Hale Aloha Aina "House of the Loving Land"

21/11/2023

30/10/2023

My Sun's ♡

16/09/2023

Sending Love from Wood Valley ♡

28/04/2023

Pele's love ...

21/12/2022

Happy Winter Solstice ♡

08/10/2022

17/08/2022

The ongoing eruption at the summit of Kīlauea hasn’t made the news recently, but that doesn’t mean the recent eruptive activity hasn’t been noteworthy.

The first thing to appreciate is that we are witnessing a pattern that has typified Kīlauea’s summit behavior for centuries—the cycle of collapse and refilling. The caldera floor collapses and/or subsides—often due to an eruption on the rift zone—and subsequent summit eruptions fill the depression with new lava. Destruction and reconstruction, set on repeat.

Numerous cycles of collapse and refilling occurred during the 1800s and early 1900s. These ranged from large to small, some spanning much of the caldera floor, with others limited to just the Halemaʻumaʻu area. In each instance, lava eventually returned to the summit and filled much or all of the depression.

The collapse of the crater floor in 2018 was one of the largest such events in the past 200 years. Over the past year and a half, lava has been erupting in Halemaʻumaʻu crater and slowly refilling the new depression. Since returning to Halemaʻumaʻu in December 2020, lava has refilled about 17% of the volume of the 2018 collapse.

The second thing that is interesting about the current activity is the manner in which the lava is refilling the crater. In the simplest scenario, we might imagine the lava in Halemaʻumaʻu simply pouring in over earlier flows, stacking up and filling the crater.
While a portion of the refilling is being done in this manner, a major amount of the refilling is “endogenous.” In other words, lava from the vent is supplied beneath the solidified surface crust, out of view, lifting the crater floor. It’s akin to inflating a giant air mattress.

We can track this growth with unprecedented detail using modern tools. A continuous laser rangefinder measures the lava surface every second, with centimeter precision. Webcams operating on the rim of Halemaʻumaʻu show the nature of uplift clearly.

The process of endogenous growth is particularly well illustrated with the we**am on the east rim of Halemaʻumaʻu (the B1cam). Timelapse images from this we**am show the central portion of the crater floor is being lifted like a piston, intact and largely without fracturing.

The active lava lake—forming a relatively small portion of the crater floor—has essentially been lifted up gradually with the remainder of the crater floor.

At the same time, this zone along the margins of the crater floor is often resurfaced due to ooze-outs—basically lava that is squeezed out from beneath the crater floor, onto the surface.

This type of endogenous growth, or “bodily uplift,” was also observed in the 1800s and early 1900s. But it hasn’t been observed so much in the past hundred years on Kīlauea. And it certainly hasn’t been observed this clearly before, given our modern tools such as laser rangefinders and we**ams.

You can bear witness to this important phase in the lifecycle of Kīlauea, and a fascinating period in Hawaiian volcanism. Volcano watchers on the Island of Hawaiʻi can see the summit lava lake filling Halemaʻumaʻu crater by visiting the public viewing areas in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

Visit go.nps.gov/new-eruption for viewing tips and how to prepare for your visit and a link to the USGS we**ams.

(This post is excerpted from Volcano Watch, a weekly activity update article written by USGS Volcanoes scientists and affiliates.)



USGS Photo/M.Patrick

19/05/2022

Aloha Dear Facebook Friends and followers ◇ of Hale Aloha Aina... House of the Loving Land ❤️ We are looking for temporary worktraders who have some construction skills to help complete this off the grid caretakers dwelling. It has pure drinking water on tap. NO catchment. Goal Zero solar unit for charging electrical devises. Propane cook stove and basic amenities with an outside toilet and hot shower. Maybe this is a way you can afford to explore Paradise and help to create a sanctuary for all to enjoy. We are located in Wood Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii close to Punaluu Black Sand Beach. Driving license required. We may be able to provide a vehicle on occasions for shopping and such. Mahalo for sharing! PM me for more details.

