the mayor said the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority has a $5 million emergency fund "that we can activate.... We will continue to work to focus the message that Hawaiʻi Island is still a great place to visit."

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MORE HOMES WERE TAKEN THIS MORNING at the north end of Kapoho Beach lots, the Ikaika Marzo Facebook livestream reported. "The flow front is very thick. Kapoho graveyard is still there as of this morning, but as for Kapoho, Vacationland, or Waiʻōpae, it is all gone. These are the last remaining homes in the Kapoho Beach Lot area. My heart goes out to them," Marzo said.

Some remaining homes being taken by lava in Kapoho Beach lots.
Image from Ikaika Marzo Facebook

He and Mileka Lincoln reported that during their trip by boat there Wednesday, the ocean water was hot in Kapoho Bay, some 117 F, and that hundreds of fish, turtles, and eels were floating on the surface, dead.

Marzo described seeing the "30 feet high lava wall bulldozing over the houses." He recalled a pattern he noticed, that lava would come in and take out a house on the coast and stop, then turn left and right to take out more houses instead of flowing directly into the ocean; "Like it has a purpose," he said.

Lincoln described the power of the lava flow's heat, even from 1,000 feet away on their boat. The lava flow into the ocean "was happening with just sheer force and energy, that dark cloud of sand and lava being thrown up in the air." She said it was "heartbreaking; we could see the fountaining from Fissure 8, six miles away" that flowed to Kapoho Bay. Marzo said, "we watched the fissure rage from the ocean entry."

Houses catch fire as heat from lava approaches in Kapoho Beach Lots.
Image from Ikaika Marzo Facebook

On Marzo's regular Facebook update yesterday evening, his colleagues said that the lava flow from Fissure 8 is building up walls, berms, and levies that are strong, and may somewhat contain it on its path to the ocean, meaning that perhaps there will be fewer outbreaks and hazards to those left along the way.

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REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY DATA INCLUDING Nā‘ālehu has been launched by state, county, and federal groups, now online with 15 new monitors, bringing the total to 34 air quality monitors islandwide.
The aim is to give the public and emergency responders help in making informed decisions about the air quality affected by volcanic activity. The map uses the county’s three-color public notification system - blue, orange, and red - along with recommended protective actions to be taken by responders and the public.

The new real-time air quality map allows the public to stay up-to-date on how to manage
eruption air quality side effects. Map from epa.gov/kilaueaairdata.

Monitors track sulfur dioxide (SO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and particulate matter. They are concentrated in active fissure and summit areas, with monitors around the island, from Hilo, through Kaʻū, and up to Waikaloa.

The state Department of Health, in partnership with Hawai‘i County Civil Defense Agency and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency coordinated the effort. See epa.gov/kilaueaairdata.
Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno said “Volcanic eruptions are unique hazards that call for specialized response protocols. We developed a system that aligns with federal and state health standards that also meets the needs of our county first responders. We believe these guidelines support our sheltering and evacuation messaging by efficiently communicating health risks to the public during our ongoing response.”

Director of the state Department of Health, Dr. Bruce Anderson, said, “The health and safety of first responders and the community have been our top priorities.”

Mike Stoker, regional administrator for the EPA’s Pacific Southwest Office, said, "The EPA will continue to provide support to our partner agencies to ensure first responders and the public have access to this vital information.”

Chart from epa.gov/kilaueaairdata.

In addition to DOH and EPA work on the program, National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and South Coast Air Quality Management District in California provided expert staff, equipment, and monitors to this network.

The monitors provide real-time data on SO2 and H2S levels. The online map is color-coded, based on the average concentration of all data received over 30 minutes. It is updated every time a new reading is received. Blue indicates gas levels are healthy, orange indicates moderate levels, and red indicates unhealthy conditions.

To learn more about HawaiʻiCounty’s evacuation guidance on hazardous gas exposure, visit: hawaiicounty.gov/lava-related/#ToxicGasPolicy. To sign up for alerts from Hawaiʻi County, visit countyofhawaii.bbcportal.com. All alerts are posted at hawaiicounty.gov/active-alerts. Additional county resources are available at hawaiicounty.gov/lava-related. In addition to existing real-time and historic air quality data, the new SO2 and H2S data can be accessed on the Interagency Vog Dashboard at vog.ivhhn.org/current-air-qualityor by going directly to epa.gov/kilaueaairdata.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 10

KDEN's 16th Birthday Celebration, Fri, June 8, 6-8pm, at Amalfatano's Italian Restaurant. Tickets are $20, which includes an Italian buffet. There will be a raffle for orchid plants and chocolate tortes, and a live auction for a dinner for 6 at a location of the winner's choice. Call 982-7344 or email kden73@aol.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat, Jun 9, 8-11am, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat and Sun, Jun 9 and 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Hi‘iaka and Pele, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO

Kāwā Volunteer Day, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30am, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org

CANCELLED: Jazz in the Forest Concert, Sat, Jun 9. The July concert is also cancelled. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, Jun 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

Story Time with Auntie Linda from Tūtū and Me, Thu, Jun 14, 10:30-noon, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. 929-8571

Meeting on Ash and SO2 will be held at Ocean View Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle, Ocean View, on Thursday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will bring together health, science, and Civil Defense officials to meet with the public.

NEW & UPCOMING

KDEN CELEBRATES ITS 16TH BIRTHDAY tomorrow, Friday, June 8, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Amalfatano's Italian Restaurant. Tickets are $20, which includes an Italian buffet. There will be a raffle for orchid plants and chocolate tortes, and a live auction for a dinner for 6 at a location of the winner’s choice.

KDEN is also addressing the closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: “As we begin our 17th year, we are in production for our annual summer musical OLIVER! We plan to perform July 13 through 29, but are currently an orphaned theater company doing a show about an orphan. Due to the closure of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, we are not sure if we will be able to perform in our beloved Kīlauea Theater at Kīlauea Military Camp. There is a ‘Plan B’, but we will wait until July 1st to make that decision. In the meantime please send all your positive vibes that we will be able to get into our home again.”

For more information about the birthday party or the show, call 982-7344 or email kden73@aol.com.

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Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Pride of America returns to Hilo and Kona ports beginning next week, after staying away from the volcanic
air and the closure of most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. Photo by Peter Hamling/Ship Parade

THE CRUISE SHIP PRIDE OF AMERICA RETURNS TO HILO next week, after avoiding Hilo and then Kona during the ongoing volcanic eruption. Calling on the ports of Hilo and Kona begins June 12. The May into June loss of the ship bringing visitors weekly to Hawaiʻi Island meant millions of dollars in losses to Hilo, Volcano, and Kona, as well as more rural destinations where tour companies drive people to scenic sites, such as Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach and Punaluʻu Bake Shop. Another favorite stop was Volcano Winery, Volcano village restaurants, and Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, where two-thirds of the park remains closed during current volcano activity.

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Scientists remain unsure if lava flowing in Puna, like this fountain from Fissure 8
at 3 a.m. today, is coming from the lava that has drained from Halemaʻumaʻu at
Kīlauea's summit. USGS photo

MORE GROUND SHAKING, LESS ASH AND GASSES are recent changes at Halemaʻumaʻu, described by Tina Neal, Scientist in Charge at USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory. She addressed community members at Cooper Center in Volcano Village last night, June 7, among a group of experts addressing the future of Kīlauea Volcano and its Halemaʻumaʻu vent. The vent is sending up ash and rock explosions, accompanied by frequent earthquakes. The ash sometimes lands on Volcano Village. The earthquakes, broadcast widely on television, radio, and social media, are scaring people away from visiting Volcano.
Neal said that with the walls of the Halemaʻumaʻu vent caving in and filling it with rubble, as magma moves farther down inside the volcano, it's the rubble that may be responsible for some of the change in the summit eruptions. She said that rubble blockage of the vent on May 29 may have led to the slowing down of subsidence - the vent floor lowering and falling in. She said pressure may be counteracting the effects of magma withdrawal.
The few gas measurements scientists have been able to make indicate magmatic gas is more plentiful than steam from groundwater right now. It is groundwater mixing with lava that is known to lead to the large explosions of ash and rock out of the vent.

Outgassing from Halema‘uma‘u produced twin pillars that rose in the

still morning air and merged into a towering cap above the summit of

Kīlauea just after sunrise, today, June 8. USGS Photo

Neal pointed out that SO2 measurements at the summit are now similar to the days before the recent volcano activity.
Neal also said that the magma that has drained from the summit has not been “unambiguously identified” as the lava exiting through fissures in the lower East Rift Zone and doing all the damage in Puna.

Kyle Anderson, of HVO, said USGS scientists are seeing magma continuing to evacuate to the lower East Rift Zone. Subsidence continues in Halemaʻumaʻu with additional collapse of its walls and its floor. The crater enlarges. There are moderate earthquakes, weak to moderate ash plumes, ashfall, and vog. He said there is no definitive line to determine “when this will all be over,” though earthquakes should be felt less, as an indication.

During the meeting, community members asked if pyroclastic - stronger explosive - events could happen at the summit. Neal responded they could not be taken off the table, but “we see no evidence that we’re moving in that direction.”

One attendee asked for a more regular report of the subsidence at the summit. Anderson responded that one of the GPS instruments fell into the crater during these events, and others have varying placement - further away from the vent or right by the edge - so “it’s challenging to say how much the caldera has subsided.” He said the broader caldera has subsided quite a bit less than areas where faults have appeared.

Dramatic changes at Halema‘uma‘u could be seen through gases rising from

the crater during HVO's overflight of the summit this morning at 10 a.m.

The view here looks to the southwest, with the former overlook

parking lot barely visible to the left of the gas plume. USGS photo

A community member asked that without knowing for sure if the magma from the summit is erupting in the lower East Rift Zone, does that mean the activity will go on for quite some time?
Anderson responded, “That magmatic plumbing system is complicated right now. In the old days, magma would rise up below the summit, go down to Puʻu ʻŌʻō, and it would erupt. Since that time, Puʻu ʻŌʻō has collapsed, we’ve drained a lot of material from the middle East Rift, and we have the lower East Rift eruption.”
Anderson said the 6.9-magnitude earthquake, on May 4, may also have opened up space for magma storage. He said the questions are: How much magma can be stored now, before going down to the lower East Rift Zone? And when will the lower East Rift eruption stop?

In the 1955 and 1960 eruptions, said Anderson, the eruptions lasted from weeks to months. He said, “Just because the summit magma has not necessarily reached the lower East Rift, does not mean this is going to go on for years – but we don’t know how much storage there might be for summit magma. So, it’s very hard to say how long deflation might continue.”
See the whole June 7 meeting here: naleo.tv/vod/

The new EPA air quality site adds Nāʻālehu with monitoring
at Nāʻālehu fire station. Blue is for good air, including
S02 and particulates. See the map and more online.

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AIR IN PĀHALA REMAINED GOOD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. In Nā’ālehu, Ocean View, and Volcano, it was moderate and good, from sunrise into evening. See the new EPA air quality report online, with an additional monitoring site at Nā’ālehu Fire Station.

In other reports, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Pele's hair and other lightweight volcanic glass from high fountaining of Fissure 8 were falling downwind of the fissure and accumulating on the ground within Leilani Estates in lower Puna.

The National Weather Service reported high levels of vog and sulfur dioxide from the fissure system in lower Puna moving north, and settling in the Saddle area between Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes. Civil Defense warned that vog would limit visibility to a quarter mile on some roads and urged motorists to drive cautiously.

Clear conditions at Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō on Thursday provided good views into the crater. A little
more than a month ago, the crater floor collapsed, and the lava lake drained. The crater
showed a funnel-shape geometry with a deeper cylindrical shaft. Rubble filled the
base of the shaft. On Friday, June 8, 12 rockfalls were recorded, with a red dust
plume coming out of Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō. See the USGS video.
See today's Civil Defense Video of lava flows in lower Puna today
and USGS evening update at Big Island Video News.

HVO reported that, following a magnitude-3.2 earthquake at the summit, 12 rockfalls were recorded in Puʻu ʻŌʻō between 10:31 and 10:56 a.m., with a prominent, but brief, red dust plume ejected into the air around 10:50 a.m. See the most recent map of lava flows.
See video of the coast at the ocean entry of the lava in Kapoho today with much laze on Ikaika Marzo's facebook.
See Civil Defense Video and update for evening of June 8 from USGS on Big Island Video News.

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AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING MEASURE was launched today, with the bill's signing by Gov. David Ige. The bill, passed by the 2018 Hawaiʻi Legislature, aims to increase production of affordable rental units across the state.

HB2748 appropriates $200 million to the Hawai‘i Housing Finance and Development Corp.’s Rental Housing Revolving Fund, and $10 million to the HHFDC’s Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund. The bill also extends the general excise tax exemption for certain affordable rental housing projects from June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2026, and increases the cap on GET exemptions to $30 million per year until 2030.

During the signing ceremony, where Ige was joined by housing advocates, builders, and lawmakers, he said, “Housing has been a top priority for my administration from day one. We have been advocating for increased investment in the Rental Housing Revolving Fund for nearly 4 years now. I’m so glad that the Legislature is funding these very important programs that we have been advocating for.”

Image symbolizing the building of new homes, from Hawaiʻi Housing Finance & Development
Corp. Photo from Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism

A statement from his office said that since 2014, when Ige took office, the state has completed 5,300 new homes statewide, including 2,000 affordable homes. There are an additional 1,400 units under construction, and another 4,000 units in the planning phase.

The $200 million provided by the bill will enable the HHFDC to generate an additional 1,600 affordable units.

“The collaborative efforts of the community – from developers to builders, housing advocates and our legislators – is enabling the state to help our families realize their dream of having their own home. A stable home is the foundation for a stable and successful life. Our goal is within reach. Let’s continue to work together to build upon this momentum,” Ige said.

Read HB2748, which became Act 39 with the governor’s signature.

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TWENTY MICRO-HOMES FOR FAMILIES DISPLACED BY THE LAVA DISASTER are going up behind Sacred Hearts Church in Pāhoa. Hope Services Hawaiʻi which helps low income families with housing, will lease the land. Former Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense chief Darryl Oliveira is helping to organize the effort.
A volunteer community build day will be this Saturday, June 9, with more than 100 people signed up. In addition to the twenty 10 foot by 12 foot structures, they are constructing restrooms and a common area for meeting and dining.

Big Island Video News interviewed Oliveira – who in 2014 led Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense as Pāhoa faced a threatening lava flow, and is now the safety manager at HPM Building Supply. Oliveira said building the micro homes “actually started with some local contractors coming in to discuss with our team the possibility of acquiring these micro structures, that were normally built for storage or utility purposes, and repurposing them for living quarters.”

Working with County planning and building department officials, and with the help of local contractors, it has become “a real community effort to try to get something in place,” Oliveira said. “Throughout the last three weeks or so we’ve been working the processes, which is with the county’s revised or amended mayor’s Proclamation, reviewing the plans and a plot layout for this site." He said the idea is that HOPE Services will place the people there, and coordinate and connect services to help the displaced residents transition into something more permanent, Oliveira told Big Island Video News.

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THE 2018 ULUA CHALLENGE IS ON THIS WEEKEND, with the cliffs of Ka Lae being one of the favorite fishing spots. Contestants started camping at Ka Lae earlier this week to save the best places from which fish for Ulua.
Categories are Ulua with a 40 lb. minimum, and Omilu with a 10 lb. minimum. The entry fee is $60 per person, and the number of rods and reels per participant is limited to three.

A recent big ulua catch, by Jared Yogi. The fish
weighed 87.8 lbs. Photo from Tokunaga Store

The annual tournament is sponsored by S. Tokunaga Store in Hilo. The Weigh-Ins will be at 11 a.m. this Sunday at the Aufuk-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, and carried live on the Tokunaga Store Facebook page.
Tournament sponsors announced that in addition to the Ulua and Omilo divisions of the tournament, they have launched Opala division "to preserve our natural resources and ʻāina."

They encourage fishermen registered for the contest to "pick up trash and clean their campsite and surrounding areas." LV Waste and Daiwa Corp. offer incentives. For every garbage bag of trash brought in, participants will receive a raffle ticket redeemable during the awards ceremonies."

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Print edition of The Ka‘ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes

throughout Ka‘ū, from Miloli‘i through Volcano, and free on

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SATURDAY, JUNE 9

Pancake Breakfast and Raffle, Sat, Jun 9, 8-11am, Ocean View Community Center. To volunteer, call 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Stained Glass Basics II, Sat-Sun, Jun 9-10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Hi‘iaka and Pele, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Discover Hawaiian goddesses and the natural phenomena they represent on this free, moderate, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO

Kāwā Volunteer Day, Sat, Jun 9, 9:30am, Kāwā. Sign up with James Akau, Nā Mamo o Kāwā, at namamookawa@gmail.com, jakau@nmok.org, or 561-9111. nmok.org

CANCELLED: Jazz in the Forest Concert, Sat, Jun 9. The July concert is also cancelled. 967-8222, volcanoartcenter.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 10

Stained Glass Basics II, Sun, Jun 10, 9-noon, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Prerequisite: Stained Glass Basics I. $90/VAC Member, $100/non-Member, plus $30 supply fee. Register in advance. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sun, Jun 10 and 24, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ‘ōhi‘a tree and its flower on this free, easy, one-mile walk. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Meet Candidate Raina Whiting, candidate for state Rep., Dist. 3. Sun, June 10, 2-3:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop, upper pavilion. Bring prepared, written questions for the candidate. Light refreshments provided. Questions? Ezmerelda5@gmail.com, mgw1955@gmail.com, voteRaina.com

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, Jun 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, Jun 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Father’s Day Card, Fri, Jun 15, 2-3pm, Kahuku Park, H.O.V.E. For ages 6-12 years. Register Jun 12-15. Free. Teresa Anderson, 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation

NEW and UPCOMING
TROPIC CARE RETURNS TO HAWAIʻI ISLANDFriday, June 18. Tropic Care 2018 is an 11-day event providing medical, dental, and eye care for any community member, free of charge. Held in 2013 and 2016 in Pāhala and Ocean View, this year's event lasts Mondays through Fridays, June 18 to 28, at Kea‘au High School.

Kalei Namohala, Athletic Director for Kaʻū High School, which housed and fed Tropic Care health providers in the past, recommends that Kaʻū families make the drive this year to Keaʻau. Less than an hour from Pāhala, and half hour from Volcano, Tropic Care will offer free health care to anyone, with or without insurance.

Army Reserve Innovative Readiness Training, in cooperation with Hawaiʻi state Dept. of Health and County of Hawai‘i, organizes Tropic Care to provide medical services to underserved communities. Health care providers - optometrists, dentists, hearing specialists, family physicians, and more - from military reserve units around the country travel to Hawaiʻi to practice field medicine with the local Army Reserve. They set up camp and hone their skills for working in remote places - not only during wartime, but also in natural disasters.

During Tropic Care, health experts see members of the public on a first come-first served basis. They ask that people bring with them any current prescriptions or eye glasses, and a list of any current medications being taken.
Long waits are expected; it’s recommended to bring water and snacks. Free breakfast and lunch provided to age 3 to 18. Food carts may be on site for purchases throughout the event.
Adria Medeiros, Vice Principal of Kea‘au High School, asks for community members to spread the word, and offers to schedule blocks of time for larger groups coming in from communities outside Kea‘au. "For example, if your school were to arrange a bus to bring in a large group, I would assist by setting aside blocks of time for services with the medical professionals to ensure they could be seen," she stated. "It really is a great opportunity to receive free services, and I'd like to make it even more successful this year than it has been in the past."

Questions can be directed to Medeiros at 313-3333, or to the public health nurse at 974-6035.

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St. Jude's Episcopal Church Calls For More Volunteers for the Saturday community outreach. Especially needed are cooks for the soup served to those in need, and organizers for the hot showers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's April newsletter. Volunteer by contacting Dave Breskin at 319-8333.

Volcano Forest Runs Registration Open through Friday, August 17, at 6 p.m. Half marathon $85, 10K $45, 5K $30. Registration increases August 1: half marathon to $95, 10K to $55, and 5K to $35. Race is run from Cooper Center on Wright Road in Volcano Village on Saturday, August 18.

