Local “True Blood” celebrity Kristina Anapau has been back on the Big Island during this holiday season and she has been getting a chance to do more stuff on the island now that she has more then a few days on the island.
Kristina Anapau at the County of Hawaii's Magic of Christmas Celebration
The other day she had the opportunity to go check out the Gemini Astronomy Center up on top of Mauna Kea and today she got invited to go on a lava tour with Lava Ocean Adventures.
Captain Shane and Kristina
We arrived at Isaac Hale park at 5:00 this morning and signed in with Captain Shane Turpin and then we were off for our adventure.
Getting ready for the tour at Isaac Hale Park (Pohoiki)
The newspaper was correct in their statement this morning:
…”Compared to the past two nights, the flow field and ocean entry plume seemed quite inactive yesterday afternoon and overnight,” geologists wrote in their daily activity update, posted Thursday morning. “The webcams picked up no surface activity on the pali, weak, sporadic surface flows near the coast, and a weak ocean entry plume generated by lava entering the ocean at the West Ka’ili’ili lava delta within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.”
The lava flow may be reached by foot from the national park side, by tour helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft, or by one of the tour boats that provide viewing opportunities along the coast…
While the lava wasn’t pumping as much as the last time I visited… there were still at least three lava fingers entering the ocean while we were down there.
Pele meets the ocean
One thing about Pele is that you never really know how much lava is going to be flowing into the ocean until you actually get out to the site as the flows can stop and start at anytime.
Picture taken a couple of days ago from Lava Ocean Adventures Facebook page
Captain Shane mentioned that just a few days ago… there was much more lava visible then there was today.
Lava enters the ocean
Here is a video of the flow from last week:
Recorded on the south shores of the Island of Hawaii Saturday morning, December 17, 2011. Video shot from a boat without any stabilization can tend to roll around a bit … so I kept it short so you won’t get seasick :)
The volume of surface lava being sent from fissures at Pu`u O`o Crater through insulating tube systems seven miles south to the ocean changes daily, but yesterday I went by boat to witness this. For more information on how to see the lava by boat and to see some of the still images that I took there, go to my Hawaiian Lava Daily blogspot website.
I’d like to thank Captain Shane for taking us out there and providing us with a great seat at the back of the boat where we were allowed to stand up and get an even better view of things. Mahalo Shane!
To learn more about Lava Ocean Adventure Tours or to book your own tour click here.
Related articles
- BREAKING NEWS: Big Island Girl Kristina Anapau in TONIGHT’S TRUE BLOOD Episode (damontucker.com)
- Latest True Blood Cast Member Kristina Anapau to Present Workshop at UH Hilo Sunday (damontucker.com)
- Celebrate With a Local “True Blood” Celebrity… Kristina Anapau to Make Appearance at Hawaii County Magic of Christmas (damontucker.com)
- Kilauea Volcano’s East Rift Zone Eruption: 29 Years and Counting (damontucker.com)
Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Big Island, Environment, Hawaii, Television, Tourism, Unexplained Phenomenon Tagged: | Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park, Kristina Anapau, Lava, Lava Ocean Adventure Tours, Lava Tours, Mauna Kea, Maurella, Pele, True Blood
Perfect timing Damon! I am doing research for a trip to the BI with the specific intent on visiting the volcano and seeing lava flow. I will being in touch with Shane!