27/12/2021

Rainbow Replaced Lava Flow at the Summit for a Moment. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park reported absence of a lava flow at Halema'umau Crater, with this USGS we**am image and this message: "The summit eruption of Kīlauea volcano, within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, has paused. Similar pauses in recent weeks have ranged in duration from 1 to 3 days. There is no lava visible at this time. Keep in mind viewing conditions of the eruption can change at any time. Visit the Eruption Viewing webpage on the park website, and check out the new USGS we**am to see the state of the current eruption: https://go.nps.gov/new-eruption." See www.nps.gov/havo/planyourvisit/holoholo-for-the-holidays.htm

12/12/2021

HAWAI'I COUNTY COUNCIL CHAIR MAILE DAVID ENCOURAGED COASTAL PRESERVATION when she joined the Pāhala meeting on Punalu'u's future on Saturday, by zoom. She shared her own experience in Kona where she said the coast was desecrated in less than ten years. She said she engaged in protests and then engaged in the system, including an effort that succeeded in winning a Supreme Court decree that protects Hawaiian gathering and access rights. She encouraged advocates for cultural and coastal protection to "stay within the system because that is where we get our voices heard."
She also mentioned that her work helped to block the Four Seasons from digging four swimming holes along the coast for its resort. Another effort stopped a seven-story condominium on Ali'i Drive where developers "didn't give a rip" about an archaeological site, "a wahine complex." The land was purchased for preservation, all before the days of PONC, the Preservation, Open Space & Natural Resources Commission program.
David, who is the councilwoman who represents Kaʻū, described Eva Liu, who owns 434 acres at Punalu'u, as "unlike any other developer I've met in 40 years." David said her advice to Liu is to work with the community, engage and commit and "there must be some aspect of giving back."
She noted that she has been talking with Liu about the possibility of the county purchasing Punalu'u coastal areas outright or buying a conservation easement. A Kaʻū nonprofit would malama the shoreline. She also noted that the county recently bought land at Mahukona and is working with a nonprofit there to take care of the place.
David talked about the county, developer and non-profits managing the shoreline with help and advice of local families.
She said the session in Pāhala, sponsored by Liu, "should not be the last community meeting" and said she hopes "something very sensitive" can come out of them.

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County Council Chair Maile David supports community engagement with Punalu'u developers.

12/12/2021

06/10/2021

SPINNER DOLPHINS OFTEN APPROACH SWIMMING HUMANS, but a new federal rule prohibits people from coming closer than 50 yards. The rule, which goes into effect Oct. 28, prohibits swimming with spinner dolphins and approaching them, even if on surfboard, paddleboard, canoe, kayak or other boat. The new rule, explained this week by NOAA Fisheries, covers all Hawaiian waters up to two nautical miles from shore, plus the interisland waters between Maui, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe.
According to the new rule, if spinners approach people and their marine going vessels, the humans won't be prosecuted by NOAA and its Hawai'i state partner Department of Land & Natural Resources, under the following conditions:
People inadvertently coming within 50 yards of a Hawaiian spinner dolphin who are approached by a spinner dolphin, provided they make no effort to engage or pursue the animal and take immediate steps to move away from it;
Vessels underway and approached by a spinner dolphin, provided they continue normal navigation and make no effort to engage or pursue the dolphin;
Vessels transiting to or from a port, harbor, or in a restricted channel to maintain safe navigation when a 50-yard distance will not allow the vessel to maintain safe navigation;
Vessel operations necessary to avoid imminent and serious threats
Vessels that are anchored or aground and approached by a spinner dolphin, provided the vessel makes no effort to engage or pursue the dolphin;
People or vessels conducting activities authorized through a NOAA Fisheries permit or authorization
Government vessels and personnel conducting official duties;
Commercial fishing vessels that incidentally “take” a spinner dolphin during normal fishing operations, provided that they operate legally according to the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

04/04/2021

BLESSINGS TO OUR CREATOR! ♡♡♡

03/04/2021

Good Morning America ♡ the land that we L♡VE !

10/09/2020

31/08/2020

Hale Aloha Aina is no longer a vacation rental but it could be a stay vacation for someone looking for a secret hideaway with a lease for six months. Experience tiny house living off the grid with drinking water on tap. Grow your own food. Lots of fruit trees on the property. Wood Valley is above the town of Pahala. The least populated area of the island in the district of Kau. PM me for details!

15/12/2018

feeling like a princess in paradise♡

05/12/2018

blessings everyone♡

03/12/2018

Resues from fissure eight... it's a good life for them to live out the rest of their years. No eating these birds as they are our kids. They are too old to lay eggs so we need more chicks! Birtha has now passed of natural causes but the others have grown to look so much healthier and their feathers are brilliant now. Elvis is the hen that lays an egg almost daily now under the Red Chair at the hale. Our quests have enjoyed their visits but we will be moving them to the ranch soon! one less thing to manage ♡ Happy Holidays from Hale Aloha Aina♡ Missy and Adam

23/11/2018

it a little bewildering but we are all settling in just fine ♡♡♡

14/11/2018

Meet Elvis who lays a white egg every morning under the red chair at Hale Aloha Aina ♡

07/11/2018

Timeline Photos

07/11/2018

Our Last Burger!!! ;(

06/11/2018

WonderLust Road