5th annual Ka‘ū Coffee Trail Run registration open. Race day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka‘ū Coffee Mill. Register online before Mon, July 9: 5K, $25/person; 10K, $35/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $45/person. From July 9 to Aug 11: $30/person, $40/person, and $45/person, respectively. From Aug 13 to Sept 20: $35/person, $45/person, and $55/person. Race day registration ends Sat, Sept 22, at 6:30 a.m. Event organizers, ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou; start location, Ka‘ū Coffee Mill.

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Longline fishing south of Hawaiʻi Island has resulted in injuries to whales which could lead to closure of
one of the longline tuna fishing areas, according to Environment Hawaiʻi.
Read the entire story at Environment Hawaiʻi. Photo from Environment Hawaiʻi

RESTRICTIONS ON LONGLINE FISHING SOUTH OF HAWAIʻI ISLAND could go into effect soon, according to a notice this week from Teresa Dawson of Environment Hawaiʻi.

The non-profit organization reports: "There's a good chance that the Hawaiʻi deep-set longline fishery for bigeye tuna will soon be restricted from a 112,575 square nautical mile area south of the main Hawaiian islands known as the southern exclusion zone (SEZ). Under National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) regulations, the SEZ becomes off-limits to the fishery if it kills or seriously injures two false killer (FKW) whales within federal waters around the state in a calendar year."

Environment Hawaiʻi reports thats "NMFS determined earlier this year that a FKW interaction that occurred in federal waters on February 8 resulted in a mortality or serious injury.

Humpback entangled in fishing line. Photo from NOAA

"The agency is now working to determine how badly three more false killer whales hooked by the fishery in late May and early June were hurt. And it looks bad. In all three cases, the whales were released with branch lines and wire leaders trailing from their mouths.
"In the past, NMFS has considered FKWs released with gear trailing from their mouths to be seriously injured, and it only needs to make such a finding in one of these new cases to trigger the closure of the SEZ.

"Once closed, NMFS will only reopen the SEZ if certain criteria are met.
"In April, the False Killer Whale Take Reduction Team debated at length the conservation value of the SEZ. The team — which includes representatives from the longline industry, scientists, and conservationists — ultimately failed to reach an agreement on how to refine existing protection measures, which, by all accounts, don't appear to be working very well. For more on this, see the organizations' publication Environment Hawaiʻi with its cover story, False Killer Whale Team Fails to Reach Consensus on New Protection Measures.

See more from Environment Hawaiʻi, the Hilo based research group and publisher at Environment Hawaiʻi.

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DIFFERENTIATING KĪLAUEA VOLCANO FROM GUATEMALA'S EXPLOSIVE PYROCLASTIC FUEGO VOLCANO is a New York Times story on Friday headlined

Why Guatemala's Volcano Has Been More Deadly Than Hawaii's. In Guatemala, Fuego volcano's June 3 eruption resulted in more than 100 deaths as rescuers continue to dig through the ash to find more. The ongoing eruption from Kīlauea has no reported fatalities to date, due to scientific warning systems, Civil Defense experience, and the relatively slow moving lava.

In the story by Henry Fountain, Climate Reporter for The New York Times, with a short film by Neeti Upadhye, they educate the public about the difference between the two volcanoes:

Fuego, which blew its top last Sunday, June 3, is deadlier than Hawaiʻi's Kīlauea Volcano, explains a story and film by The New York Times.
Both photos above are of Fuego. Images from The New York Times

"The reason that Fuego is far more deadly than Kīlauea is that they are really two different kinds of volcanoes. The Hawaiian volcano is what's called a shield volcano where the lava sort of oozes out the ground, rather slowly and not particularly dangerously. By contrast, Fuego is a strata volcano with much thicker lava. Gasses build up inside the lava until the volcano erupts explosively. It can eject lava, and rocks and ash all over the place. And it creates what's called a pyroclastic flow."
At Fuego, "It was a Big, very toxic, very dangerous cloud that's actually denser than air so that it can sort of flow down a mountainside very quickly, up to several hundred miles an hour and quickly envelope people who can't get out of the way. One of the problems is that a lot of people were living close to the volcano and were trapped when it erupted.

"By contrast, in Hawaiʻi, the lava moves so slowly that people can get out of harm's way. So in Hawaiʻi, the damage is mainly to buildings and not people."Read the entire story and see The New York Times film.

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THE LANGUAGE OF DESCRIBING RECENTLY ROUTINE 'QUAKES' AT VOLCANO and ash explosions is changing. While media alerts this morning sent out such headlines as Earthquake Rocks the Big Island, when it was felt in a small portion of the island, the Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory reported it this way. "Small explosion (typical of past events) at Kīlauea's summit at 4:48 AM HST; PTWC reports M5.2; shaking equal to M4.3."

Yesterday, HVO predicted the plume event: "Summit seismicity is elevated, with up to 35 located earthquakes per hour (several of which have been felt in the Volcano area). Based on previous patterns, a small explosion is expected from the summit within hours."

Most of the earthquakes are felt near the Kīlauea summit and Volcano, but are not affecting the rest of the island. Most recent ash events, with warnings for Kaʻū, are sending a trace amount or no ash into inhabited areas of Kaʻū. See current EPA air quality reports.

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Nāʻālehu Wastwater Treatment proposal presented to the community in April, next to Nāʻālehu School. The location drew opposition.

THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A $41 BUDGET FOR THE NĀʻĀLEHU and PĀHALA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. It is part of the county's Capital Improvements Projects budget for the next fiscal year, which involves loans and grants through the state and federal government, and county money. The funding is scheduled to be used for several years until the projects are completed. The Pāhala plant is proposed for Kamehameha School lands on the Volcano side of the Norfolk pine tree lane coming into Pāhala from Hwy 11.
The proposed location in Nāʻālehu is next to the Elementary School. The location drew several testifiers at the last council meeting on the subject, including Nāʻālehu Elementary School Principal Darlene Javar, who opposed the location. County Council member Maile David, who represents both Pāhala and Nāʻālehu, said today, Saturday, that she expects to meet soon with the director of the county Department of Environmental Management to discuss the Nāʻālehu location and various EPA deadlines concerning the project.

Pāhala Wastewater Treatment plant presented to the community in December.

During this week's council meeting, two Nāʻālehu residents testified against the proposed plant cost and type of sewage treatment facility proposed for both communities. They testified remotely from the old courtroom in Nāʻālehu.
Sandy Demoruelle, whose extended family owns the proposed Nāʻālehu site and opposes the location, called both Nāʻālehu and Pāhala projects “an extremely expensive undertaking.” She said, “Please, reconsider funding $41 million in loan money for two wastewater treatment plants.”

Jerry Warren testified that the money for the Nāʻālehu treatment plant would be "squandered." He suggested, "They could use septic tanks to treat their wastewater in the old plantation neighborhood – that would be fine with the EPA," but the county Department of Environmental Management "still insists on going the more expensive route of location a site for a wastewater treatment plant, and building an elaborate system for a neighborhood with a declining population - that’s my neighborhood.”

Warren said the septic system installed at a senior housing location in Pāhala was “quick and simple,” and brought the location within EPA regulation standards. “Septic tanks work,” he said, saying the EPA allows them, and that they are successful at Punaluʻu Bakery, and that even with the large amount of tourist traffic they receive, “there is no odor from the tanks.” Warren said, “The county is only responsible for the old plantation houses,” which are presently on an EPA-banned gang cesspool system.

Consultants for the county, which recently presented the plans and held community meetings for input, described the treatment facilities as being being more ecologically sound than septic tanks and of the size that could be expanded to accommodate additional existing and future businesses and homes in the two communities. Read more on the proposed water treatment systems in past Kaʻū News Briefs.

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HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM VOLCANIC ASH produced by Halema‘uma‘u explosions is the subject of this week’s Volcano Watch https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/hvo/hvo_volcano_watch.html, a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates:

Graphic showing where and how much ashfall is expected based on forecast winds and best
estimate information about the size and duration of an explosion from Halema‘uma‘u on
June 6. Forecast models for an explosion at any time can be found on the HVO website
at volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/ash_information.html.

Small explosions that produce ashfall from Kīlauea Volcano's summit are not new. However, the mechanism, vigor, plume heights, and extent of ash fallout from the current explosive activity within Halema‘uma‘u are.

Previous ash emissions from Kīlauea’s summit have been caused by rocks falling from the steep vent walls. These rockfalls triggered numerous small gas-driven explosions that blasted molten lava and pieces of older rock—with sizes ranging from volcanic ash up to large rocks—onto the rim of Halema‘uma‘u and the adjacent caldera floor.

In early May 2018, in response to changes on Kīlauea’s East Rift Zone, the summit lava lake dropped hundreds of meters (yards) and the magma feeding the lava lake dropped below the water table, allowing groundwater to enter the system. This began a series of more vigorous steam-driven explosions that produced more significant ash clouds from the summit.

As the magma reservoir lowers and drains out (erupts) at the lower East Rift Zone, the summit area is slowly subsiding and slumping inward, which is triggering additional gas-driven explosions. This has heralded a new type of eruption from Kīlauea's summit. Ash clouds have risen as high as 30,000 feet above sea level (asl), but have more commonly been 5,000 to 10,000 feet asl.

What is ash?

Ash is tiny pieces of rock formed during explosions that are carried in an ash cloud downwind where they fall to the ground. The grains of ash are just like fine sand, but they can have an acidic outer layer from volcanic gases in the cloud. Rainfall can rinse this acid from the ash.

Webcam image from Halemaʻumaʻu showing plume. A recent image is available as a still
and live stream on YouTube. USGS photos and live stream

Where will ash clouds go, and how much ash will fall?

Where ash goes is largely determined by wind direction. Most ash clouds at Kīlauea have reached less than 15,000 feet asl; therefore, they have been following trade wind patterns toward the southwest, mainly over the District of Ka’u and Highway 11, southwest of the community of Volcano.

Ash falling from the cloud and onto the ground results in hazy conditions and a dusting of ash on exposed surfaces. The amount of ash produced depends on the size and duration of the explosion. Based on Kīlauea’s explosions to date, only trace amounts of ash (less than 1/32nd of an inch) are expected at any one time. This can change if the eruptions increase in size or duration. Ash layers can accumulate over time, if they are not washed away by rain.

What are the hazards of ash clouds and ashfall?

Ash clouds are hazardous to aircraft, which is why the NOAA National Weather Service is working closely with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to track ash clouds and issue warnings to aviation.

Ash in the quantities expected by scientists should mostly be a nuisance, but it can be harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. Health effects include irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, and skin. People with asthma or other breathing conditions are particularly susceptible to respiratory effects. Ash can impact drinking water quality and catchment systems by contaminating the water supply. Ash is abrasive and corrosive, and can be harmful to animals, and damaging to plants and crops.

Volcanic ash from an eruption at the summit of Kīlauea on May 17. Left: Low magnification photo shows ash particles ranging from a few microns
to a couple millimeters in diameter. Right: A high-powered scanning electron microscope reveals great detail on this basalt ash shard.
Photos courtesy of Pavel Izbekov, UAF-GI AVO

How can I protect myself before, during, and after ashfall?

Before: Become familiar with wind conditions that may bring ash to your area. Check out the USGS ashfall forecast model, showing where and how much ashfall is expected (https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/ash_information.html). Cover water tanks, close doors and windows. Bookmark key monitoring and information websites (https://vog.ivhhn.org/ and https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/).

During: Disconnect gutters feeding into drinking water tanks (https://vog.ivhhn.org/catchment-systems). Shelter in place (stay indoors) and limit strenuous outdoor activities. Leave the area if necessary. Assume that respiratory symptoms could get worse and keep medications handy for asthmatics. Consider using an indoor air cleaner or air conditioner, and prevent tracking ash into the
house. Use an N95 mask to reduce exposure to ash if you need to be outside and especially during clean up.

After: Drink plenty of liquids and treat congestion or irritation. Clean and reconnect gutters to tanks. Hose off ash from high-traffic areas (walkways, etc.). See a physician if symptoms don’t go away after exposure. If ash is re-suspended by human activities, such as cleaning or driving, wear a dust mask during those activities.

HVO installs additional GPS stations today. USGS photo

U.S. Geological Survey scientists are monitoring Kīlauea Volcano’s summit activity around the clock and keeping Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense apprised of any changes. Residents are encouraged to heed all safety messages.

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LAVA AND VOLCANO UPDATES include a report on Kīlauea summit with an image from a morning overflight today, showing that cracking and slumping of the Halema‘uma‘u crater walls are clearly evident. Steam plumes have been rising from within the crater, as well as from cracks adjacent to the crater.

USGS-HVO geophysicists installed additional continuous GPS stations around Halema‘uma‘u this morning. "These stations will allow scientists to better monitor and measure the ongoing subsidence of Halema‘uma‘u and the adjacent caldera floor," said the HVO report.

Steam rises from cracks adjacent to Halemaʻumaʻu and
from within the crater today. USGS photo

Concerning lower Puna, a Civil Defense message at 3 p.m. warned people to stay away from Lava Tree State Park: "Perched flow creating near intersection of Hwy 132 and Poho‘iki." The warning also urged residents close to active flow to stay alert and be prepared to voluntarily evacuate with little notice. By 4:30 Civil Defense reported the lava outbreak was contained to the main channel - the river of lava that flows to Kapoho Bay.

The afternoon Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory report said vigorous eruption of lava continues from the lower East Rift Zone fissure system in the area of Leilani Estates.
Lava fountaining from Fissure 8 reached about 200 feet in height. Today's morning and noon overflights reported no significant changes in the fountain nor in the channels carrying lava to the ocean. Mid-morning, lava started to slowly spill over the channel levees in the vicinity of Poho‘iki Road but most of the lava did not extend far enough to reach ground not already covered by lava. By early afternoon, lava was again confined to the flow channel.

Today's UDHD lava flow map shows ocean entries at the now coverd Kapoho Bay and beyond. The 200 acre lava delta in the ocean delta has also covered reefs beyond Kapoho Bay. Six miles inland, fissure 8 keeps pumping. USGS Map

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TWENTY MICRO HOMES FOR LAVA REFUGEES WERE NEAR COMPLETION TODAY behind Sacred Heart Church in Pāhoa. Union carpenters, National Guard members, and many volunteers from businesses and the public, numbering about 200, joined in the final stretch of the mini-house raising to temporarily shelter evacuees from the lava flow in lower Puna.

Four of some 200 volunteers look at the 20 micro homes nearing
completion today, to house families displaced by the
eruption. Photo from Ikaika Marzo Facebook

Gilbert Aguinaldo, owner of Big Island Electrical Services, envisioned the micro homes, after last month donating his land and working with Ikaika Marzo to set up the community run shelter, Puʻu Honua O Puna. Aguinaldo worked with retired Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira, who is safety manager for HPM, to coordinate with Hope Services, Sacred Heart Church, and volunteers.
Aguinaldo proclaimed to Hawaiʻi News Now this afternoon that the micro-homes would be finished today. See the story at Hawaiʻi News Now.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 10

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sun, Jun 10 and 24, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ‘ōhi‘a tree and its flower on this free, easy, one-mile walk. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Meet Candidate Raina Whiting, candidate for state Rep., Dist. 3. Sun, June 10, 2-3:30pm, Punaluʻu Bake Shop, upper pavilion. Bring prepared, written questions for the candidate. Light refreshments provided. Questions? Ezmerelda5@gmail.com, mgw1955@gmail.com, voteRaina.com

See public Ka‘ū events, meetings, entertainment.

See Ka‘ū exercise, meditation, daily, and weekly events.

Print edition of The Ka‘ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes

throughout Ka‘ū, from Miloli‘i through Volcano, and free on

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com
and facebook.com/kaucalendar.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, Jun 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, Jun 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Father’s Day Card, Fri, Jun 15, 2-3pm, Kahuku Park, H.O.V.E. For ages 6-12 years. Register Jun 12-15. Free. Teresa Anderson, 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation

SATURDAY, JUNE 16
Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat, Jun 16, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, observe catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat, Jun 16, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, observe catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop: Sauerkraut and Kombucha w/ Jasmine Silverstein, HeartBeet Foods, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. $50/VAC Members, $55/non-Member. Pre-registration required. Supplies and organic ingredients provided. No cooking skills necessary. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Inspired Figure Drawing Workshop, Sat, Jun 16, 10-3pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. $60/VAC Member, $65/non-Member, plus $10 model fee. Students asked to bring materials, see volcanoartcenter.org. 967-8222

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

The Art Express, Sat, Jun 16, 10-3pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Classes held once monthly. Learn something new or work on a forgotten project. Instructions on oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other mediums. Class size limited to 25. Meliha Corcoran 319-8989, himeliha@yahoo.com, discoveryharbour.net/art-express

Hula Kahiko - Hope Keawe w/Hula Hālau Mana‘olana Sat, Jun 16, 10:30-11:30am, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Hula performance. Free. volcanoartcenter.org

Nā Mea Hula - Kumu Kaho‘okele Crabbe w/Halauokalani, Sat, Jun 16, 11-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Cultural demonstration. Free. volcanoartcenter.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, Jun 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

NEW and UPCOMING

HAWAI‘I OPERA THEATRE GIVES A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE at Nā‘ālehu Public Library on Tuesday, June 12, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., in celebration of the ongoing 2018 Summer Reading Program. Singers from Hawai‘i Opera Theatre will present a variety of Broadway and classical favorites. The group has been producing professional opera in Hawai‘i for over thirty years. This free 45-minute program is suitable for ages 8 and older, and is subject to change, states the program description on librarieshawaii.org.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i and the 2018 Summer Reading Sponsors. It is a production of the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program with additional funding and support provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the University of Hawai‘i.
For more, call 939-2442.

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Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

St. Jude's Episcopal Church Calls For More Volunteers for the Saturday community outreach. Especially needed are cooks for the soup served to

those in need, and organizers for the hot showers. "Volunteering for St. Jude's Saturday Shower and Soup ministry is an opportunity to serve God in a powerful way," states St. Jude's April newsletter. Volunteer by contacting Dave Breskin at 319-8333.

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ʻAlalā released into the wild may be endangered by the ongoing Kīlauea eruption. See story, below.
Photo from facebook.com/alalaproject

SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS FROM KĪLAUEA SUMMIT have dropped to levels that are about half those

Riverside homes, with lava running by this morning in
lower Puna, as fissure 8 keeps pumping lava, particulates
and S02. that reach the ocean and wrap around the island
past Kaʻū. Photo from Ikaika Marzo's facebook
by Bruce Omori, Extreme Exposure

during much of the current episode of eruptive activity, stated USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory this morning, June 10. Gas and minor amounts of ash are being transported downwind, with small bursts of ash and gas accompanying intermittent explosive activity, states today’s update.

Volcanic gas emissions from fissure eruptions in lower Puna remain very high; yesterday, gas emissions were measured to be nearly twice the value measured during the past two weeks. The National Weather Service reports that trade winds are pushing volcanic emissions southwest through Pāhala to Ocean View areas. However, Pāhala air was rated good all day, the particulates from lower Puna blowing offshore to Ocean View, which maintained moderate air quality all day.

See the EPA air quality map with new monitoring sites, including Nā‘ālehu. For forecasts of where ash would fall under forecast wind conditions, see HVO'S Ash3D model output.

A small explosion occurred at Kīlauea's summit at 12:51 a.m. this morning- about 20 hours since the previous event. Seismicity dropped immediately after the explosion and remained low for awhile and increased over the course of the day. As of 7:30 p.m. this evening, more than 390 earthquakes were recorded in the last 24 hours on this island, with most at the summit. Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halemaʻumaʻu continued in response to ongoing subsidence at the summit.

Kīlauea's summit continues the pattern of the last few weeks, with
smaller explosive eruptions every day or two. SO2 gas emissions
are showing at half the level they were during onset of the current
episode of eruptive activity.USGS photo

Seismicity remained relatively low in lower Puna, with numerous small magnitude earthquakes and low amplitude background tremor. Higher amplitude tremor was occasionally being recorded on seismic stations close to the ocean entry. In Leilani Estates, Fissure 8 kept sending up lava in high fountains and sending a river of lava to Kapoho Bay, where the new land in the ocean continues to expand.

