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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]
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).
The Puna District is subject to frequent lava eruptions and flows, which include the complete destruction of the community of Kapoho, a result of the devastating 2018 lower Puna eruption, as Puna is located on a volcanic rift zone of Kilauea Volcano.
A map showing the flow direction of the June 25th Lava Flow (as of November 24, 2014) ... The 2018 lower Puna eruption which featured destructive lava flows resulting ...
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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 ...
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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]