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The 2018 lower Puna eruption was a volcanic event on the island of Hawaiʻi, on Kīlauea volcano's East Rift Zone that began on May 3, 2018. It is related to the larger eruption of Kīlauea that began on January 3, 1983, though some volcanologists and USGS scientists have discussed whether to classify it as a new eruption. [ 2 ]
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During the 2018 lower Puna eruption of Kīlauea's East rift zone, a lava flow from Fissure 20 buried a section of Route 137 between Kamaili Road and Pohoiki Road [2] and flows from Fissure 8 flowed east across and along Hawaii Route 132, cutting more of Route 137 in the vicinity of Kapoho. [7]
A livestream captured lava flow from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in lower Puna on May 23. Several volcanic fissures reactivated after an eruption at the summit of Kilauea on May 17, causing a ...
In December 2014, a sustained lava breakout from this lava flow (informally named the "June 27 flow" by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists) [13] threatened to enter the town of Pāhoa, and to cut Highway 130, the only route into and out of Lower Puna. As a result, work was begun to reopen Chain of Craters Road, initially as a one-lane ...
With a size of just under 320,000 acres (1,300 km 2) or 500 sq. miles, Puna is slightly smaller than the island of Kauaʻi. [1] Puna cropland supports floriculture, nurseries and macadamia nuts. Most of the state’s papayas crops are grown in the lower Puna area which is regarded as the best place in the Islands to grow the crop. [2]
The 2018 lower Puna eruption interrupted electric power to Kapoho in late May [5] and closed the main road to the rest of the island. [6] On May 30, residents were urged to evacuate. [7] On June 1, the lava flow front entered Kapoho on top of the 1960 flow and then took a turn to the south. [8]
The park used to be known for good snorkeling, the 2018 lower Puna eruption covered most of the coral and safer swimming area. The park was expanded and modernized in 2006. [2] It is located at the intersection of Pohoiki road and the Kapoho-Kalapana road (Hawaii state route 137).