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ʻALALĀ INTRODUCED INTO THE WILD AND OTHER ENDANGERED BIRDS MAY BE IMPACTED BY SO2 AND ASH FROM THE KĪLAUEA ERUPTION. Eleven endangered Hawaiian crows, the ʻalalā, hatched and raised in captivity in Volcano and released into the Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve, may be at risk, according to the state Department of Land & Natural Resources.

In the Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve, up on the slopes of Kīlauea, north of Halemaʻumaʻu, staff involved in the recovery effort of reintroducing ‘alalā into the wild are keeping a close watch on the 11 birds released back into the mostly-native forest last fall, as well as about 80 ‘alalā at the Keauhou Bird Conservation Center.

Surviving parts of Malama Kī Forest Reserve are suffering defoliation to due

volcanic emissions and ash in lower Puna.
Photo from facebook.com/HawaiiDLNR

Jackie Levita-Gaudioso, the state Forestry & Wildlife ‘Alalā Project Coordinator, said, “We are continuing to monitor the ongoing situation and are prepared and ready. The released birds are in an area where SO2 and ash fallout are being closely monitored, as conditions change. The field team’s continued and ongoing daily observations allow observers to notice changes in the birds’ behaviors and health conditions. Staff on-site, in the release area, are prepared to recapture birds and transport them, if needed.” Field staff and conservation center workers have been briefed on human and bird health and safety measures if ash does reach the center.

As much as half of Malama Kī Forest Reserve, down in lower Puna, is impacted by the month-long East Rift Zone volcanic eruption: “In upwind areas, birds are okay and wildlife has been observed within yards upwind of the flows. Anything downwind would face a sulfur dioxide (SO2) hazard but would likely leave the area,” according to the DLNR facebook.

One of many bird species threatened by the eruption in lower Puna,
the Hawai‘i ‘amakihi honeycreeper has a unique subpopulation
found only in the threatened area. Dennis LaPointe/USGS photo

“Site visits conducted so far show a lot of the vegetation downwind of the eruption plume is dead. More than 200 acres of Malama Kī Forest Reserve have also been damaged by wild land fires sparked by the lava flows. Forestry staff have not been able to do accurate assessments of the forest since it is downwind of the fumes a majority of the time,” says DLNR.

According to DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Hawai‘i Island Branch Manager Steve Bergfeld, “While the forest area affected by the current East Rift Zone lava eruption and flows is not large, the loss of remnant and unique flora and fauna is concerning and warrants further assessment as soon as conditions are safe. We don’t plan to go catch wildlife and remove them. There is a unique subpopulation of Hawai‘i ‘amakihi in Malama Kī that will be affected and/or lost by the lower Puna eruption. Due to current and further expected loss of this forest habitat due to lava inundation, and defoliation due to volcanic emissions in lower Puna, these remnant and sub-populations of wildlife may no longer persist, rapidly decline, or become further fragmented and/or contract in range.

“Malama Kī is a relatively small reserve, at 1514 acres, and is home to young ʻōhiʻa-dominated forest, which has served as habitat to sub-populations of native forest birds. Hawaiian honeycreepers, the Hawai‘i ‘amakihi, and ‘apapane are resident to this reserve, with previous work showing that Hawai‘i ‘amakihi make up 24-50% of the bird community, despite the high prevalence of avian malaria and avipox virus. These low-land populations of Hawai‘i ‘amakihi have been documented as being uniquely tolerant to avian disease. The Hawaiian hawk, or ‘io, is also known to be resident in low-moderate numbers in lower Puna, and the Hawaiian hoary bat, or ʻōpeʻapeʻa, is known to occur in relatively low numbers.”

The eruption in lower Puna has impacted part of the Malama Kī Forest Reserve, where endangered native birds are
at risk The damaged forest is just south and west of the southern-most lava ocean entry point. USGS map

DLNR says foresters indicate there will be a loss of research on disease tolerance, sub-population genetics, and measurable effects of rapid ʻōhiʻa death on forest bird communities in the reserve and surrounding area. Part of the Malama Kī reserve serves as a public year-round hunting area, which may be greatly reduced due to the loss of forest and the effects to feral animals.

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Gov. Ige speaks next to a picture of the fallen football player before signing
Kaulana's Bill into law, as Kaulana's parent look on. Photo from Gov. Ige's office

KAULANA'S BILL, FOR LONGER PRISON TERMS IN HIT AND RUN CASES, was signed into law today, June 10, by Gov. David Ige. It was an emotional ceremony in Nānākuli. Senate Bill 2582 authorizes the courts to extend prison terms for offenders convicted of first degree negligent homicide, when the offender fails to render aid to the injured at the scene of an accident.

Kaulana's Bill is named after 19-year old Kaulana Werner, a former Kamehameha Schools football player, who was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street near his home in Nānākuli in April 2016. The alleged intoxicated driver did not stop to render aid. The driver is charged with first degree negligent homicide and is currently awaiting trial.

Members of the Werner ʻohana and others watch as Gov. Ige signs
Kaulana's Bill into law. Photo from Gov. Ige's office

Werner's family and friends have been supportive of the bill.

Ige said, “I am signing Kaulana's Bill on behalf of the Werner family and all other families that have tragically lost loved ones in this senseless manner. It is my wish that this new law will not only hold offenders more accountable and potentially save lives, but also bring some small measure of comfort and closure for the Werners and other families whose lives have been touched by tragedies like this.”
SB2582 became Act 40 with the governor's signature; the law takes effect on July 1, 2018.

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Original Moana poster. Copyright Disney

MOANA GOES HAWAIIAN as of today, with a public premiere of the Hawaiian language version of the animated Disney film Moana shown tonight on Oʻahu. This is the first time any Disney movie has been recorded in Hawaiian.
The film will be distributed via DVDs and Blu-ray discs to educational programs such as Native Hawaiian language immersion schools.
The University of Hawaiʻi project to overlay the popular film with ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi has Auliʻi Carvalho, the original voice of Moana, reprise her role. Voice cast members are UH-Manoa student Christopher Kaipulaumakaniolono Baker as Maui; Waianae’s Nicole Scherzinger, also reprising her role, as Sina; Kelikokauaikekai Hoe as Ali‘i Tui; Kalehuapuakeʻula Kawaʻa as Puna Tala; Kamakakehau Fernandez as Tamatoa; and 24 local cast actors and singers that speak Hawaiian.
This collaboration of five UH programs was spearheaded by the Academy for Creative Media System and is being recorded at the sound studio of Honolulu Community College’s Music and Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) program. UH’s Academy for Creative Media System funded and coordinated the re-recording of Moana with the goal of sharing the film for educational purposes in Hawaiʻi and beyond. The collaborative production joins faculty and staff from UH West Oʻahu, UH Mānoa, and Honolulu Community College.

Auliʻi Carvalho, born and raised in Kohala on Hawaiʻi Island, respires her
role as Moana in the groundbreaking overlay of the first Disney movie to
be recorded into ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language. Photo from UH

See an interview about the overlay at youtu.be/iGLNKoYtoSQ.

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EXPANDED HOURS AT KAHUKU UNIT MEANS EXPANDED ACTIVITIES. As the closure of two-thirds of the park continues, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites kamaʻaina and tourist alike to visit the Kahuku Unit. There are no entry fees, and all programs are free of charge. In addition to regularly scheduled Guided Hikes and the monthly Coffee Talk, Kahuku Unit has added daily Ranger Talks, and cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ike Hana Noe ʻAu, Cultural Demonstrations and Activities, at 12:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June, made possible by Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association. Make a Ti Leaf Lei, Sat, June 16. Make an Eyelash Lei, Sun, June 17. Make an ͑Ohe Hana Ihu (Nose Flute), Sat, June 23. Make a Mini Feather Kahili, Sun, June 24.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Guided Hikes begin at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June. Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Sat, June 16: Nature and Culture. Sun, June 17: People and Land. Sat, June 23: Birth of Kahuku. Sun, June 24: ͑Ōhi͑a Lehua

Artist in Residence Talk, in the VisitorCenteron Fri, June 22 at 10 a.m.

In the Visitor Contact Station, Coffee Talk, a monthly, casual get together, is held the last Friday of the month. On June 29 at 9:30 a.m., Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund will present “Removing Trash, Restoring Habitat.”

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

See public Ka‘ū events, meetings, entertainment.

See Ka‘ū exercise, meditation, daily, and weekly events.

Print edition of The Ka‘ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes

throughout Ka‘ū, from Miloli‘i through Volcano, and free on

stands throughout the district. Read online at kaucalendar.com
and facebook.com/kaucalendar.

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MONDAY, JUNE 11
King Kamehameha Holiday is Monday, June 11. The Hele on Bus will be offline except for the trip to Kona and South Kohala and back. State and county offices are closed. Bank of Hawai‘i in Pāhala and CU Hawai‘i in Nā‘ālehu are open, along with most businesses.

TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, June 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

C.E.R.T. Discovery Harbour/Nā‘ālehu, Tue, June 12, 4-6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Public invited to see what Community Emergency Response Team is about, and participate in training scenarios. Dina Shisler, dinashisler24@yahoo.com, 410-935-8087

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

Story Time with Auntie Linda from Tūtū and Me, Thu, June 14, 10:30-noon, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. 929-8571

Meeting on Ash and SO2 will be held at Ocean View Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle, Ocean View, on Thursday, June 14, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will bring together health, science, and Civil Defense officials to meet with the public.

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, June 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Father’s Day Card, Fri, Jun 15, 2-3pm, Kahuku Park, H.O.V.E. For ages 6-12 years. Register June 12-15. Free. Teresa Anderson, 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation

4-H Livestock Show & Sale is Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, at Anderson Arena, also known as Rocking Chair Ranch, at 47-5124 Hawaiʻi Belt Road in Waimea. Open to the public, the annual event supports young farmers and ranchers. This year marks a century of 4-H in Hawai‘i; the state’s first 4-H livestock club opened in 1918.

Friday’s events begin at 3:30 p.m. and include shows for rabbits, poultry, and goats. Saturday’s large animal activities kick off with an 8 a.m. welcome, followed by 4-H participants showing lambs, hogs, steers, and heifers. Competition continues for top showmanship honors in the Round Robin Showmanship Class. Buyer’s registration and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., with the sale of 4-H animals at 2 p.m., including beef steer and heifer, hog, lamb, goat, and possibly poultry and rabbits.
For more information, contact Galimba at mgalimba@kuahiwiranch.com or 808-430-4927.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Nature and Culture: An Unseverable Relationship, Sat, June 16, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Moderate guided hike along the Palm Trail, approx. 2 miles. Learn about native plants that play a vital role in Hawaiian culture, observe catastrophic change and restoration of the land as it transitions from the 1868 lava flow to deeper soils with more diversity and older flora. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop: Sauerkraut and Kombucha w/ Jasmine Silverstein, HeartBeet Foods, Sat, June 16, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. $50/VAC Members, $55/non-Member. Pre-registration required. Supplies and organic ingredients provided. No cooking skills necessary. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Inspired Figure Drawing Workshop, Sat, June 16, 10-3pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. $60/VAC Member, $65/non-Member, plus $10 model fee. Students asked to bring materials, see volcanoartcenter.org. 967-8222

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, June 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

The Art Express, Sat, June 16, 10-3pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Classes held once monthly. Learn something new or work on a forgotten project. Instructions on oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other mediums. Class size limited to 25. Meliha Corcoran 319-8989, himeliha@yahoo.com, discoveryharbour.net/art-express

Hula Kahiko - Hope Keawe w/Hula Hālau Mana‘olana Sat, June 16, 10:30-11:30am, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Hula performance. Free. volcanoartcenter.org

Nā Mea Hula - Kumu Kaho‘okele Crabbe w/Halauokalani, Sat, June 16, 11-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. Cultural demonstration. Free. volcanoartcenter.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, June 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

People and Land of Kahuku, Sun, June 17, 9:30-12:30pm, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Free, guided, 2.5-mile, moderately difficult hike over rugged terrain focuses on the area's human history. nps.gov/HAVO

NEW and UPCOMING

A FREE FATHER’S DAY CARD ART’S AND CRAFTS ACTIVITY takes place Friday, June 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Kahuku Park in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, announces Hawai‘i County Parks and Recreation. Register keiki ages 6 to 12 years from Tuesday, June 12, through June 15. For more, contact Technician Teresa Anderson at 929-9113 or visit hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation.

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Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Volcano Forest Runs Registration Open through Friday, August 17, at 6 p.m. Half marathon $85, 10K $45, 5K $30. Registration increases August 1: half marathon to $95, 10K to $55, and 5K to $35. Race is run from Cooper Center on Wright Road in Volcano Village on Saturday, August 18.

5th annual Ka‘ū Coffee Trail Run registration open. Race day Sat, Sept 22, 7 a.m.; begins and ends at Ka‘ū Coffee Mill. Register online before Mon, July 9: 5K, $25/person; 10K, $35/person; and 1/2 Marathon, $45/person. From July 9 to Aug 11: $30/person, $40/person, and $45/person, respectively. From Aug 13 to Sept 20: $35/person, $45/person, and $55/person. Race day registration ends Sat, Sept 22, at 6:30 a.m. Event organizers, ‘O Ka‘ū Kākou; start location, Ka‘ū Coffee Mill.

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Today's state holiday honors King Kamehameha, who united the Hawaiian Islands.

THIS KAMEHAMEHA DAY, a state public holiday, June 11, celebrates the life of the king who unified all of the Hawaiian Islands - from the Big Island to Niʻihau - in the decades just before the arrival of missionaries. Kamehameha I formally established the Hawaiian Kingdom as an internationally recognized government in 1810. During King Kamehameha’s reign, from 1795 to 1818, fur traders and merchants, picking up local sandalwood on their way to markets in China, stopped in Hawaiʻi on their sailing ships. Pineapple and coffee crops were introduced.
Kamehameha’s great-grandson, Kamehameha V, established the holiday in 1871, and Kamehameha Day quickly grew to include such events as carnivals, horse and foot races, parades featuring paʻu riders – the flower-bedecked horseback contingents representing each island – hula competitions, and hoʻolauleʻa. The holiday continued as Hawaiʻi became a part of the U.S. It was one of the first holidays to be written into law when Hawaiʻi became a state in 1959.

King Kamehameha statue in the U.S. Capitol. Photo by Julia Neal

There are four statues of Kamehameha: one in Hilo, another in Kapaʻau, a third in Honolulu. and a fourth in the new U.S. Capitol visitor center in Washington, D.C. All are the sites of lei ceremonies each year on Kamehameha Day.

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DURING KAMEHAMEHA DAY celebrations on Sunday, Sen. Mazie Hirono and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard honored Sen. Daniel Akaka at the 49th Annual Lei Draping at the U.S. Capitol. Also on hand were the parents of the late Rep. Mark Takai, who passed away in 2016 while in office. Hawaiʻi's Congressional Delegation and the Hawaiʻi State Society sponsored the event.

Senator Hirono speaks with Naomi and Erik Takai, parents of the late
Rep. Mark Takai, who passed from pancreatic cancer
in 2016 while in office. Photo from Hirono's office

Hirono pointed to Akaka’s work in Congress on behalf of the Native Hawaiian community and denounced what she called ongoing attacks by Congressional Republicans on critical Native Hawaiian programs. She also talked about Akaka's commitment to the environment.

“Senator Akaka understood the obligation we all have to care for our fragile planet and the people who call it home. He brought this spirit with him to Washington, D.C.and used the power of his voice to be a champion for our environment and for Hawaiʻi families.

She pointed to Akaka's "strong, bipartisan relationships and his tireless work ethic. In his persistent advocacy, he was unfailingly kind. He even treated those who disagreed with him with aloha.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard honors Sen. Dan Akaka at Kamehameha Day Lei Draping Ceremony
in the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, June 10. Photo from Gabbard's office

“In order to pass the Apology Resolution or secure another year of federal funding for Native Hawaiian programs, he had to overcome attacks from those in Congress who oppose any measure that includes the words ‘Native Hawaiian.’ Unfortunately, these forces are still hard at work here in Congress, and have been joined by many in the White House.

“Our Congressional Delegation is committed to carrying forward Senator Akaka’s work—despite these efforts to erase Native Hawaiians from the federal record,” said Hirono.

Gabbard said Akaka "dedicated his life to serving the people of Hawaiʻi and our nation with a servant's heart of aloha. Senator Akaka's legacy is deeply rooted in how he lived aloha every day, showing kindness to all, and uniting people around a common mission of service to the people and our planet.”

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"IT HURTS LIKE HELL TODAY," said Mayor Harry Kim today at a press conference with FEMA representatives. "It's been a real hard month, not for me, but for all those who have been affected."
Kim estimated the number of homes in lower Puna lost to lava since May 3 now totals 600 to 700. He and FEMA representatives said they are here for the long term to help with recovery. The mayor said they are "Not just 'Hi, I'm here, see you later.'" They are here for the emergency response, short term, and long term recovery.

With Kapoho Bay filled, the lava, as shown in an overflight today,
piles high and expands into the ocean, creating a lava delta
about 250 acres in size. USGS photo

The mayor spoke of the displaced community. "There is a lot of desperation out there, a lot of tears, a lot of frustration, a lot of 'what now? where do I go now. Everything I had in life is gone.'" He said he has hope and confidence to make their situation better with the state, county, and federal team that has formed.
FEMA Region Nine administrator Robert Venton said he flew today over lower Puna to look at the impacts and was "just amazed at the amount of devastation, the number of homes destroyed from the lava, and the complexity of this event with the potential for additional threats from gasses and other things as this event continues to move on. And not knowing exactly how long this will continue or who may be affected next, it is important that we all continue to watch for warnings and messages so that we stay safe." He said the mayor, county, and local responders "have done an unbelievable job" at keeping people safe.
Venton said short and long term recovery will take a lot more than FEMA, the county, and state to coming together. He said he sees that it is already happening, in the aloha spirit with the building of tiny homes, with volunteers, and donations of supplies from private companies. "Neighbor helping neighbor," through these times, said Venton, praising volunteer organizations for "their initiative." He said FEMA doesn't have the ability to "make everyone whole."
He said there are triggers to federal programs, which include the number of houses lost, the value of the damage, and the overall damage to the community.

Bob Venton, Regional 9 Administrator for FEMA, is on the ground with
a team to evaluate the situation, to seek FEMA help for individuals
Image from Big Island Video News

Individual assessments are being done by FEMA in order to determine if individual assistance will be funded. Venton said FEMA grants - monetary payouts to victims in disasters nationwide -average $4,000 each and the maximum is just under $35,000.
He explained there are six factors to trigger individual assistance: trauma to individuals, insurance availability, how many houses destroyed or damaged, volunteer agency assistance, income level of those impacted, and special needs. Once the assessment is made, it will be provided to the governor, who will ask the president for more FEMA assistance.

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ULUA CHALLENGE FISHERMEN WEIGHED IN ON SUNDAY for the ulua competition with their giant trevally and for the omilu competition with their bluefin jack. Ka`u's cliffs of Ka Lae at South Point were favorite spots during the event sponsored by Tokunaga Store. Contestants started camping at Ka Lae, and other coveted spots around the island, early last week to save the best places to fish during the annual Friday through Sunday contest.

Kyle Castro, right, landed the winning Ulua, weighing in at 91.4 pounds.
Photo from Tokunaga Store Facebook page

Kyle Castro won the Ulua Challenge with a 91.4 lb. fish. Scott Yamamoto took second with a weigh in of 74.3 lbs. James Hirayama was third, bringing home an ulua of 66.2 lbs. Paul Cabuag III scored fourth with a weigh-in of 64.6 lbs. Austin Bloch took fifth with a 59.6 lb. ulua. Ian Caravalho took sixth with a 57.4 weigh-in. Donny Souza took seventh with a 52.9 lb. ulua. Keoki Ah Chin was eighth, with a 49.8 lb. fish. Waye Cypriano came in ninth with a fish weighing 49.6 lbs. Gilbert Feliciano took tenth with an ulua weighing 49.3 lbs.

In the Omilu division, first place went to Nathan Bloch at 20.6 lbs. In second was Christina Martin with an 18.5 lb. fish. Third was Marizel Derla with an 18.1 lb. omilu. Fourth was Adrian Medallia at 17.3 lbs. Fifth was Izaya Naboa with a fish weighing in at 17.1 lbs. Sixth was Tommy Cabantina with a 16.9 lb. fish. Seventh was Eric Nishioka with a 16.8 pounder. Eighth was Brandon Lopes with a fish weighing in at 16.6 lbs. Ninth was Scott Oshiro with a 15.8 lb. omilu. Tenth was Curtis Higashi with a 15.6 pounder.

