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| Kīlauea summit was erupting during October 2021, when this photo was taken. A lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu at that time gave the plume of volcanic gas above the eruption site an orange glow, as the moon rising to the east further illuminated the scene. See more below. USGS photo by J. Schmith |
COFFEE, TEA & WATER EXPO is coming up at Nāʻālehu Park
on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The website https://stargazerindustriesinc.com/events says, “This is the first large event
in decades for the District of Ka‘ū.”
Organized by Stargazer Industries and Christine
Kaehuaea, admission is free. The website
says that 75 percent of the proceeds “go to
the public schools & educators in Nāʻālehu
and Pāhala, in District of Ka‘ū, Hawai‘i +
25% of Proceeds go directly into the hands
of teachers in Lāhainā through the Hawai‘i
Teacher's Association of Lāhainā.”
The website offers a QR Code, inviting people to donate to the event's Ka‘ū Wish List Fund, for
Ka‘ū public schools and educators, and “on-the-ground educators in the District of Lāhainā to support teachers and students directly.”
Coffee Tea & Water “celebrates the elements that we all cherish: Coffee, Tea & Water...Music & Food. From Ka‘ū Coffee & Tea
farmers, and Hawai‘i Island Bottled Water to
Food & Retail vendors from around Hawai‘i
island, including live musical performances
by artists from across the state.”
Participants listed among coffee entities are: Ka‘ū Coffee Growers Cooperative, Ka‘ū Royal Coffee, Ka‘ū Coffee Mill,
Rusty’s Hawaiian, Pohaku Coffee, Silver
Cloud Coffee Farm, Hawaiian Monarch
Coffee, The Rising Sun, Ka‘ū Coffee & Tea
Company and Kealaka‘ikoa Coffee Co.
Tea farm participants listed are
Mo‘La‘Ea Mountain Farm Hawaiian Grown
Produce in Nā‘ālehu, Ancient Valley Growers in Wood Valley, and HI Five Farms in
Volcano.
The water company listed is Wai‘akea
Hawaiian Volcanic Water.
Retail vendors, including food trucks
are Duck Fat, Any Kine Wontons, Good
to Go Grindz, Honuas Coffee House, Thai
Smile, Lock Jaw Lemon Peel, Poi Dog Deli, Lavaloha, Graby & Go, 50 designz, Ka‘ū
Coffee & Tea Co., Sunset Party Rentals,
Big Island Produce, Sunbelt Rentals, Event
Medics Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Wholesale Fencing, Show Systems Hawai‘i and Brandon
Makano.
Top Shelf sponsors listed are KTA Super
Stores, Paradise Helicopters, Whisky, Steak
& Wine Steakhouse in Hilo, Hawai‘i MedSpa in Kona and Lion Energy.
The website says there are 30-second
commercials on TV in Hawai‘i and the
mainland West Coast, plus ads on Hawaiian Airlines and presence on Hawai‘i News
Now, KHNL and KHON2 and in “Seattle,
down to San Diego and over to Las Vegas.”
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| Seismicity reached more than 300 earthquakes per day by Thursday evening at Kīlauea, mostly south of the crater and toward Pahala. Graph from USGS |
HAWAI'I'S VOLCANOES ARE QUIET AND IT'S A BIT SPOOKY is the headline for Volcano Watch, the weekly column by U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists and affiliates:
Here in Hawai‘i nei, we don't have the dramatically changing leaf colors and brisk temperatures that mark the arrival of Fall. And as October arrived this year, our night skies were dark, with no warm orange glow indicative of lava erupting on the surface.
Kīlauea's most recent eruption stopped on Sept. 16. This was the briefest of the five eruptions that have occurred at the summit of Kīlauea since 2020. The eruption lasted about six days and, like the four eruptions before it, filled in a portion of the summit that collapsed in 2018.
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| A view of the inactive vents on the downdropped block of Kīlauea summit caldera, which erupted from Sept. 10-16, 2023. During the morning of Sept. 16, HVO field crews reported that active lava was no longer flowing onto Halemaʻumaʻu crater floor and was restricted to a ponded area north of the vents on the downdropped block. They observed lava spattering at the vents cease at approximately 11:15 a.m. Sept. 16 and webcam views show the ponded lava stagnant by around noon. No activity was observed by field crews on Sept. 17. USGS photo by J. Chang |
However, because our volcanoes erupt so frequently, these quiet periods also come with a bit of unease. HVO staff ask themselves questions such as how long will it be until a volcano erupts again? Where and when will the next eruption take place.