S. Tokunaga Store in Hilo sponsors Ulua Challenge and held weigh-ins Sunday morning at the Aufuk-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. See Tokunaga Store Facebook page.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 12

Special Event: Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, Tue, June 12, 3pm, Nā‘ālehu Public Library. HOT has been producing opera in Hawai’i for 33 years - Broadway and classical favorites. 939-2442

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, June 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Father’s Day Card, Fri, June 15, 2-3pm, Kahuku Park, H.O.V.E. For ages 6-12 years. Register Jun 12-15. Free. Teresa Anderson, 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, June 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, June 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

MONDAY, JUNE 18

Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Mon/Tue, June 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Discovery Harbour Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Mon, June 18, 5-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net

NEW and UPCOMING

A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP TO MAKE SAUERKRAUT AND KOMBUCHA is offered on Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods, announces Volcano Art Center.

“Our digestive system is home to a complex diversity of living microorganisms, which are impacted by what we eat and drink. These microorganisms, which include probiotics, directly influence our own health; from aiding digestion, to clearing skin, to boosting our energy. We can nurture the health of these internal microorganisms by eating probiotic-rich, fermented foods,” states the event description.
Fermented foods have been a part of ancient cultures throughout history. Sauerkraut, pickles, and yogurt are a few of the many traditional live-cultured, fermented foods. These foods developed out of the need to preserve food, before refrigeration was possible.

Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods. Photo from volcanoartcenter.org

Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop: Sauerkraut and Kombucha with Jasmine Silverstein of HeartBeet Foods students learn the basics of culturing cabbage and various vegetables into probiotic-rich Sauerkraut, as well how to make your own Kombucha. Each participant takes home their own finished products and teaches skills that can be used at home.

Participation in the workshop costs $50 for Volcano Art Center Members and $55 for Non-Members. Pre-registration is required. All supplies and Organic ingredients provided. No cooking skills necessary. Register online at volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.
Silverstein is a holistic chef and retreat caterer. She began experimenting with fermentation in 2011, shortly after being diagnosed with a severe autoimmune condition. “The benefits she has received from discovering and engaging in the world of microbes has proven to be invaluable. She hopes to share her experience and inspire others to cultivate their own health,” states the event description. Find more information about Silverstein and her services at heartbeetfoods.com.

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ONGOING
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will take sign-ups in Kaʻū, through June 29 (closed June 11).
In Nā’ālehu, it will take place at the Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263.
In Ocean View, it will take place at Ocean View Community Center, Mon and Tue (except Mon, June 11), 8-4:30pm.
In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through July 14, statewide and online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Winner of the Papahānaumokuākea Umu Kai Award is Bruce Blankenfeld, with a life of Polynesian navigation, captaining the worldwide
voyage of Hōkūleʻa, and serving as a stevedore in Hawaiʻi. See story below. Photo from Polynesian Voyaging Society

HAWAIʻI IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE TO BAN PESTICIDES WITH CHLORPYRIFOS, a chemical linked to developmental delays and learning disabilities in children, according to a statement from the governor's office today. Gov. David Ige has scheduled his signing of SB3095 into law for Wednesday. Kaʻū supporters of the bill include state House of Rep. Richard Creagan, who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, and Sen. Josh Green. Both are physicians. Also supporting the bill was Sen. Russell Ruderman, who owns food stores.

EXCHANGING LAVA COVERED LAND FOR PROPERTY AWAY FROM THE RIFT ZONE is the proposal from Sen. Russell Ruderman, who represents east Kaʻū into Puna. He said a formula could be used based on value of lava damaged property. The state would acquire the land where homes were lost to lava and provide victims with new land. Ruderman said he has identified several parcels in Puna that are owned by the state and could be used to help the lava victims.
RAPID RESPONSE WORKSHOPS FOR THOSE WITH EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY THE VOLCANIC ERUPTION will be held in Volcano and Pāhoa next week.

Fissure 8 fountains reached heights up to 160 feet overnight. Lava fragments
falling from the fountains are building a cinder-and-spatter cone around the
vent, with the highest part of the cone (about 125 feet high) on the
downwind side. USGS image taken June 12, around 6:10 a.m. USGS photo

State of Hawaiʻi and Hawaiʻi County’s American Jobs Center host the meetings Tuesday, June 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Cooper Center, 19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano, and Wednesday, June 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Pāhoa Community Center, 15-3022 Kauhale Street, Pāhoa.
Residents will receive information about programs and services regarding Unemployment Insurance, State of Hawaiʻi job vacancies, mental health services, Veterans’ Affairs, housing rental assistance, employment training, emergency food assistance, WIC, and medical services.
For more information, contact the American Jobs Center Hawaiʻi at 935-6527.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES WILL REDUCE FLIGHTS TO HAWAIʻI ISLAND to and from Honolulu starting July 1. The new scheduling is a result of a slump in arrivals during the ongoing volcanic activity. One daily round trip evening flight to both Hilo and Kona airports will be taken off schedule, along with one round trip morning flight to Kona, said officials of the airline.

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EXPLOSIVE ERUPTIONS HAVE BEEN ASH POOR in late May and early June, according to USGS. Twenty-three have occurred at the Kīlauea volcano summit since May 17, Janet Babb, a geologist at USGS Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory, told press today, June 12. Six of the last seven explosions happened in the dark, so height estimations have not been available, she said. Babb estimates none have been above 10,000 feet above sea level. She also said the explosions since the end of May seem to all have been ash-poor. Brain Shiro, a seismologist at USGS HVO, said each recent explosion has happened about 20 hours apart, and generated a seismic effect similar to a 5.3 earthquake.

Three closely spaced lava fountains at Fissure 8 continue to feed a channelized flow trending north
and then east to the ocean entry at Kapoho Bay. This video is from an HVO helicopter overflight of
the braided lava channel June 11, around 6:30 a.m. Minor overflows of the channel levees have
occurred at several places along the channel, but have been short-lived and do not pose an
immediate threat to areas not previously covered by lava. See the USGS video:
volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/multimedia_uploads/multimediaFile-2227.mp4

“We don’t really know what’s controlling the intervals… it may be a good thing this is happening… rather than building up,” said Shiro. He said that 3,100 earthquakes have been recorded at the summit in the last week. Babb said, “There is a lot of science happening to try to understand these events, to try to figure what is happening.”

Babb said the greatest subsidence in the floor of Halemaʻumaʻu has been measured as about 1,000 feet deep. Each explosion adds about six to seven meters to that depth, said Babb, who emphasized, “that’s a very localized area” within Halemaʻumaʻu crater. She said other areas, plus the slumping of the rim wall, have subsided less.

As of today, June 12, over 5,800 acres of new lava covers lower Puna. Fountaining at Fissure 8 measures up to 160 feet high. Small overflows are happening at the edges of the lava flow from Fissure 8. The flow is continuing to enter the ocean at Kapoho. The new lava delta at Kapoho measures about 250 acres. The delta measures about 1.4 miles across, as a straight measurement. There is weak activity at Fissures 16 and 18.

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This "warped-curb'"crack, the largest in the parking area for the former
Halema‘uma‘u overlook (closed since 2008), is one of many that have
sliced the parking area into slices. Ballistics strewn across the area are
visible in the foreground. Loose, dislodged blocks along this crack have
not moved in at least the past 30 hours. This photo was taken June 11.
USGS photo

JAGGAR MUSEUM OVERLOOK has suffered further structural damage. Jessica Ferracane of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park said she and emergency operations park staff went to Jaggar Museum yesterday afternoon, June 11. Jaggar Museum Overlook deck, “where most of our two million visitors last year liked to go – the most popular area in the national park before we closed,” showed significant increase in cracks, “even from the last time I was there” a week ago, said Ferracane.

Jaggar Museum’s floor and ceiling have “very noticeable damage.” The items in the park store were “strewn about.” However, all the exhibits have no noticeable damage, she said, and there is no broken glass. There are also more significant fractures in the parking lot and the surrounding walkways around the museum and the HVO building. The newer viewing area, near the tour bus parking lot, shows “very significant fracturing.”

Ferracane said the visual of the fracturing and slumping of the crater wall of Halemaʻumaʻu was “quite shocking,” and that the entire museum and HVO area looks as though it had been “coated in white flour.”

Kaoʻe kea, the white tailed tropicbird, remain at Halemaʻumaʻu during
this eruptive time. Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Ferracane also said she saw “a lot of” kaoʻe kea, the white tailed tropicbird, flying about the summit, and nesting on the walls of the crater.

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TRADITIONAL POLYNESIAN WAYFINDER Bruce Blankenfeld took home the 2018 Papahānaumokuākea Umu Kai Award last weekend for his lifetime of educating Hawaiʻi’s keiki and adults in sustainably interacting with Hawaiʻi’s ocean. He helped to revive the art of traditional Polynesian wayfinding. Established by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries for Papahānaumokuākea, the Umu Kai Award goes to a Native Hawaiian cultural practitioner who invokes the spirit of traditional fishing practices and management, while adapting to modern fishing environments.

Blankenfeld was training coordinator and captain on the epic Hōkūle‘a Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage, which included stopping in at Miloli‘i before and after the journey.

The presentation was made on World Oceans Day by Athline Clark, NOAA superintendent for Papahānaumokuākea. She said that Blankenship “embodies the true spirit of a mentor, who inspires our next generation to actively be involved in learning about and caring for our ocean.”

Presentation image for the Umu Kai Award for Bruce Blankenfeld on World Oceans Day.
Image from National Marine Sanctuaries for Papahānaumokuākea

The Umu Kai award, named after the traditional Hawaiian practice of enhancing fish habitat, honors the legacy of the late Uncle Eddie Kaanaana, a Native Hawaiian who was the first recipient of the award in 2006. Other recipients include legendary Hawaiian Navigator and former Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Kamehameha Schools, Nainoa Thompson; former Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair, William ‘Ailā Jr.; Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park ranger and traditional ulua fisherman, Clarence “Aku” Hauanio; and Uncle Mac Poepoe, a fisherman and community leader on the Island of Moloka‘i.

“Bruce exemplifies all of the important values behind the Umu Kai Award,” says Nainoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. “He has an exceptional, very rare, deep relationship with the ocean that is both learned and instinctual that has allowed him to become an
extraordinary deep-sea navigator and a strong leader. We would not have been able to successfully complete the Worldwide Voyage without him.”

Blankenfeld sailed on the 1980 Hōkūleʻa voyage from Tahiti
to Hawaiʻi. Photo from Polynesian Voyaging Society.

In addition to being one of Hawai‘i’s five “pwo” (master) navigators, Blankenfeld is a long-distance paddler and coach. He began his association with the Polynesian Voyaging Society in 1977, and joined the groundbreaking 1980 voyage of Hōkūle‘a from Tahiti to Hawai‘i, as a fisherman. Since then, he has sailed more than 70,000 miles using traditional, non-instrument methods. He led Hōkūle‘a’s recent, extensive renovation, and is currently the Vice Chair of the Polynesian Voyaging Society's Board of Directors. He lectures on Polynesian navigating, voyaging, and wayfinding. He is also a fisherman, paddler, coach, and president of the Board of Directors of Hui Nalu Canoe Club, and long-time member and kayaker with the Hawai‘i Canoe & Kayak Team.

Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Monument, located in the northwest Hawaiian Islands, offers interactive education in Hilo at its Mokupāpapa Discovery Center for Hawaiʻi’s Remote Coral Reefs at 76 Kamehameha Ave., on the corner of Kamehameha and Waianuenue Ave.

According to a statement from NOAA, "Papahānaumokuākea is cooperatively managed to ensure ecological integrity and achieve strong, long-term protection and perpetuation of Northwestern Hawaiian Island ecosystems, Native Hawaiian culture, and heritage resources for current and future generations."

Four co-trustees - the Department of Commerce, Department of the Interior, State of Hawai‘i, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs - protect this special place. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was inscribed as the first mixed (natural and cultural) UNESCO World Heritage Site in the United States in July 2010. For more information, see papahanaumokuakea.gov.

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WIND PATTERN CHANGES over the next couple of days should be changing from the familiar southwest-blowing, 10 mile an hour winds, to an “unusual” lighter wind pattern through next week, said Robert Ballard of NOAA. “Daytime sea breezes and nighttime land breezes,” will become more dominant over the trades during this time, he said. Ballard said any plumes of ash that happen during this time can be expected to go “almost straight up,” and any ash can be expected to stay near the crater.

Vog and SO2 are expected to “crawl their way northward, across the BigIsland,” with Hilo, Kona, and most of the BigIsland being affected, said Ballard.

The Nāʻālehu weather radar is expected to be back up within the next day. The radar helps determine ash plume height and mass. See the ash forecast here: vsc-ash.wr.usgs.gov/ashgui/#/
publicresults/1008443/DEP
As of 4 p.m., Air Quality Index for Pāhala is 40, 61 Ocean View and for Kona, 36 for Mountain View, and 13 for Hilo - the only sites listed on AQI for the island. See current levels at airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_state&stateid=12&mapcenter=0&tabs=0.
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Visitor's Center, Hilo, Mountain View, and Kona were all green for SO2 levels today, June 12. Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Jaggar Museum had a few spikes of moderate or unhealthy for sensitive groups air in the early morning. Pāhala had unhealthy for sensitive groups air from 1 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., with good air more most of the morning and afternoon. Ocean View was slightly better, with moderate or unhealthy for sensitive groups air between 4:15 and 8:45 a.m. See current levels at hiso2index.info.
All Hawaiʻi Island locations show as either blue (good) or offline on the EPA's monitoring map as of 5:30 p.m. See current info at response.epa.gov/site/map_list.aspx?site_id=12766.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, Jun 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Father’s Day Card, Fri, Jun 15, 2-3pm, Kahuku Park, H.O.V.E. For ages 6-12 years. Register Jun 12-15. Free. Teresa Anderson, 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation

Friday’s events begin at 3:30 p.m. and include shows for rabbits, poultry, and goats.
Saturday’s large animal activities kick off with an 8 a.m. welcome, followed by 4-H participants showing lambs, hogs, steers, and heifers. Competition continues for top showmanship honors in the Round Robin Showmanship Class. Buyer’s registration and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., with the sale of 4-H animals at 2 p.m., including beef steer and heifer, hog, lamb, goat, and possibly poultry and rabbits.
For more information, contact Galimba at mgalimba@kuahiwiranch.com or 808-430-4927.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, Jun 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

People and Land of Kahuku, Sun, Jun 17, 9:30-12:30pm, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Free, guided, 2.5-mile, moderately difficult hike over rugged terrain focuses on the area's human history. nps.gov/HAVO

MONDAY, JUNE 18

Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Mon/Tue, Jun 18 (Committees)/19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Discovery Harbour Neighborhood Watch Meeting, Mon, Jun 18, 5-6:30pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. 929-9576, discoveryharbour.net

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

Rapid Response Workshops for Hawaiʻi Island residents whose employment status or business operations have been affected by the lava flow, will be Tuesday, June 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Cooper Center, 19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano; Wednesday, June 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Pāhoa Community Center, 15-3022 Kauhale Street, Pāhoa.

Residents can receive information about programs and services regarding Unemployment Insurance, State of Hawaiʻi job vacancies, mental health services, Veterans’ Affairs, housing rental assistance, employment training, emergency food assistance, WIC and medical services. For more information, contact the American Jobs Center Hawaiʻi at 935-6527.

NEW and UPCOMING

Learn about figure drawing in Volcano on Saturday, June 16.
Photo from volcanoartcenter.org

ROSE ADARE LEADS AN INSPIRED FIGURE DRAWING WORKSHOP on Saturday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Volcano Art Center’s Ni‘aulani Campus in Volcano Village.
The class covers a variety of drawing techniques, such as The Tornado and Pop & Lock Draw to give participants a fresh ways to view drawing. Participants will explore how different music influences drawing and how stance and movement can also play a role. “This is an ‘out of the box’ way of drawing a model and connecting with your materials, the model, and your own creativity,” states the event description.

Class fee is $60 for Volcano Art Center Members, $65 for Non-Members, plus a $10 model fee. Students are asked to bring a pen, notebook, and drawing materials such as charcoal, pencil, erasers, and a large pad of paper at least 11” x 14”. Register online at volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.

Photo from volcanoartcenter.org

Adare is a graduate of the San Francisco Academy of Art University. She earned a full three year scholarship from the Temescal Atelier for Classical Realism, and trained under David Hardy. During her time at the academy, Adare’s work was featured at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor for a Toulouse Lautrec retrospective. Adare began her Fine Art career at The Muse Studio, founding the annual Muse Showcase: A Celebration in Art and Music, in Berkeley, California. Expanding throughout the Bay Area, Adare took on two solo shows, the first at the Sutter Gallery in San Francisco, followed by another at Epic Arts in Berkeley. Struck by a municipal train in 2005, Adare spent the following four years in physical rehabilitation and retaught her self how to paint. She returned to the art scene in 2009. Adare was accepted into the Schaefer Portrait Challenge in 2012 and 2015, and won second place at the Wyland galleries Best of the West in 2013. Adare’s portrait series, Restraint & Revolution, was featured as part of a three woman concurrent solo show at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, and went on tour throughout the states with 21 evocative oil paintings.

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Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites kamaʻaina and tourist alike to visit the Kahuku Unit. There are no entry fees, and all programs are free of charge. In addition to regularly scheduled Guided Hikes and the monthly Coffee Talk, Kahuku Unit has added daily Ranger Talks, and cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Guided Hikes begin at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June. Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Sat, June 16: Nature and Culture. Sun, June 17: People and Land. Sat, June 23: Birth of Kahuku. Sun, June 24: ͑Ōhi͑a Lehua.

Artist in Residence Talk, in the Visitor Center on Fri, June 22, at 10 a.m.

In the Visitor Contact Station, Coffee Talk, a monthly, casual get together, is held the last Friday of the month. On June 29 at 9:30 a.m., Hawaiʻi Wildlife Fund will present Removing Trash, Restoring Habitat.

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

In Ocean View, it will take place at Ocean View Community Center, Mon and Tue (except Mon, June 11), 8-4:30pm.
In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through July 14, statewide and online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Fast flowing lava river from Fissure 8 continues to feed the ocean entry at Kapoho. USGS photo

THE NEW LAVA COAST EXENDS 1.3 MILES ALONG THE SHORE in the Kapoho area, according to the latest estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey. The new land added to the island by Madame Pele is about 250 acres, a lava delta that filled in Kapoho Bay and covers nearshore shallow reefs.
The cinder cone continues to grow in the Leilani Estates area at Fissure 8, with the cone itself 130 feet high in places, with lava fountains reaching 130 to 150 feet, as seen in this morning's USGS overflight.

Jagged Kapoho Coast, with 250 acres of land added to the island, as
shown by this morning's overflight. USGS photo

Fountaining at Fissure 8 continues to feed the fast-moving channelized flow that is entering the ocean at Kapoho.

National Weather Service predicts that "slow winds will bring vog inland and to the south, wrapping around to the Kona area this week. The heavy vog conditions are expected to stay this way until the early part of next week." Wherever volcanic and air quality conditions become a problem, the state Department of Health recommends limiting outside activities and staying indoors for those with breathing issues. Monitor the latest air quality measurements through the University of Hawaiʻi’s Vog Measurement and Prediction Project. See SO2 levels. See particulates in the AQI measurements. See the EPA's multi-agency site.

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Workers paving the airstrip, in preparation for emergency evacuations from lava-inundated areas. The area may now be put to use for transitional housing for those displaced by the eruption. See interview with Hawai‘i County Public Works Deputy Director Merrick Nishimoto on Big Island Video News

THE PUNA AIRSTRIP READIED FOR MASS EVACUATIONS MAY TURN INTO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING for those displaced by the eruption, says Hawai‘i County Public Works Deputy Director Merrick Nishimoto. He said the unused air strip was paved as part of the emergency response to the volcanic eruption.