HVO's monitoring network helps us to evaluate the answers to these questions. The monitoring network continuously tracks activity beneath the surface despite the surface itself appearing still. Right now, recent ground deformation south of Kīlauea summit is beginning to slow, but an increased number of earthquakes are being detected in this region due to a seismic swarm. The rift zones of Kīlauea along with other active volcanoes in Hawai‘i, including Mauna Loa, remain quiet. We expect to see changes to these monitoring parameters when any of Hawai‘i's active volcanoes begin to show signs of unrest.
Elsewhere in the world, volcanoes can also cause unease even when not erupting. In Italy, there is increased earthquake activity at Campi Flegrei, a caldera that includes part of the city of Naples. The dense population of people living in the vicinity of this volcanic center has garnered much attention and the situation is complicated by evacuations during previous periods of unrest
that did not escalate to eruption. Hawai‘i over the past five years has fortunately offered safe viewing, has not required evacuations, and has only minimally impacted infrastructure. However, communities living on the flanks of Hawai‘i's active volcanoes should always be prepared for the range of activities that Hawai‘i's volcanoes can exhibit. You and your family can be better prepared for one of the many natural hazards that can impact Island of Hawaiʻi residents by taking some time now, when it is quiet, to visit the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense website on preparedness: https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/civil-defense/emergency-prepar.... Though the skies above Hawaii's volcanoes are dark right now, they will certainly be lit up by the glow of eruptions in the future.
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that did not escalate to eruption. Hawai‘i over the past five years has fortunately offered safe viewing, has not required evacuations, and has only minimally impacted infrastructure. However, communities living on the flanks of Hawai‘i's active volcanoes should always be prepared for the range of activities that Hawai‘i's volcanoes can exhibit. You and your family can be better prepared for one of the many natural hazards that can impact Island of Hawaiʻi residents by taking some time now, when it is quiet, to visit the Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense website on preparedness: https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/civil-defense/emergency-prepar.... Though the skies above Hawaii's volcanoes are dark right now, they will certainly be lit up by the glow of eruptions in the future.
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SIGNS OF ELEVATED UNREST JUST SOUTH OF KĪLAUEA'S SUMMIT were reported Thursday by USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Rates of inflationary tilt increased two days ago in the area south of the Kīlauea summit caldera and are now leveling off. A seismic swarm in the Kīlauea summit region started Oct. 5, with over 150 earthquakes in the last 24 hours. Most of the earthquakes are occurring in a region south of the caldera at depths of around 2.5–3.5 km (1.5–2 mi) below the surface.
The USGS Summit Observations Thursday morning stated that earthquake rates beneath Kīlauea summit region have increased overnight from less than 10 earthquakes per day to over 140 earthquakes in the last 24 hours.
The trend of the seismic activity parallels, but is slightly south of the December 1974 eruption vents. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission rates remain low and were measured at a rate of about 150 tonnes per day on September 25.
Rift Zone Observations: No unusual activity has been noted along the East Rift Zone or Southwest Rift Zone; steady rates of ground deformation and seismicity continue along both. Measurements from continuous gas monitoring stations downwind of Puʻuʻōʻō in the middle East Rift Zone—the site of 1983–2018 eruptive activity—remain below detection limits for SO2, indicating that SO2 emissions from Puʻuʻōʻō are negligible.
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Ka‘ū High Cheerleaders gave up the front row to visiting Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy earlier in September. The Trojans play HPA on the road this Saturday at 2 p.m. From left to right for the Ka‘ū Cheerleaders: Lilyana Haina, Kalia Grace, Jasmin Sanchez, Laci Ah Yee, Sky, Hokulani Carriaga Pascual, Kaydence Ebanez-Alcosiba, Janeea Bonoan, Chazlyn Mukini, Dream Moore, Ava Estabilio-Lazar, Kamalea Davis, Alexus Bivings. Photo from Ka‘ū High Cheerleaders |
TROJAN CHEERLEADERS BOOST SPIRIT OF KA‘Ū. Ka‘ū Trojan cheerleaders are fully supporting the fall sports season, cheering on the football team, which won its last two games, setting such school records for the most point scored and most yards gained. The 13 freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior girls are led by coaches, Carma Hanshew and Jamie Kalua‘u.
Trojan cheerleaders practice on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays after school from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Their uniforms and pompoms are the colors of Ka‘ū High School, maroon and white.
Cheers include chants, dances, and jumps. The three senior captains are Lilyana Haina, Janeea Bonoan, and Chazlynn Pua-Queja. "I got into cheerleading because my sister did cheerleading in her high school years", said Haina. "I joined cheerleading in my sophomore year because my friend convinced me to and it sounded fun", said Bonoan.
Ka‘ū cheerleaders welcome cheerleaders from visiting teams and recently hosted Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy, Honoka‘a, and Kohala.
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