“The need for the landing strip as a landing zone for the helicopters has passed,” Nishimoto said. “However there’s talks right now about possibly using that for additional, transitional housing. We’re looking into that, possibly putting up additional units there for transitional short-term housing – not long-term housing – but something that we can use for the interim. There are some utilities available, also, all along that landing strip.”

See the interview with the Hawai‘i County Public Works Deputy Director on Big Island Video News.

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ASH, PARTICULATES, AND SO2 IN OCEAN VIEW will be the subject of a meeting at Ocean View Community Center at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14. The gathering at 92-8924 Leilani Circle will bring together health, science, and Civil Defense officials to meet with the public.

One Kaʻū ʻĀina a.k.a. Team Kaʻū team member designed shirts for the group.
See facebook.com/adrian.anthony.79025

“Have your vog and ash impact questions answered by representatives from USGS, Department of Health Hazard Evaluation and Emergency Response Office and Clean Air Branch, and Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency,” reads the flyer.
In the meantime, Ocean View medical taxi driver Lannie Columbo, her husband David, and three Ocean View volunteer firefighters - Anthony Columbo, Andrew Columbo, and Lizzy Stabo - are offering to set up a “fresh air environment” for those needing a cleaner air room during ashfall and SO2 events. They did a test run one night from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., with three air purifiers, at Ocean View Community Center. Lannie said they would be happy to set up the room again, if the need should arise. They call themselves Kaʻū ʻĀina a.k.a. Team Kaʻū - see the Facebook group at facebook.com/adrian.anthony.79025.

Their effort was sparked by Facebook posts a few weeks ago from community members, who said there was nowhere to go for clean air in Ocean View. They and other community members who have joined the group, some of whom have worked for American Red Cross, have also gone down to Puna to aid those displaced by the eruption.

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ACT 45, BANNING THE USE OF THE PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS, became Hawaiʻi law today, with permits required to use it until 2023, when it will become completely prohibited. With the signature of Gov. David Ige, Hawaiʻi became the first state to ban chlorpyrifos, which the EPA recommended banning entirely in 2015. Sen. Russell Ruderman, who introduced the measure, State Rep. Richard Creagan, and Sen. Josh Green all supported the measure.

Kaʻū state Rep. and physician, Richard Creagan, was a leader in the effort
to ban the pesticide clorpyrifos, as chair of the House Committee on
Agriculture. Photo from Big Island Video News

Starting Jan. 1, 2019, users of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos or other restricted use pesticides will be required to report annually to the state Department of Agriculture; will be prohibited from using the chemical within a 100-foot buffer zone around schools during school hours; will be prohibited from applying pesticides with chlorpyrifos without a temporary permit, until 2023 when it will be completely banned.

The Department of Agriculture has already restricted the use of chlorpyrifos in its proposed pesticides rule, and the use of the chemical has declined drastically, said a statement from the governor's office.

Gov. Ige said, “Protecting the health and safety of our keiki and residents is one of my top priorities. We must protect our communities from potentially harmful chemicals. At the same time, Hawai‘i’s agriculture industry is extremely important to our state and economy. We will work with the Department of Agriculture, local farmers, and the University of Hawai‘i as we seek safe, alternative pest management tools that will support and sustain our agriculture industry for generations to come.”

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THE AIM OF PEACEFULY SECURING DENUCLEARIZATION drew recommendations from Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday, following President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s Singapore summit. She released the following statement:

“We must ensure that in the wake of this historic summit, the diplomatic path continues to achieve complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization of North Korea. This is not about blind trust. This is not about points on a political scoreboard. There are lives at stake. In the interest of peace and humanity, we should all be rallying around our country's success in continuing direct talks to remove the North Korea nuclear threat.”

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, speaking from the House floor on full North Korea
denuclearization, yesterday, June 12. See the full video of her speech.

“Just six months ago, my constituents and people all across Hawai‘i received a harrowing alert on their cell phones that a ballistic missile was incoming and to take cover immediately. It turned out to be a false alarm but the terror that my family, friends, and people all across the State of Hawai‘i experienced was very real, shining a light on the stark reality and the seriousness of the North Korea nuclear threat that hangs over them and this country.

“The agreement that came from the U.S.-North Korea summit that just concluded late last night committing North Korea to complete denuclearization is a first step but there is far more work to be done. We must be vigilant to make sure that the details of this deal ensure complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea. You hear talking heads on TV talking about who put up more points on the scoreboard—missing the seriousness and the actual point of what we’re dealing with.”

Again, she said, "This is not a game. There are lives at stake. In the interest of peace and humanity, we should all be rallying around our country's success in continuing to pursue diplomacy and peace to remove this threat and denuclearize North Korea.”

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has long called for direct
talks with Kim Jong Un. Photo from Wikipedia

Gabbard has long called for holding direct negotiations without preconditions with North Korea to deescalate and ultimately denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. Most recently, the congresswoman introduced a resolution supporting U.S. diplomatic efforts on the Korean Peninsula by: Welcoming the United States-North Korea summit which follows the South Korea-North Korea summit; recognizing that the American people are committed to peace and support efforts toward diplomatic negotiations to ensure the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea; urging President Trump, the Supreme Leader of North Korea, and regional leaders to engage diplomatically to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and exhaust all non-military policy tools before any use of military force; and urging President Trump, partner countries, and members of the United Nations to maintain a campaign of strong economic and diplomatic pressure until North Korea has completely, verifiably, and irreversibly dismantled all of its nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons programs.

A statement from Gabbard's office says that she "has and continues to strongly advocate for the defense of Hawai‘i and our country from the threat of a nuclear attack from North Korea, and is a strong advocate for strengthening U.S. missile defense.”

Full video of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s Speech on the House Floor on Tuesday.

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HAWAI‘I ON THE HILL POLICY SUMMIT AND TASTE OF HAWAIʻI promoted local businesses and issues today. This evening, June 13, it brought some 2,000 people together in the Capitol to enjoy Hawaiian food, music, and aloha, with each receiving a fresh orchid lei.
Conceived by Sen. Mazie Hirono, it was the fifth annual event, co-sponsored by Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i. More than 100 members of Hawai‘i’s businesses converged on Capitol Hill, representing a full range of industries – from hospitality, manufacturing, health care, transportation, and education, to agriculture.

Hawaiʻi on the Hill connected business leaders to policy makers at the Capitol
today, Wednesday. Photo from Mazie Hirono

“We started Hawai‘i on the Hill five years ago to give Hawai‘i businesses direct access to federal decision makers,” said Hirono.

Others kicking off the summit included Hawai‘i Chamber of Commerce-Hawai‘i President Sherry Menor-McNamara, state Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, with remarks from them, and question and answer sessions.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke about the longstanding partnership between the Alaska and Hawai‘i Congressional delegations. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, spoke about energy innovation. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower, spoke about maritime security issues.

Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and Co-Chair of the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, spoke about the federal budget and appropriations process.

David Foster, Chief of Staff to Administrator Bette Brand of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service, spoke about federal resources available to support rural agriculture. Allen Gutierrez, Associate Administrator of Small Business Administration’s Office of Entrepreneurial Development, spoke about small business development.

Hawaiʻi on the Hill was hosted Tuesday night at the
residence of the Ambassador from Japan. Above
are Hawaiʻi Chamber of Commerce President Sherry
Menor-McNamara, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Ambassador
Shinsuke, and Mrs. Sugiyama.
Photo from Hawaiʻi Chamber of Commerce

Lucian Niemeyer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment, spoke about the intersection of energy security and defense policy. Scott Mulhauser, Founder of Aperture Strategies, Professor at Georgetown University, and Former Chief of Staff at U.S. Embassy Beijing, spoke about U.S.-China relations.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), closed out the Policy Summit by thanking Senator Hirono for her dedication in representing Hawaiʻi in the U.S. Senate, and took questions on how business leaders can continue their advocacy for Hawaiʻi.

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OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS sent a release, saying they would like to address the recent ballot mailing to the Hawaiian Ranchos landowners, which included the OVCA name and PO Box number.

“The OVCA is a nonprofit corporation and is not affiliated with any homeowners' association or road maintenance corporation. To clarify, the OVCA does not participate in business or political affairs, specifically issues between interest groups or individuals competing for power and leadership. The OceanViewCommunity Centerhas space available for rent as an impartial gathering place.”

See public Ka‘ū events, meetings, entertainment.

See Ka‘ū exercise, meditation, daily, and weekly events.

Print edition of The Ka‘ū Calendar is free to 5,500 mailboxes

throughout Ka‘ū, from Miloli‘i through Volcano, and free on

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THURSDAY, JUNE 14

FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, Jun 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Father’s Day Card, Fri, Jun 15, 2-3pm, Kahuku Park, H.O.V.E. For ages 6-12 years. Register Jun 12-15. Free. Teresa Anderson, 929-9113, hawaiicounty.gov/pr-recreation

4-H Livestock Show & Sale is Friday, June 15, and Saturday, June 16, at Anderson Arena, also known as Rocking Chair Ranch, at 47-5124 Hawaiʻi Belt Road in Waimea. Open to the public, the annual event supports young farmers and ranchers. This year marks a century of 4-H in Hawai‘i; the state’s first 4-H livestock club opened in 1918.

Friday’s events begin at 3:30 p.m. and include shows for rabbits, poultry, and goats.
Saturday’s large animal activities kick off with an 8 a.m. welcome, followed by 4-H participants showing lambs, hogs, steers, and heifers. Competition continues for top showmanship honors in the Round Robin Showmanship Class. Buyer’s registration and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., with the sale of 4-H animals at 2 p.m., including beef steer and heifer, hog, lamb, goat, and possibly poultry and rabbits.
For more information, contact Galimba at mgalimba@kuahiwiranch.com or 808-430-4927.

SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, Jun 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

MONDAY, JUNE 18

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

Rapid Response Workshops for Hawaiʻi Island residents whose employment status or business operations have been affected by the lava flow, held Tuesday, June 19, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Cooper Center, 19-4030 Wright Road, Volcano; Wednesday, June 20, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Pāhoa Community Center, 15-3022 Kauhale Street, Pāhoa.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue, Jun 19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Ocean View Community Association Board Meeting, Wed, June 20, noon-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Rapid Response Workshops for Hawaiʻi Island residents whose employment status or business operations have been affected by the lava flow, held Wednesday, June 20, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Pāhoa Community Center, 15-3022 Kauhale Street, Pāhoa.

ONGOING

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Artist in Residence Talk, in the Visitor Center on Fri, June 22, at 10 a.m.

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program will take sign-ups in Kaʻū, through June 29.
In Nā’ālehu, it will take place at the Hawai‘i County Economic Opportunity Council office, back of Senior Center, Wed-Fri, 8-1pm, 929-9263.
In Ocean View, it will take place at Ocean View Community Center, Mon and Tue (except Mon, June 11), 8-4:30pm.
In Pāhala, it will take place at the Edmund Olson Trust Office, Tue and Wed, 8:30-12:30pm. See more for eligibility requirements and application.

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through July 14, statewide and online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

Tūtū and Me Offers Home Visits to those with keiki zero to five years old: home visits to aid with helpful parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Home visits are free, last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, for a total of 12 visits, and snacks are provided. For info and to register, call Linda Bong 464-9634.

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S02, other gasses, and particles are blown from Fissure 8 in lower Puna down the coast, and can contribute to vog in Kaʻū. This morning, June 14,
a USGS overflight shows Fissure 8 viewed from the north at 7:50 AM. The cone is roughly 50 m (165 ft) high at is peak, and a plume of sulfur
dioxide and other volcanic gases rises as an orange tinge from the erupting lava fountains (hidden within the cone). Lava is still flowing out
of the vent unabated as a full channel. To the left of the cone, a standing wave of lava can be seen in the channel. USGS photo

"THERE IS NOT OLIVINE RAINING FROM THE SKY," said University of Hawai‘i-Hilo volcanologist Cheryl Gansecki during today's daily press briefing on volcanic activity. Gansecki addressed a viral tweet and stories about olivine gems falling from the sky from the volcano in Hawai‘i. She said photos accompanying the stories do not match what scientists are seeing in lower Puna. They more closely match the olivine at Green Sand Beach in Ka‘ū.
Gansecki made it clear that olivine sampled in lower Puna is tiny and embedded in tephra and not of the size that created Green Sand Beach. Green Sand Beach olivine is much larger and was embedded and separated from Picrite lava, she explained.

Green Sand beach olivine in Ka‘ū is of a different type than the olivine
found in lower Puna during the current eruption. Photo by Peter Anderson

Gansecki and her U.H. Hilo students and staff are are able to chemically analyze lava samples quickly for USGS. Their findings on olivine chemistry are leading the USGS to think that the lava now in lower Puna is from the recent movement of magma from Halema‘uma‘u and Kīlauea summit.

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WHERE DOES THE PUBLIC WANT MORE AIR QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS? This is the question asked by the state Department of Health. DOH plans to install ten more permanent monitoring stations to measure fine particles (PM2.5) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) on Hawai‘i Island. Residents can suggest locations by emailing DOH’s Clean Air Branch at cab@doh.hawaii.gov by Wednesday, June 27.

Air monitor stations can cost $120,000. Photo from DOH

There are five permanent stations on Hawai‘i Island: Hilo, Mountain View, Pāhala, Ocean View, and Kona. A temporary station is at the Nā‘ālehu Fire Station. Among the candidates for the ten new stations are Kona and Kohala.

When all of the stations are in place, DOH’s ambient air monitoring network will operate 25 stations statewide, including two National Park Service stations at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
"When fully operational, the additional air quality monitoring stations will provide real-time data from different areas of the island so emergency responders can advise residents and visitors on appropriate actions they can take to protect their health and safety," says a statement from Department of Health.
“The input we have received from residents during community meetings has been invaluable,” said state health director, Dr. Bruce Anderson. “We want to encourage ongoing dialogue so we can better address their concerns and ensure an effective response.”
Air quality monitoring stations measure particulates, or pollution, including ash in the air, and gases such as sulfur dioxide. Monitors closer to the Kīlauea East Rift Zone also gauge levels of hydrogen sulfide in the air. Data are used primarily to provide air pollution updates to the public in a timely manner, identify trends, forecast air quality, correlate air quality to health effects, guide emergency management activities, and support air pollution studies.

Overflight this morning of lower Puna, which shows Fissure 8 continuing to

roar, spreading fumes. See video on Ikaika Marzo’s Facebook.

Anderson noted that each air quality monitoring station contains sophisticated equipment that yields reliable data for informed decision-making. A fully-loaded station with a shelter can cost as much as $120,000 each. Site modifications that include security and fencing or electrical access can add to this cost. Installing a station typically takes from a few months up to a year to complete, but DOH is speeding up the process to obtain air quality data faster, said Anderson.
He said that selecting an air quality monitoring station is based on rigorous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulatory requirements. The following are factors considered in the decision-making process:

Atmospheric conditions: This includes the effects of buildings, terrain, and heat sources or sinks on air trajectories that can produce anomalies of pollutant concentrations. Meteorology is also considered in determining the geographic location of a site, as well as the height, direction, extension of sampling probes, and prevailing wind conditions.
Logistics: This includes procurement, site security, set-up and maintenance, and transportation of material and personnel for the monitoring operation.

A series of wide-angle webcam images, captured by a camera in HVO's observation tower
between June 1 and June 10, shows ongoing subsidence around Halema‘uma‘u at the
summit of Kīlauea. See the animated GIF

Security risks: DOH is considering installing air quality monitoring sites at schools, since they offer secure areas to minimize the threats of theft and vandalism. As additional benefits, the schools will have access to data to determine the best actions for students, such as sheltering in place, and whether it is safe to go outdoors for recess. It can also serve as a learning tool for the students.
Economics: DOH considers the economics of each air quality monitoring site, including the resources required for site acquisition, site preparation, data collection activities, instrumentation, installation, maintenance, data retrieval, data analysis, quality assurance, and data interpretation.

The latest photos of Halema`uma`u, where the lava lake was enjoyed by onlookers for years,
shows much of the floor of the crater gone, and the deepest part of the crate now 1,000 feet
below the crater rim, as the rim and walls slump inward. USGS photo

"The community should base their recommendations for air quality monitoring station locations on these factors, and email their suggestions to the DOH’s Clean Air Branch cab@doh.hawaii.gov by Wednesday, June 27," said a DOH statement.

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EVENTS AT THE SUMMIT of Kīlauea over the past few weeks dramatically reshaped Halema‘uma‘u, as show in in aerial photographs taken this week. Only part of Halema‘uma‘u Crater floor remains, having subsided 100 m (about 300 ft) during the past couple weeks. Ground cracks circumferential to the crater rim cut across the parking lot for the former Halema‘uma‘u visitor overlook (closed since 2008). The deepest part of Halema‘uma‘u is now about 300 m (1,000 ft) below the crater rim. The Halema‘uma‘u crater rim and walls continue to slump inward and downward with
ongoing subsidence at Kīlauea's summit.

A closer view of the cracks cutting across the parking lot for the former Halema‘uma‘u visitor

overlook, closed since 2008, when an active vent opened within the crater. USGS photo

At 3:19 a.m. today, another small explosion occurred at Kīlauea's summit, producing a plume which rose to 6,000 ft above sea level. "This event and many of its precursory earthquakes were felt widely in the Volcano area. Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halemaʻumaʻu continues in response to ongoing subsidence at the summit," reported Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Sulfur dioxide emissions from the volcano's summit have dropped to levels that are about half those measured prior to the onset of the current episode of eruptive activity. This gas and minor amounts of ash are being transported downwind, with small bursts of ash and gas accompanying intermittent explosive activity.
For forecasts of where ash would fall under forecast wind conditions, consult the Ash3D model output here: https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/ash_information.html. Information on volcanic ash hazards and how to prepare for ash fall maybe found at http://www.ivhhn.org/information#ash (health impacts) or https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanic_ash/

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Earthquake crack on Hwy 11. NPS photo

HIGHWAY 11 REPAIRS IN HAWAI`I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK begin next week. Jessica Ferracane, parks spokesperson, said that work to repair damage caused by seismic activity to Highway 11, which runs through the park, will begin on the Hilo side of the Park entrance. She said the road will not be closed, but motorists are advised that flaggers will be directing traffic.

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FEMA ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS who have lost their homes or access to their homes due to volcanic activity since May 3, was approved today by the President of the United States. Approval of yesterday's request from Gov. David Ige means that qualifying residents may receive assistance from the federal government’s full scope of individual assistance programs to address issues such as shelter needs, unemployment, trauma, and legal matters, said a statement from the governor.

Victims can begin applying for help tomorrow, Friday, June 15, at a FEMADisasterReliefCenterat Keaʻau High School. County, state, and federal agencies will initially gather information from residents who have suffered losses.

Residents whose primary homes were destroyed or whose homes are inaccessible due to the lava flow, should register at the FEMADisasterReliefCenterfor possible assistance. The agencies will review each case based on the information provided before making decisions on individual assistance, said a statement from the governor's office.

The lava wiped out many farms and homes, their owners now eligible to seek individual assistance from FEMA.

USGS photo

Before he signed the authorization, Hawai‘i’s Congressional Delegation - Sen. Mazia Hirono, Sen. Brian Schatz, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa - wrote to President Donald Trump in support of Hawai`i's application to amend the existing disaster declaration, to include Individual Assistance:

“As detailed in Governor Ige’s request, HawaiʻiCounty estimates that 455 residential dwellings have been destroyed, and has confirmed that 192 of these structures were primary residences. As of June 6, 2018, there have been 5,417 overnight stays in emergency shelters, and more than 400 people remain at two shelters. More than 930 homes are without power in the affected area, and there can be no attempt to restore power to more 800 of these customers until the area is deemed safe.

“This is a unique and wrenching natural disaster. When a volcano erupts, it permanently and fundamentally changes the land. The land now covered in lava is no longer usable.
The defining features of the landscape that attract visitors and play an economic role in the community are no longer there. Homes and businesses are destroyed. Properties and farms not destroyed have become inaccessible and unusable. The damage to health and economic opportunity spreads further than the footprint of the lava flows: Winds carry toxic gas and ash into neighboring areas, and the eruption also produces ‘vog’—volcanic smog—harming the health of humans, as well as farms, local plants and animals. Lastly, there has been a 50 percent drop in future hotel bookings, suggesting that tourism to the island may be seriously disrupted.

“Based on the severity of the damage that has occurred since May 11, 2018, an amendment to your initial Declaration to include eligibility for Individual Assistance is warranted, and we urge your expeditious approval of Governor Ige’s request for this additional aid for impacted individuals,”
wrote Hawai‘i's Congressional delegation.

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Senator Hirono presents Admiral Harris with a lei before his hearing

to serve as U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. Photo from Mazie Hirono

ADMIRAL HARRY HARRIS WILL SERVE OUR COUNTRY WELL AS AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH KOREA, Sen. Mazie Hirono said today. She introduced the retired Commander of U.S. Pacific Command and the U.S. Pacific Fleet, during today’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination.
During her introduction, Hirono emphasized the key role that the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea could play in reaching an agreement to a permanent, verifiable denuclearization of North Korea.

Hirono said, “I first met Admiral Harris just before he assumed command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet in October 2013. Over the past five years, I’ve gotten to know Admiral Harris and appreciate the open, supportive, and candid relationship that we’ve developed. He and his wife Bruni Bradley have become part of our Hawaiʻi ʻohana.

“In Admiral Harris, we have someone who is tough-minded and clear-eyed with tremendous military experience and someone who is very resourceful and focused on the task at hand. Admiral Harris’ expertise in the Indo-Pacific region, his leadership experience, and engagement with a variety of stakeholders in the region will stand him in good stead as our Ambassador to South Korea.”

See video from Senator Hirono’s introduction.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 15

‘Ike Hana No‘eau, Experience the Skillful Work, Fri, Jun 15, 10-noon, Kahuku Unit. Hawaiian cultural demonstrations. Free. nps.gov/HAVO

Friday’s events begin at 3:30 p.m. and include shows for rabbits, poultry, and goats.
Saturday’s large animal activities kick off with an 8 a.m. welcome, followed by 4-H participants showing lambs, hogs, steers, and heifers. Competition continues for top showmanship honors in the Round Robin Showmanship Class. Buyer’s registration and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., with the sale of 4-H animals at 2 p.m., including beef steer and heifer, hog, lamb, goat, and possibly poultry and rabbits.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Hands-On Fermented Foods Workshop:

Sauerkraut and Kombucha w/ Jasmine Silverstein, HeartBeet Foods, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Volcano Art Center's Niʻaulani Campus, Hale Hoʻomana at 19-4074 Old Volcano Road. $50/VAC Members, $55/non-Member. Pre-registration required. Supplies and organic ingredients provided. No cooking skills necessary. volcanoartcenter.org, 967-8222

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, Jun 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

MONDAY, JUNE 18

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue, Jun 19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Ocean View Community Association Board Meeting, Wed, June 20, noon-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Hawai‘i Disability Legal Services, Thu, Jun 21, 9-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org, 939-7033, ovcahawaii@gmail.com

Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka‘ū, Thu, Jun 21, 6:30pm, United Methodist Church in Nā‘ālehu. Pres. Berkley Yoshida, 747-0197

ONGOING

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Artist in Residence Talk, in the Visitor Center on Fri, June 22, at 10 a.m.

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through July 14, statewide and online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Chan Bird, Isaiah Ortiz, Michael Wichtermar, and John Lambie are in the Hawaiʻi Ekbalo School of Prayer; Samuel Ajayi is from Ocean View; Simaile Paea, Pastor Kevin Brown, McKenzie Curtis, and Gabriel Quevas are from Nāʻālehu and surrounding areas. Photo from Nāʻālehu Assembly of God

NĀʻĀLEHU ASSEMBLY OF GOD IS RAISING MONEY AND VOLUNTEERING TO HELP VICTIMS OF THE LAVA in lower Puna.

Nāʻālehu community pitches in at a car wash
to raise money for lava victim housing.
Photo from Pastor Kevin Brown

The church pastor, Kevin Brown, said that on June 6, a Nāʻālehu community car wash raised over $1,000 toward purchase of a $3,000 micro-home for transitional housing for evacuees from eruption areas. “The wealth of support of the volcano relief efforts from the Nāʻālehu community was overwhelming,” said Brown. “We are thankful to Nāʻālehu Assembly of God and Ekbalo School of Prayer for their work that not only cleaned a few cars but inspired a community to help our extended ʻohana. Our plan is to continue to be a part of this relief effort and shelter project.”

On June 11, a group of concerned members of Nāʻālehu Assembly of God and Ekballo School of Prayer connected with Convoy of Hope to take supplies the both the Pāhoa and Nanawale communities.
Brown said that Convoy of Hope can turn one dollar into seven dollars worth of supplies. “It is difficult to understand the direct impact that the eruption has had on the Puna community without going there. This, my first visit to Puna since the eruption began, has given me an even greater appreciation of the people on the front line. The impact they are having in their community is nothing more that a miracle…

Linda, of Bodacious Women of Puna, with Pastor
Kevin Brown. Photo from Nāʻālehu Assembly of God

“We had a very memorable experience as we partnered with other churches in a Convoy of Hope relief distribution. We met some great people in Nanawale that are serving on the front lines of the Hawaiʻi eruption relief. They really helped us understand the great need. Please pray for them. The level of loss is greater than anyone could have ever imagined. We helped unload about 42,000 lbs. of food from the Convoy of Hope container... Please pray for the people affected and support financially where you can.”
Brown said Linda of Bodacious Women of Puna has been on the front line since before the crisis began. “They provide resources of all kinds and really have the heartbeat of the needs,” said Brown. “As she said, ‘We serve everyone.’ We were there to serve them.”

Nāʻālehu Community members, together to raise funds for their displaced
Puna neighbors. Photo from Nāʻālehu Assembly of God

Brown said, “All of us can be involved – Kaʻū can be involved. We’re all working together in this. Nāʻālehu and Pāhala and Ocean View have been really blessed – but the people (in Puna) have lost so much; it‘s really difficult to see. It’s going to be something that’s going to be with us. We want to reach out to the people who are hurting. Let them know they are not in this alone.”

To get involved, for more info, or to donate, contact Pastor Kevin T. Brown, 808-929-7278, www.naalehuag.org, office@naalehuag.com, Pastor@naalehuag.com, or Nāʻālehu Assembly of God, P. O. Box 129, Nāʻālehu, HI, 96772.

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KAʻŪ’S COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER MAILE DAVID is asking residents to make sure to be prepared for hurricane season, which began June 1 and runs through Nov. 30. She passed on advice from Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, which says:

“It’s a familiar sight: The public receives a warning of a possible emergency and long lines suddenly appear at gas stations, grocery stores, and ATMs across Hawaiʻi. But there is a better way.”

With the arrival of hurricane season, HI-EMA is reminding residents to prepare an “emergency kit” of a minimum of 14 days of food, water, and other supplies.

Jennifer Walter, Chief of HI-EMA’s Preparedness Branch, says “Our 14-day recommendation is based on the experiences of other states and jurisdictions that have gone through similar disasters. What happened in Puerto Rico last year can happen here, but we have a chance to get ahead of the game. Everyone who plans ahead and prepares an emergency kit helps not only themselves, but the entire community deal with a disaster.”

HI-EMA suggests keeping your family’s supplies fresh for the entire season by rotating, consuming, and replenishing them over time. HI-EMA also recommends residents and visitors take the following actions to prepare for any possible hurricane or tropical cyclone:

- Talk with family members and develop a clear understanding of what you will do if a hurricane or tropical storm threatens. Prepare an action plan that includes details such as whether your family plans to shelter in place or evacuate.

- Know if your home is in an inundation zone, flood zone, or susceptible to high winds and other hazards. Know if your home is retrofitted with hurricane resistant clips or straps.

- Stay tuned to local media and their websites/applications regarding weather updates.

- Sign up for local notification systems (i.e., HNL.Info, or prh.noaa.gov/hnl/watchwarn/island_watchwarn.php?island=Big_Island).

- Sign up for community emergency response team by calling 723-8960.

- Get to know your neighbors and community so you can help each other.

- Walk your property and check for potential flood threats. Clear your gutters and other drainage systems. Remove and secure loose items. Keep your car gas tanks filled.

- Prepare your pets by checking or purchasing a carrier and other preparedness items. A pet carrier is necessary for your pet’s safety if you plan to evacuate to a pet-friendly shelter. Don’t forget 14 days of food and water for your furry family members.

- Set aside an emergency supply of any needed medication and keep a copy of your prescriptions in case you run out of medication after a disaster.

- Secure your important documents in protective containers.

- Visitors should download GoHawaii App and read the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Travel Safety Brochure at travelsmarthawaii.com.

- Build an emergency kit – now.

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CLOUDS GENERATED BY THE OCEAN ENTRY OF LAVA MIXING WITH SEAWATER IN KAPOHO IMPACT WEATHER. Rains in Kapoho and cloudiness over a third of the island today are related, said Tom Birchard, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He explained to press this morning that “relatively light” tradewinds from the east are pushing the lava ocean entry clouds and the emissions from Fissure 8 to the west, and potentially to the southwest. He said the wind patterns contribute to the “overall voginess” on the leeward side of the island.

Fissure 8 and the lava from it, entering the ocean, are having an
effect on the weather in the southern part of the island.
Photo from USGS

Birchard said it “looked like a good amount of the cloud cover we were seeing was due to the clouds that are being generated by the lava’s ocean entry.” He said there were reports of “some pretty good rainfall” in the Pāhoa area, impacting life in shelters for those who have lost or cannot reach their homes. Pallets are used to lift up the evacuees belongings away from water, he said.

An update from USGS estimates that the lava flow from Fissure 8 has produced over 320 acres of new land, after filling in Kapoho Bay, covering over Vacationland and Kapoho farms and houses, and extending out to sea along the coast. No new communities are immediately threatened.

Sulfur dioxide emissions from the volcano's summit have dropped to levels that are about half those measured prior to the onset of the current episode of eruptive activity. Jessica Ball of USGS said the measured difference is in comparison to late April or early May, when there was a lava lake in Halemaʻumaʻu. A small amount of gas and minor amounts of ash blow and drift downwind, with small bursts of ash and gas accompanying intermittent explosive activity.

Six-hundred forty earthquakes occurred on the island in the last 24 hours as of 6:45 p.m., with most of them near the summit. At noon, an explosive eruption sent up an ash and gas plume to nearly 10,000 feet above sea level. Seismicity dropped abruptly after the explosive event but is expected to build up slowly over the next hours. Inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halemaʻumaʻu continues in response to ongoing subsidence at the summit.
See live air quality info from multiple agencies. See SO2 measurements. See Air Quality Index readings.

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Click on the image to see how Halema‘uma‘u vent widened
over time, but was mostly covered yesterday morning in debris from falling
walls and slumping of the crater floor. GIF from USGS and the
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CosmoSkyMed satellite system.

A NEW ANIMATED GIF WITH MORE CHANGES in Kīlauea caldera shows a sequence of radar amplitude images from the Agenzia Spaziale Italiana CosmoSkyMed satellite system. The images illustrate changes to the caldera between May 5 and June 14 at 6 a.m.

The satellite transmits a radar signal at the surface and measures the strength of the return, with bright areas indicating a strong return and dark areas a weak return. Strong returns indicate rough surfaces or slopes that point back at the radar, while weak returns come from smooth surfaces or slopes angled away from the radar. Over time, expansion of the summit eruptive vent within Halema‘uma‘u crater and the widening of Halema‘uma‘u itself are clear.

The last four images in the sequence, from May 29-June 14, show the development of several cracks outside Halema‘uma‘u (also seen in recent UAS footage of the crater) and inward slumping of a large portion of the western, southwestern, and northern crater rim. Much of this motion appears to be coincident with the small explosions from the summit that have taken place on a near daily basis over the past two weeks. USGS scientists say that slumping is expected to continue as long as the explosions and overall subsidence persist.

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A DISASTERRECOVERYCENTER, jointly operated by Hawaiʻi County, the State of Hawaiʻi, and FEMA, is open daily from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m. at Keaʻau High School Gym. Buses run from 7:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. to and from Keaʻau Armory every 20 minutes and Pāhoa Community Center Shelter every hour. See the full bus schedule on the Civil Defense Website at HawaiiCounty.gov/Active-Alerts. For a list of the information applicants need to bring to the DRC, or to register online, go to DisasterAssistance.gov.

Hawaiʻi County Mayor Harry
Kim is resting at home after a
pneumonia relapse. Photo by
William Neal

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MAYOR HARRY KIM WAS RUSHED TO EMERGENCY at HiloMedicalCenterearly this morning, June 15, where he was diagnosed with a relapse of pneumonia, says a release from his office.

The Mayor said he suffered severe chills, and his wife called 911 for an ambulance. He was released from the ER and is resting at home, says the announcement. Kim was diagnosed with walking pneumonia in early May. “They made me promise to stay home today,” Kim said.

The Mayor’s spokesperson said he has been at the helm of the ongoing response to the Puna eruption. Late Thursday night, he took a look at preparations of the FederalEmergencyManagementAgencyDisasterRecoveryCenter at KeaʻauHigh School gym. The facility opened its doors to offer individual assistance to the public this morning. See above for details.

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AUGUST PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IS COMING UP ON SATURDAY, AUG 11. It will decide candidates for the general election on Tuesday, November 6. The deadline to register to vote is July 12 for the primary election, October 8 for the general election. The deadline for candidates to register was June 5.

State Sen. Josh Green, running for Lt. Gov., has three people vying for the West Kaʻū and Kona District Three Senate seat he will vacate. County Council member Dru Kanuha and former County Council member Brenda Ford are both running for the Democratic slot for the West Kaʻū and Kona District Three Senate seat. The winner of the primary will be up against Libertarian Michael Last in the general election.

Deadline to register to vote is July 12 for the primary election.
Photo by Julia Neal

Green is running against four candidates for Lt. Gov. in the Democratic primary: Bernard Carvalho Jr., Will Espero, Kim Coco Iwamoto, and Jill Tokuda. The Republican slate is comprised of Marissa Dipasupil Kerns, Steve Lipscomb, and Jeremy Low. Non-Partisan candidates Ernest Magaoay and Paul Robotti, and Renee Ing of the Green party, will run against the Democratic and Republican primary winners.

Incumbent state Rep. Richard Onishi of District Three, which runs from Hilo through Volcano and Pāhala to Honuʻapo, is challenged by Raina Whiting in the Democrattic primary. Libertarian Fred Fogel will run against the winning Democratic candidate.

Incumbent state Rep. Richard Creagan of Kaʻū District Five faces two Democratic candidates in the primary: Jeanne Kapela and Gene Leslie. The winner will automatically take the seat; no other party entered a candidate.

June Domondon, of Pāhala, has worked the polling places on election
day for years. Photo by Julia Neal

District Six for South Kona into Kaʻū incumbent County Council member Maile David is challenged by Richard Abbett and Yumi Kawano. The council race is nonpartisan.

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono will face no challengers who are Democrats. Others running are Republicans Thomas White, Eddie Pirkowski, Michael Hodgkiss, Robert Helsham Sr., Rocky Mamaka De La Fuente, Ron Curtis, George Berish, and Consuelo Anderson. The primary winner among the Republicans, and Non-Partisan candidates Arturo Pacheco Reyes, Matthew Maertens, and Charles Haverty, will face Hirono in the general election.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will face two Democratic challengers: Sherry Alu Campagna and Anthony Austin. Republican Brian Evans will run against the winner in the general election.

Incumbent Gov. David Ige will face five challengers in the Democrats’ race: U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, Ernest Carvalho, Wendell Kaʻehuʻaeʻa, Richard Kim, and Van Tanabe. John Carroll, Ray Lheureux, and Andria Tupola are the Republican candidates. Non-Partisan candidates Selina Blackwell, Link El, and Terrence Teruya, and Green Party candidate Jim Brewer, will challenge the Democratic and Republican winners in the general election.

To register to vote online, visit olvr.hawaii.gov. You must provide a Hawaiʻi Driver’s License or State ID, and your Social Security Number. If you cannot provide these, you may submit a paper Voter Registration & Permanent Absentee Application by mail, or in-person.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 16

Saturday’s large animal activities kick off with an 8 a.m. welcome, followed by 4-H participants showing lambs, hogs, steers, and heifers. Competition continues for top showmanship honors in the Round Robin Showmanship Class. Buyer’s registration and lunch is at 12:30 p.m., with the sale of 4-H animals at 2 p.m., including beef steer and heifer, hog, lamb, goat, and possibly poultry and rabbits.
For more information, contact Michelle Galimba at mgalimba@kuahiwiranch.com or 808-430-4927.

Ocean View C.E.R.T. Meeting, Sat, Jun 16, 10-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. Community Emergency Response Team monthly meeting/training. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

Bunco and Potluck, Sat, Jun 16, 6pm, Discovery Harbour Community Hall. Popular game played with nine dice, also known as Bonko or Bunko. Bring dish to share. Margie Hack, 541-954-8297

SUNDAY, JUNE 17

MONDAY, JUNE 18

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

Hawai‘i County Council Meetings, Tue, Jun 19 (Council), Kona. Ka‘ū residents can participate via videoconferencing at Nā‘ālehu State Office Building. Agendas at hawaiicounty.gov

Ocean View Community Association Board Meeting, Wed, June 20, noon-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. 939-7033, ovcahi.org

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Hawai‘i Disability Legal Services, Thu, Jun 21, 9-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org, 939-7033, ovcahawaii@gmail.com

Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka‘ū, Thu, Jun 21, 6:30pm, United Methodist Church in Nā‘ālehu. Pres. Berkley Yoshida, 747-0197

FRIDAY, JUNE 22

Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United Kaʻū Chapter community meeting Fri, June 22, 5pm, Pāhala Plantation House. “Come chat about agriculture in Kaʻū, local food production, ag related legislation, and make connections with folks in the community. All Kaʻū Farmers and Ranchers are encouraged to attend.” Light pupus available; welcome to bring something to share. Any questions call Raina Whiting, Kaʻū Chapter President, at 464-0799 or rainawhiting@gmail.com.

ONGOING

Disaster Recovery Center open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Keaʻau High School Gym. Buses will be running between the two shelters and the DRC between 7:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. The Keaʻau Armory shuttle runs every 20 minutes and the Pāhoa Community Center Shelter every hour. See the full bus schedule on the Civil Defense Website at HawaiiCounty.gov/Active-Alerts. For a list of the information applicants need to bring to the DRC, or to register online, go to DisasterAssistance.gov.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites kamaʻaina and tourist alike to visit the Kahuku Unit. There are no entry fees, and all programs are free of charge. In addition to regularly scheduled Guided Hikes and the monthly Coffee Talk, Kahuku Unit has added daily Ranger Talks, and cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Artist in Residence Talk, in the Visitor Center on Fri, June 22, at 10 a.m.

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

Tūtū and Me Offers Home Visits to those with keiki zero to five years old: home visits to aid with helpful parenting tips and strategies, educational resources, and a compassionate listening ear. Home visits are free, last 1.5 hours, two to four times a month, for a total of 12 visits, and snacks are provided. For info and to register, call Linda Bong 464-9634.

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On the National Register of Historic Sites, Kīlauea Lodge has a new owner, Highway West Vacations,
of Irvine, California, which also owns inns, lodges, and RV resorts in Oregon, Washington, California,
Utah, and Colorado. Photo from Kīlauea Lodge

HISTORIC KĪLAUEA LODGE HAS A NEW OWNER. Highway West Vacations, an Irvine, California based company of lodges, inns, and recreational vehicle resorts near national parks in the Western United States, began operating the property on Wednesday.

Pacific Business News reports that Kīlauea Lodge and its 11.2 acres sold through MacArthur Sotheby’s International Realty and Sofos Realty Corp., drawing a purchase price of $3.95 million. Highway West aims to add cottages, "while respecting the integrity of the historic Kīlauea Lodge," reports PBN.

In 1988, Albert and Lorna Jeyte launched the transformation of YMCA Camp Hale O Aloha into their Kīlauea Lodge restaurant, banquet and meeting hall, 12 guest rooms, and four cottages. Honoring the history of the

Fireplace of Friendship at Kīlauea Lodge,
acquired by a hui that operates inns near
National Parks. Photo from Kīlauea Lodge

building, constructed in 1938, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 2013. Under the Jeytes' ownership, Kīlauea Lodge became known for its gourmet food, koa furnishings, and its stone fireplace with its many plaques from Rotary Clubs from around the world. Its meeting room hosted Rotary Club and many other groups and events.
Scott Lewis, Highway West’s portfolio manager, told PBN, “We definitely plan to honor the existing design and architecture of the Kīlauea Lodge.
“We want to be good curators of its history. We’re exploring the opportunity to potentially expand the property with the addition of some unique cabins and cottages to the site. We’ll make some renovations to it; we want to hold true to the existing charm of the property."

Lewis told PBN writer Janis L. Magin, “We don’t plan to come in and add a huge amount of units. There’s certainly enough demand in this market, we think there’s opportunity to add perhaps 10 units.”
He told PBN that the contract was in place to buy Kīlauea Lodge before Kīlauea volcanic activity began in May. With the closing of most of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park until volcanic conditions improve, business in Volcano Village has dropped dramatically. Reservations at the lodge and restaurant, which were usually full, fell off. However, Lewis said he expects the high occupancy rate to return, particularly when the Volcano section of the national park reopens.

The PUC praised HELCO for
keeping the electricity online in
all but places overrun or isolated by
lava. Photo from HELCO

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THE LOSS OF PUNA GEOTHERMAL VENTURE ELECTRICITY, when lava threatened and flowed onto its facility, drew Gov. David Ige to meet with the state Public Utilities Commission and producers of electricity to come up with rapid response actions to replace its production.
Puna Geothermal provided about a quarter of all of the energy used on the island, and more than half of the renewable energy produced on the island. Its loss, until more renewable energy comes online, will lead to higher electric bills and use of fossil fuel, which contributes to air pollution, according to the PUC, which issued a statement Friday.
Randy Iwase, Chair of the PUC, commended Hawaiian Electric Light Co. for its response to the lava flow, in maintaining most electrical services on the island. He said that HELCO and other Hawaiian Electric Companies will accelerate bringing more renewable energy projects online, as well as expedite additional rooftop solar and storage, and demand response and other energy efficiency programs.
HELCO President Jay Ignacio said, “Hawaiʻi Electric Light and the other Hawaiian Electric Companies appreciate the community’s and Governor’s

Lava as it approached the Puna Geothermal wells in lower Puna.
Photo from Civil Defense

support in giving us the chance to process more pending renewable and energy saving projects that will help our customers and the environment in this time of need.”
The PUC also emphasized: "As the quickest and cheapest grid resource, energy efficiency is a natural choice for mitigating the reliability and energy cost impacts of the lava flow. Hawai‘i Energy will ramp up energy efficiency program offerings and incentives for projects on Hawai‘i Island."
"Demand response is another resource that can increase reserve margins" for HELCO and save money for customers. HELCO and Hawai‘i Energy will work together "to enable customers to take advantage of energy efficiency and demand response options, with an initial focus on large commercial and industrial customers," stated the PUC. See the complete PUC statement.

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THE REGULAR HALEMAʻUMAʻU EXPLOSIONS in the crater received some new language today. Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense reported: "Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reports an explosive event at Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at 10:22 this morning. The explosion had the energy of a 5.3 magnitude earthquake."

Click on the image for the live Webcam on the tower at Hawaiian Volcano
Observatory on the edge of Halemaʻumaʻu Crater. USGS image

This message differs from headlines in media reporting the explosion as "No tsunami expected after another strong earthquake shakes Kīlauea." In the past, some of the headlines have indicated the explosions are earthquakes that shake the whole island. The explosive events are felt near the crater where walls are falling in, plugging up the "chimney" where steam pressure throws up rocks, and lava particles. During Saturday morning's seismic event, inward slumping of the rim and walls of Halema‘uma‘u continued in response to ongoing subsidence. A section of dark-colored wall rock detached and dropped downward into the crater, reported Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

Civil Defense updated its estimate on lava coverage - now 5,918 acres and reported today that Fissure 8 in the lower East Rift Zone remains very active, with 170 foot tall lava fountains, and is

A section of dark-colored wall detached and fell into

Halemaʻumaʻu Crater Crater this morning. USGS photo

flowing into the ocean at Kapoho. Fissure 16 is oozing lava and is being monitored closely. "This activity means volcanic gas emissions remain very high. Winds are expected to continue to bring VOG to the central, southern, and western parts of Hawaiʻi Island," says Civil Defense.
Civil Defense Authorities are advising people of the following for information on the East Rift Zone eruption: "There is no immediate threat. Please only act on information obtained from agencies responsible for monitoring the volcano."

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BREATHE SLOW WITH THE FLOW urges Martin Blackwell in a new video. Blackwell – who says he is a trauma, grief, and crisis therapist with experience in licensed clinics – is busy providing comfort and assurance to folks who were on the verge of panic, after being displaced by lava flows and fountains in lower Puna. “Breathe slow… with the flow,” Blackwell’s business card reads. “Let excess fear and tension go.” His story is featured on Big Island Video News.

Blackwell's own home was lost to Madame Pele in Kapoho. He watched it burn in a video released by Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense that was recorded from a fire department helicopter.

Martin Blackwell's message of an attitude of gratitude,
regardless of circumstances, persists - even after his home was
destroyed by lava. Photo from Big Island Video News

In the video, he says, “My friend just sent me this video of my house being filmed by Civil Defense, as it was being engulfed by Pele… It seems almost surreal, but it is oh so very real. I feel only a slight sadness, but rather than focus on what was lost, I feel mostly a deep sense of gratitude at not being in the house when the lava came. And for the decade that I spent in the most amazing tropical paradise, swimming in the volcanically-heated fresh water ocean-front Champagne Pond, and in the waves of change in KapohoBay.”

Speaking to whomever watches the video, he said “I will let you settle into now, being empowered to choose to feel a deep sense of gratitude no matter what is happening to you in your life, and always being able to choose hope for the future waves of change that will be flowing our way together.”

Blackwell documented his experience in a video Pele’s Ultimate Lesson = Instant Aloha Breathe Slow With the Flow Let Go, published to YouTube. Blackwell said he hopes it will become a resource for “Optimum Stress – Crisis Management for the Lava Flow and all Traumas.”

Blackwell says he leads “breathe slow with the flow” stress management groups on Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Friday mornings at 8 a.m. at the PāhoaCommunity Center near the Red Cross shelter.

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MARINE CORPS VETERAN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Nicholas Collier, showcases his photography at the Kahuku Visitor Contact Station this Friday, June 22, at 10 a.m. The event is free to the public. Visitors will find the Kahuku Unit on the mauka (uphill) side of Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5.

"More than likely this will be a show of photographs, but I wouldn't write off having the inclusion of a sculpture or two," Collier said. "My first love is working three-dimensionally."

Kīlaueahas been erupting continuously since 1983, but the most recent eruptions and accompanying earthquakes have caused the indefinite closure of two-thirds of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park since May 11. However, that's not an obstacle for Collier, says the announcement from HVNP.

Nicholas Collier, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park first-ever
U.S. Veteran Artist in Residence, poses next to his
homemade, old-fashioned box camera. NPS photo

Collier said, "A successful residency is one that inspires and creates growth. It's about a response to a time, place, and situation. A circular cycle completed."

A Marine veteran, photographer, sculptor, and installation artist, Collier's path to the artist's vocation might have been true, but it wasn't exactly straight, says the announcement. Mid-way through a degree in graphic design, he quit school to join the Marines. When he returned, he changed his studies to a studio arts program, earning a bachelor of fine arts from GeorgeMasonUniversityin 2012 and a master of fine arts from FloridaStateUniversityin 2016. Having long worked in a variety of sculptural practices, he has turned to portrait and landscape photography, sometimes using his homemade, old-fashioned box camera to help create a fascinating mix of the documentary and the creative within a photograph, says the announcement.

Collier will be the park's first-ever U.S. Veteran Artist in Residence. The National Parks Arts Foundation is piloting this program to connect thousands of other veterans-turned-artists to the incredible inspiration available to them at places like Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, says the announcement.

The Artist in Residence project is supported by the Friends of Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and other benefactors. The NPAF is a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the promotion of the national parks through creating dynamic opportunities for artwork based in the natural and historic heritage of America. Visit nationalparksartsfoundation.org for details.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 17

MONDAY, JUNE 18
Tropic Care 2018 - providing medical, dental, and eye care for any community member, free of charge, whether they have insurance or not - lasts from June 18 to 28, at Keaʻau High School. First come-first served. Bring any current prescriptions or eye glasses. Long waits are expected; bring water and snacks. Free breakfast and lunch provided to those aged 3 to 18, Monday thru Friday. Food carts may be on site for purchases throughout the event. Questions can be directed to the public health nurse at 808-974-6035, or Adria Maderios, Vice Principal of Keaʻau High School, at 313-3333.

TUESDAY, JUNE 19

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Hawai‘i Disability Legal Services, Thu, Jun 21, 9-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org, 939-7033, ovcahawaii@gmail.com

Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka‘ū, Thu, Jun 21, 6:30pm, United Methodist Church in Nā‘ālehu. Pres. Berkley Yoshida, 747-0197

FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United Kaʻū Chapter community meeting Fri, June 22, 5pm, Pāhala Plantation House. “Come chat about agriculture in Kaʻū, local food production, ag related legislation, and make connections with folks in the community. All Kaʻū Farmers and Ranchers are encouraged to attend.” Light pupus available; welcome to bring something to share. Any questions call Raina Whiting, Kaʻū Chapter President, at 464-0799 or rainawhiting@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

Birth of Kahuku, Sat, Jun 23, 9:30-11:30am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Explore rich geologic history of Kahuku on this easy-to-moderate hike that traverses the vast 1868 lava flow, with different volcano features and formations. Learn about the Hawaiian hotspot and the creation of Kahuku. nps.gov/HAVO

ONGOING

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park invites kamaʻaina and visitors alike to visit the Kahuku Unit. There are no entry fees, and all programs are free of charge. In addition to regularly scheduled Guided Hikes and the monthly Coffee Talk, Kahuku Unit has added daily Ranger Talks, and cultural demonstrations and activities on weekends.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ike Hana Noe ʻAu, Cultural Demonstrations and Activities, at 12:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June, made possible by Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association. Make an Eyelash Lei, Sun, June 17. Make an ͑Ohe Hana Ihu (Nose Flute), Sat, June 23. Make a Mini Feather Kahili, Sun, June 24.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Guided Hikes begin at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June. Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Sun, June 17: People and Land. Sat, June 23: Birth of Kahuku. Sun, June 24: ͑Ōhi͑a Lehua.

Artist in Residence Talk, in the Visitor Center on Fri, June 22, at 10 a.m.

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

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Albatross nesting on Midway. See, below, story on the documentary by Chris Jordan, Albatross,
depicting the effect man-made items such as plastics are having on the endangered seabirds.
Photos from Jordan's Albatross The Film Facebook

INCREASING THE GENERAL EXCISE TAX GOES TO PUBLIC HEARING MONDAY AND TUESDAY, a decision expected Tuesday by the Hawaiʻi County Council. Bill 159, Draft 2 would increase the GE from 4.0 percent to 4.25 percent on Jan. 1, 2019. It would sunset at the end of 2020. Kaʻū residents can give live input or hand in testimony at Nāʻālehu state office building, starting at 5 p.m. Monday, or 9 a.m. on Tuesday, through teleconference to the hearings in Kona, both days. The deadline to submit via email, mail, or fax passed June 14.

Income from the proposed .25 increase in the General
Excise Tax would help improve transportation.
Photo from Hele-On

Mayor Harry Kim initially proposed a 0.5 percent GE increase through 2030, with the extra income to be used for transportation. According to the mayor, the county needs 14 new buses, with 38 buses over the next seven years. It needs additional funding for reliable, on-time bus service; improved information to passengers; modernizing the transit vehicle fleet and services; being responsive to the needs of transit dependent individuals; and more park-and-ride locations for the community.
According to Kim, increasing the GE tax would lessen the likelihood of future property tax increases as visitors would help pay for it. According to the county, approximately 30 to 40 percent of the GE tax collected comes from visitors.

Deputy Finance Director
Nancy Crawford, who says
30 to 40 percent of GET
tax is paid by tourists.
Photo from County of Hawaiʻi

Deputy Finance Director Nancy Crawford said the county GE increase means “visitors will have an opportunity to contribute to our infrastructure, as they certainly reap the benefits of it.”
Almost all transactions in the state include the GE tax, which is collected from businesses and provided to the state for its operating budget, with part of the tax money distributed to programs back to the counties.
Under the new proposal, revenue from the .25 percent hike would go only to Hawaiʻi County, for transportation, freeing up other county money to help to take care of the shortfall created by the volcano emergency.

Hawaiʻi County Council Chair Valerie Poindexter said, “Some are okay with the increase to help with the shortfall because that’s what we do in emergency situations.” For the long term, she said, “My question to administration is - what assurances do we have that county government will become more efficient? Should the GET (increase) pass, we need to put some safeguards in place, that is within our jurisdiction, to hold administration accountable.”

Puna’s two elected council representatives, Jen Ruggles (upper) and Eileen O’Hara (lower), are on opposite sides of the discussion. Ruggles opposes the GE Tax increase. “We just increased the

Hawaiʻi County Council Chair
Valerie Poindexter, who wants
safeguards put in place if the
GET tax increase does pass.
Photo from County of Hawaiʻi

minimum tax, we just increased the fuel tax, we just increased the property tax,” Ruggles said during a County Council discussion. “All of these taxes are regressive taxes. They’re impacting the poorest of the poor the most. The GE tax is the most regressive of these taxes. This should be the last tax that we look at. I’m actually really surprised that the council member representing the district of the displaced people would say that now that we’re losing that property tax income, let’s tax them at the register,” Ruggles said. “I don’t find that acceptable.”

O’Hara responded, “It pains me greatly to see what’s happening in my district. It pains me to raise taxes - but they will not receive support from us if we don’t have any money. That’s a simple fact. You can talk about this is the most regressive tax ever, blah blah blah. Yes, that’s textbook correct. But that doesn’t reflect the reality of what is on the ground. I have been living this,” said O’Hara to Ruggles. “I know you don’t live in the lower Puna district - I realize you represent upper Puna - but I do, and every household that’s impacted; I know almost every one of them. So this is my community and my community has talked to me, and they said they wanted the half percent increase before all this started. Because they wanted a bus system. They wanted to provide for the neediest of the needy in our community. We cannot do that when our coffers are empty.”

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A NEW COMMUNITY OF HOMES FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE in Puna could be created near Hwy 130 on state land next to Makuʻu Market, suggests state Sen. Russel Ruderman. He represents the district most affected by the ongoing lava disaster that claimed houses, farms, and forests in lower Puna. In a recent Big Island Video News interview, Ruderman suggested that a non-profit such as Habitat for Humanity lease land from the state, and oversee providing new homes long-term. He said he talked to Mayor Harry Kim, who is open to the idea and supportive of a new community.

Watch the Big Island Video News interview
with Sen. Russell Ruderman.

Ruderman talked about a Hawaiʻi law, HRS171.93, which helped relocate people onto state land after the 1960 tsunami that wiped out over 500 buildings and killed 61 people in Hilo. Tsunami-damaged business real estate or leaseholds were exchanged for what is now Kanoelehua Industrial Lots in Hilo. Owners of land in the Hilobayfront area of Shinmachi – now HiloBayfrontPark – were given fee-simple lots in Waiakea Uka.
Exchanges of land also happened after the 1990s eruptions, after lava destroyed Kalapana and places nearby.
Ruderman said the land where homes were lost during this eruption could become property of the state, and the state could provide land for the victims. The Senator said that many of the places covered by lava during this eruption should no longer be home sites since there is danger of more lava flows in the future.

Ruderman said he is told that Puna “people just aren’t going to leave - and I think that’s not true. I think it’s fundamentally changed. I’m a Puna person as much as anybody, but something really changed in the last few weeks, and a lot of people are looking at lower Puna, and realizing, ‘No, it’s not the place to live anymore.’” He said many people left the eruption area also “because you can’t count on the air being good overnight.”

Some of the acreage Sen. Ruderman suggests for replacement
land for those displaced by the eruption, mauka of Hwy 130.
Image from Big Island Video News

Ruderman said there are many who have found new places to rent, or are sleeping on couches, staying with family or friends. They are better off than those staying at the shelters, but that’s not a long-term solution, he said.

The Senator said the state could provide a long term lease for some 500, 1,000, or 2,000 acres to a non-profit, which could “move much more quickly than government can.”

He suggested a group like Habitat for Humanity, “someone that’s in the business of building houses for people.” The non profit would lay out the community without going through a fee simple subdivision process that takes more time.

Ruderman said areas off Hwy 130, near Maku’u Market, have the road and access to infrastructure like water and power. He pointed to land both makai of Hwy 130 between HawaiianParadiseParkand HawaiianBeaches, and mauka of the highway, adjacent to Ainaloa.

Watch him explain the plan, and the effect on him when he took a helicopter overflight over the disaster area. See Big Island Video News.

As a state Senator, Ruderman represents Pāhoa, which is central station for relief efforts. His district covers Leilani Estates, the lower Puna coast including Kapoho and Vacationland, to Kalapana and up through Hawai`i VolcanoesNational Park to Volcano Village and down to Pāhala, through Punaluʻu, to Honuʻapo. He also represents the mauka communities of Mountain View, Kurtistown, Glewnwood, and Kea‘au, along Hwy 11.

Ron Gall, who has passed the torch
of OVCA President to Joan
Guithues. Photo from OVCA

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OCEAN VIEW COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION RON GALL passed the baton to Joan Guithues on June 1. “Ron has enjoyed his tenure as president and will continue as Board Secretary,” says an announcement from OVCA’s new President.

Gall, according to his OVCA profile, was born and raised in Oregon, and moved to Hawaiʻi Island in 2003. He has a Bachelor of the Arts, and has worked in Law Enforcement, Court Offices, as the Owner/Operator of Construction and Manufacturing Company, and Co-founder of Clatsop Community Action. He is a volunteer of Hawaiʻi International HOPE Foundation. In March of 2015, he became an OVCA volunteer, and was elected to the position of OVCA President in 2017. Ron is married to Karen; they have five children and six grandchildren. His hobbies include golf, music, home renovations, playing cards, and relaxing at the beach.

New OVCA President Joan
Guithues. Photo from OVCA

Guithues, according to her OVCA profile, moved to Ocean View from Ohioin 2014, with her husband Greg. She has been an OVCA member since 2014, and is a volunteer at the OVCA front desk, the monthly pancake breakfast fundraiser, Thanksgiving Dinner, Aloha Food, and Ocean View Deep Clean. She is a registered nurse and works with the Veterans Administration Telehealth program at the Community Center. Previously, she worked as a hospice nurse in DaytonOhio and here on Hawaiʻi Island. She is a ham radio operator (WH6EPI) and a member of SPARC (South Point Amateur Radio Club). Joan and Greg have four grown children and two grandchildren. She enjoys hiking, reading, friends, and the beauty of Hawaiʻi.

Other board members are Vice President Dave Anderson, Treasurer Paulette Frerich, and Director Barbara Lewis. Learn more about OVCA at ovcahi.org.

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Endangered albatross, dead from probable ingestion of man-made items.
Photos from Jordan's Albatross The Film Facebook

THE NEW FILM ALBATROSS by Chris Jordan, is now online, streamed and shared at no cost to viewers. The documentary tells of the lives of the endangered seabirds that live in the Hawaiian Islands and feed in an ocean of plastics, which kill them.

Filmmaker Chris Jordan gets up close and personal with his
subject. Photo from Jordan's Albatross The Film Facebook

Jordan's work is described on the film's website, saying it "explores contemporary mass culture from multiple perspectives, connecting the viewer viscerally to the enormity and power of humanity's collective unconscious. Edge-walking the lines between beauty and horror, abstraction and representation, the near and the far, the visible and the invisible, his works challenge us to look both inward and outward at the complex landscapes of our collective choices. His work reaches an increasingly broad audience through his exhibitions, books, website, interviews on radio and television, and speaking engagements and school visits all over the world."
See albatrosstheflim.com.

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CAN WE SEE VOLCANIC GASSES? is the question answered by this week’s Volcano Watch, a weekly article and activity update written by U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and colleagues:

Colorful plumes – can we see volcanic gases? When volcanic gases are released into the atmosphere, resulting plumes sometimes appear to have a faint color. Is this color indicative of a certain gas present? Answering this question requires describing what makes a plume visible in the first place.

The sun is behind the observer taking this photo, making the plume appear
bluish due to sunlight scattering by tiny sulfate aerosols. The gas plume is
against a very dark cloud background, so that no backlighting is
affecting the plume view. Photo by Allan Lerner, USGS Volunteer

High temperature volcanic gases consist mostly of water vapor. In fact, more than 90% of the emitted gas is just steam. And so, gas plumes are often whitish due to sunlight being scattered on water droplets condensing within the plume as it cools. This process is similar to condensation in meteorological clouds. Thus, volcanic plumes are often hard to distinguish from simple water clouds. It also explains why the temperature and humidity of the background atmosphere has significant control over the visibility of a volcanic plume. Volcanic gases emitted into cooler, wetter air will condense more efficiently and degassing may appear more vigorous than during warmer, dryer conditions, even if the gas emission rate remains constant. This makes visual assessment of degassing intensity difficult.

On occasion, volcanic plumes appear slightly off-white and at other times they have a faint blue tinge. Other plumes look yellow or brown when compared to nearby water clouds. So are these the different volcanic gases that are being observed?

The short answer is no. All gases emitted by volcanoes are completely invisible to humans in the concentrations at which they are present. Water is only visible once it condenses, not in the form of water vapor. So what causes these colorful plumes?

The sun is illuminating this volcanic gas plume from behind. The plume
appears orange in color, as the blue component of the sunlight has been
preferentially removed by scattering on tiny sulfate aerosols.
Photo by Christoph Kern, USGS

The key to this mystery again lies in the scattering of light within the plumes. Steam plumes appear white because water droplets are highly reflective. These droplets are also much larger than the wavelengths of visible light and therefore scatter all visible light with approximately the same efficiency, thus leading to a white color.

Besides water vapor, some volcanic plumes also contain significant amounts of sulfur dioxide. Exposure to these plumes is uncomfortable and can be hazardous, as sulfur dioxide is an irritant and reacts to sulfuric acid when in contact with water. This reaction can occur in the eyes or respiratory tract, and lead to a burning sensation. Exposure to sulfur dioxide concentrations above 100 parts per million would be an immediate threat to health and even life.

But sulfur dioxide has another characteristic. Once emitted, it reacts with atmospheric gases to form sulfate aerosols. Aerosols are tiny solid particles that are quickly coated and then dissolved in water, since there is plenty of that available in the plume. Compared with meteorological clouds, however, the reaction of sulfur dioxide to sulfate creates many more, much smaller particles in volcanic plumes. In fact, these sulfate aerosol particles are so small that they are comparable in size to the wavelengths of visible light (about 400 to 700 nanometers).

Fifteen miles an hour is the speed of this lava flow coming out of

Fissure 8. The video was taken this morning from Leilani Estates.

See the USGS Video

It turns out that the scattering process is different for such small particles. These tiny particles will scatter the short wavelengths of blue light (about 400 nm) more efficiently than the longer wavelengths of red light (about 700 nm). If white light enters such a plume, e.g. by pointing a flash light at it or by standing with the sun at your back, then the returning light might have a slight bluish color to it because of this enhanced back-scattering of blue wavelengths.

Some volcanic plumes appear to have an orange color to them, rather than a blue tint. Interestingly, this is caused by the very same effect, just in different illumination geometry. Imagine the sun is behind a volcanic plume containing significant sulfate aerosols. Some of the light entering the plume will be scattered, with blue light preferentially being redirected. Therefore, the blue component will be missing if we observe the light that makes it all the way through the plume, and the plume will appear orange, brown, or even slightly red. This phenomenon is observed whenever the plume is back-lit, for example when viewed against the sun or some bright white meteorological clouds in the background.

The bottom line is that the volcanic gases themselves can’t be seen, but the effect of light scattering on aerosols formed by reaction of these gases with air can be. So whenever a blue or orange plume is seen, beware that there are tiny particles in it, and think about where these particles may be coming from. If it’s a volcanic plume, then chances are there’s a significant amount of invisible sulfur dioxide there as well, and people should keep clear.

Visit the HVO website, at hvo.wr.usgs.gov, for past Volcano Watch articles, Kīlauea daily eruption updates and other volcano status reports, current volcano photos, recent earthquakes, and more; call (808) 967-8862 for a Kīlauea summary update; email questions to askHVO@usgs.gov.

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MONDAY, JUNE 18

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Hawai‘i Disability Legal Services, Thu, Jun 21, 9-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org, 939-7033, ovcahawaii@gmail.com

Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka‘ū, Thu, Jun 21, 6:30pm, United Methodist Church in Nā‘ālehu. Pres. Berkley Yoshida, 747-0197

FRIDAY, JUNE 22
Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United Kaʻū Chapter community meeting Fri, June 22, 5pm, Pāhala Plantation House. “Come chat about agriculture in Kaʻū, local food production, ag related legislation, and make connections with folks in the community. All Kaʻū Farmers and Ranchers are encouraged to attend.” Light pupus available; welcome to bring something to share. Any questions call Raina Whiting, Kaʻū Chapter President, at 464-0799 or rainawhiting@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

SUNDAY, JUNE 24

‘Ōhi‘a Lehua, Sun, Jun 24, 9:30-11am, Kahuku Unit of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Learn about vital role of ‘ōhi‘a lehua in native Hawaiian forests, and many forms of ‘ōhi‘a tree and its flower on this free, easy, one-mile walk. nps.gov/HAVO

NEW and UPCOMING

VOLCANO ART CENTER ANNOUNCES SITE VISIT AND SERVICE PROJECT with marine experts from The Nature Conservancy at Kīholo Fishponds, in Kona, on Friday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Renewal, featuring Kīholo Fishponds, by Carol Araki Wyban.
Image from Volcano Art Center

The site features a historic estuary with abundant marine life, and two large interconnected freshwater spring-fed pools contain numerous native fish species, hapawai (mollusk) and ʻopae (shrimp). A 200-foot-long ‘auwai, or stone channel, connects the ponds to Kīholo Bay, which has a resident population of green sea turtles that use the inland ponds to feed and rest. Also frequenting the are are threatened migratory seabirds.
Kīholo is part of a larger coastal area that was “once coveted by Hawaiian chiefs for its productive nearshore reefs and offshore fisheries, its fishponds and anchialine pools. For native Hawaiians, Kīholo is a culturally important site, especially for those who continue to live in the vicinity and trace their ancestry back to the land,” states the event description.
The event includes a brief interpretation of the history of the ponds followed by a volunteer project, which includes removing invasive plant materials and clearing debris. The description advises participants to be prepared for hot, dry conditions; and to bring water, reef friendly sunscreen, closed toed shoes (water-shoes if possible) and a bag lunch. Carpooling may be arranged as transportation is not provided.
Registration is required; call Volcano Art Center at 967-8222. See volcanoartcenter.org.

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ONGOING

Tropic Care 2018 - providing medical, dental, and eye care for any community member, free of charge, whether they have insurance or not - lasts from June 18 to 28, at Keaʻau High School. First come-first served. Bring any current prescriptions or eye glasses. Long waits are expected; bring water and snacks. Free breakfast and lunch provided to those aged 3 to 18, Monday thru Friday. Food carts may be on site for purchases throughout the event. Questions can be directed to the public health nurse at 808-974-6035, or Adria Maderios, Vice Principal of Keaʻau High School, at 313-3333.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ike Hana Noe ʻAu, Cultural Demonstrations and Activities, at 12:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June, made possible by Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association. Make an ͑Ohe Hana Ihu (Nose Flute), Sat, June 23. Make a Mini Feather Kahili, Sun, June 24.

Visitor Contact Station hosts Ranger Talks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Guided Hikes begin at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday in June. Meet the ranger at the welcome tent. Sat, June 23: Birth of Kahuku. Sun, June 24: ͑Ōhi͑a Lehua.

Artist in Residence Talk, in the Visitor Center on Fri, June 22, at 10 a.m.

Join in the Cultural Festival, Pu ͑uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, in Hōnaunau, Sat and Sun, June 23 and 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

See the Kahuku Unit Rangers,The Kahuku Cowgirls, in the Na ͑alehu 4th of July Parade Sat, June 30, beginning at 10 a.m.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Sign Up for the Nāʻālehu Independence Day Parade, to be held June 30. If interested, call Debra McIntosh at 929-9872.

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Submarine USS Greeneville dry docked at Pearl Harbor. Sen. Mazie Hirono voted to add $45 million for Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Drydock Waterfront Facility, which passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act today. See story, below. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

MAYOR HARRY KIM SUFFERED A MILD HEART ATTACK this weekend, according to a release from the Mayor’s office. Kim was taken to the Emergency Room at HiloMedicalCenter early Saturday morning with a mild heart attack. On Monday morning, the Mayor was resting and recuperating in the hospital. The Mayor said he had suffered discomfort and his wife called 911 for an ambulance.

Last week, “after working a very long day,” says the release, Kim was taken to the hospital early Friday, where he was diagnosed with a relapse of pneumonia. He was released from the hospital the same day with doctor’s orders to rest.

It is requested by the Mayor’s office that no calls or visits take place, to allow the Mayor to rest.

“The doctor told me I can’t leave because he doesn’t trust me to rest,” the Mayor said. “I’d fire him if I could.”

Doctors command Mayor Harry Kim to rest in hospital
in Hilo. Photo from Big Island Video News

The Mayor has been at the helm of the ongoing response to the Puna eruption, and late Thursday night he was taking a look at the preparations of the FederalEmergencyManagementAgencyDisasterRecoveryCenter at Keaʻau High School gym, says the release. The facility opened its doors to offer individual assistance to the public on Friday morning.

“I can’t tell you how proud I am of everybody in County, State, and Federal agencies for getting the DRC up and running in less than a day,” said Kim. He said he had worked closely with FEMA’s Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Tom Fargione to make it happen.

“We swore to each other to make this DRC the best in the nation as far as coordination and comprehensiveness of services,” the Mayor said.

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SEN. MAZIE HIRONO VOTED FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, which passed the U.S. Senate 85-10 today. The NDAA will now be considered by a bicameral conference committee to resolve differences between the Senate and House versions of the bill, for the Fiscal Year 2019.

Fort Shafter's received $105 million for its command and
control facility. Photo from Insynergy

Hirono, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, “included provisions in the bill that fund military construction projects in Hawaii, prevents per diem reductions for Department of Defense employees, closes a dangerous loophole that allows convicted abusers to purchase firearms, and promotes sustainable energy assurance and resiliency across our Armed Forces,” says a release from her office.

Hirono said, “This year's National Defense Authorization Act includes a number of critical priorities for Hawai‘i. From improving readiness for our men and women in uniform, to strengthening our commitment to engagement in the Indo-Pacific region and stopping service members who are convicted of domestic violence from buying a gun, this comprehensive legislation will benefit our service members, their families, and the communities they serve.”

Highlights of Senator Hirono-authored provisions include Hirono ensuring that every Hawai‘i military construction project in the President's Budget request was included in the NDAA. Senator Hirono and her colleagues were able to add two additional Hawai‘i projects worth about $53 million, bringing the total military construction authorized for Hawai‘i to over $360 million. The projects include: $105 million for Fort Shafter's Command and Control Facility; $50 million for the Wheeler Army Airfield Rotary Wing Parking Apron; $66.1 million for the Navy's Kaneohe Bay Corrosion Control Hangar; $78.32 million for Navy's Pearl City Water Transmission Line; $45 million for Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Drydock Waterfront Facility; and $17 million for Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Construction Addition to F-22 Facility.

Wheeler Army Airfield Rotary Wing received $50 million.
Photo from Wikipedia

The Senate bill includes Senator Hirono's amendment to prohibit per diem allowance reductions for our military service members and civilian workforce, including Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employees, which limits their ability to be reimbursed for long-duration, mission-related travel.

The NDAA also includes Senator Hirono's Military Domestic Violence Reporting Enhancement Act, which closes a dangerous loophole in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) that enables convicted abusers to purchase firearms. The provision creates a charge of Domestic Violence under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and mandates that convictions must be reported to federal databases that would keep abusers from purchasing firearms within three days.

Click here to read more about the provisions that Senator Hirono included in the FY2019 NDAA.

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KU‘IKAHI MEDIATION TOOK ITS PROGRAM TO VOLCANO SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES. During the 2017-2018 school year, 188 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders received training on mediating disputes among students at Volcano, Keonepoko, and Mountain View.

Ku‘ikahi Executive Director Julie Mitchell said, “Peer mediation is a process where youth of the same age-group facilitate resolving disputes between two or more students. Mediators work in pairs and help classmates reach agreements that are fair, safe, and doable.”

Keonepoko Elementary School student Dakota Riddle and
parent volunteer Darcy Riddle during peer mediation
training for school year 2017-2018. Photo from Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center

The non-profit community mediation received funding for the East Hawai‘i Peer Mediation Elementary School Program 2017-2018 from local supporters such as the Bill Healy Foundation, County of Hawai‘i, First Hawaiian Bank Foundation, Hawai‘i Electric Light, KTA Super Stores, and others.

“We appreciate the support of companies like KTA Super Stores and Hawai‘i Electric Light, which have ongoing commitments to working with local charities toward a vision of a better Hawai‘I,” said Mitchell.

When asked what they have learned as peer mediators, one student responded, “I learned a new way to handle conflict. I learned that if I have a problem I can ask for mediation. I have learned to be very respectful. I have learned that to solve a problem you need to be kind, and neutral. I am proud to be a peer mediator because I can help my friends.”

Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center’s mission is to empower people to come together - to talk and to listen, to explore options, and to find their own best solutions. To achieve this mission, Ku‘ikahi offers mediation, facilitation, and training to strengthen the ability of diverse individuals and groups to resolve interpersonal conflicts and community issues. For more information, call Ku‘ikahi at 935-7844 or visit www.hawaiimediation.org.

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Overflight of Kīlauea Volcano's lower East Rift Zone by the
Civil Air Patrol provides context for the location of the Fissure
8 fountain and lava channel within the lower Puna District.
View is to the north. Photo from Civil Air Patrol

OFFICIAL COUNT OF HOMES LOST TO LAVA HIT 533 today, June 18, according to Hawai‘i County Civil Defense. Mayor Harry Kim estimated the loss at over 700, including unregistered homes. Civil Defense also reported 5,914 acres - or 9.25 square miles - have been impacted.

Brian Shiro, seismologist at Hawaiian Volcanoes Observatory, said Halema`uma`u sent ash up to 4,000 feet above sea level at 6:12 a.m. today. It was “a very small, minor plume... one of the smallest ones yet,” he said. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported “the energy is like a 5.3 magnitude earthquake.” As with all seismicity from the eruption since the 6.9-magnitude earthquake of May 4, no tsunami is expected. Seismic activity continues at the same pace as in the last few weeks at Kīlauea Summit.

Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported Fissure 8 continues to be “very active,” with a fast moving, channelized flow entering the ocean at Kapoho Bay. Fountaining at Fissure 8 is reaching heights of up to 180 feet. The vent is producing a large SO2 plume and a large laze plume at the ocean entry. Liz Westby, a geologist with USGS, said the delta formed by the lava flow is about 360 acres. HVO continues to monitor three other fissures that are weakly active. There is no immediate threat at this time.

Fissure 8 lava flows in an open channel all the way to the
ocean. Kapoho Crater is the vegetated hill on the right.
Ocean entry plume seen in the distance. Photo from USGS

The National Weather Service reports that, Tuesday through Thursday, northwest winds are expected to push vog into the saddle and interior areas of the Big Island. Trade winds are predicted to return on Friday.

Numerous resources continue to be available to residents of Hawai‘i County who suffered damage or losses from the eruption and earthquakes. As of this afternoon, 817 people have registered with the FEMA for assistance either on line or at the Disaster Recovery Center at Keaʻau High School gym, open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Tropic Care 2018 continues Tuesday and Wednesday with free medical, dental and eye care at Keaʻau High School gym from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Additional screening days are scheduled for the coming weeks.

There will be a community meeting at the Pāhoa High School Cafeteria Tuesday at 5 p.m. An American Sign Language interpreter will be on hand.

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throughout Ka‘ū, from Miloli‘i through Volcano, and free on

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TUESDAY, JUNE 19

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

Hawai‘i Disability Legal Services, Thu, Jun 21, 9-1pm, Ocean View Community Center. ovcahi.org, 939-7033, ovcahawaii@gmail.com

Hawaiian Civic Club of Ka‘ū, Thu, Jun 21, 6:30pm, United Methodist Church in Nā‘ālehu. Pres. Berkley Yoshida, 747-0197

SATURDAY, JUNE 23

NEW and UPCOMING

KAHUKU UNIT OF HAWAI‘I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK has no entry fees and has announced several free programs planned for the remainder of June.
A special talk presented by the Park’s Artist in Residence Nicholas Collier takes place at the Visitor Center on Friday, June 22, at 10 a.m.
Park visitors are invited to participate in two upcoming ‘Ike Hana Noe ‘Au cultural demonstrative activities. Make an ‘Ohe Hana Ihu, nose flute, on Saturday, June 23, and a Mini Feather Kahili on Sunday, June 24. Both programs begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Visitor Contact Station and are made possible by Hawai‘i Pacific Parks Association.

Two Ranger led hikes will also take place this weekend, both beginnings at 9:30 a.m. with participants meeting at the welcome tent. Birth of Kahuku takes place on Saturday, June 23 and ‘Ohi‘a Lehua takes place on Sunday, June 24.
This months Coffee Talk topic for Friday, June 29, features Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund: Removing Trash, Restoring Habitat. After 15 years and 240 tons of marine debris removal Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund's president and program director, Megan Lamson, has some answers to what can be done to prevent and reduce plastic along the Ka‘ū coastline. She will share her experiences working with thousands of volunteers to restore coastal ecosystems and protect native wildlife on Hawai‘i Island. Lamson talks about some of the lessons learned, partnerships created, legislative successes, and the dedication of the Blue Whale sculpture created from ocean debris. More info about Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund can be found at wildhawaii.org. The event takes place in the Visitor Contact Station and begins at 9:30 a.m. Ka‘ū coffee, tea, and pastries available for purchase.
Kahuku Unit Rangers, the Kahuku Cowgirls, will also walk in the Nā‘ālehu 4th of July Parade on Saturday, June 30. This event starts at 10 a.m. in the center of town on Mamalahoa Hwy.
Ranger talks at the Visitor Contact Station continue to be available to visitors at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and at 10:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
The entrance to Kahuku Unit is located an hour south of the main entrance on Highway 11 near mile marker 70.5. Kahuku is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but can be impacted by poor air quality depending on wind direction. See nps.gov/HAVO.

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ONGOING

Tropic Care 2018 - providing medical, dental, and eye care for any community member, free of charge, whether they have insurance or not - lasts through June 28, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Keaʻau High School gym. First come-first served. Bring any current prescriptions or eye glasses. Long waits are expected; bring water and snacks. Free breakfast and lunch provided to those aged 3 to 18, Monday thru Friday. Food carts may be on site for purchases throughout the event. Questions can be directed to the public health nurse at 808-974-6035, or Adria Maderios, Vice Principal of Keaʻau High School, at 313-3333.

Libraries Rock Summer Reading Program: Hawai‘i State Public Library System, through July 14, statewide and online. Register and log reading at librarieshawaii.beanstack.org or at a local library. Free. Reading rewards, activities, and programs for children, teens, and adults. 2018 participants have a chance to win a Roundtrip for four to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.

Park Rangers invite the public to downtown Hilo to learn about the volcanic activity, to get their NPS Passport Book stamped, and to experience the Hawaiian cultural connection to volcanoes. Rangers are providing programs at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center at 76 Kamehameha Avenue, Tuesday through Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.
Two Park Rangers are stationed at the Grand Naniloa Hotel in downtown Hilo, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., every Sunday and Monday, in the Willie K Crown Room - as long as nothing else is scheduled in the space. The rangers will be doing daily talks at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. about the eruption. They will show the park film that is normally available to visitors to see at the Kilauea Visitor’s Center at the Summit, Born of Fire, Born in the Sea, every half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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