Hawaii trip information: Oahu and Maui vacation guides launched + Volcanoes go on a pause

* The next vacation guides at the moment are prepared to be used. We’ll be including to them and filling in some placeholders by each holidays. Any addition or revision will probably be marked with the date of addition/revision in grey textual content.

* The magnificent Mauna Loa eruption has dwindled down significantly. Per the latest, December 12th, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Status Report,

“The Northeast Rift Zone eruption of Mauna Loa should be energetic on the fissure 3 (F3) vent however all 2022 lava flows look like inactive.

“As of seven:00 a.m. right now, December 12, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory overflight discovered solely residual incandescence and no lava motion within the F3 vent; as they have been leaving the sector crew heard small explosions accompanied by sprays of spatter from the west finish of the fissure 3 (F3) vent. The channels under the vent seem drained of lava and not feed the primary circulation entrance.

“The inactive foremost circulation entrance stays stalled about 1.7 mi (2.eight km) from the Daniel Ok. Inouye Freeway (Saddle Street) when final measured the morning of December 10.  The inactive foremost circulation entrance nonetheless glows at just a few spots at evening and should inch northward very slowly because it continues to settle.”

* Along with Mauna Loa dwindling down, Kilauea has additionally taken a relaxation within the final couple of days. The summit eruption at Halema’uma’u crater has paused. Eruptions at Halema’uma’u have been pretty energetic on and off with some pauses since 2008. The most recent eruption started September 29, 2021.  This link results in the latest observatory report for Kilauea.

* What a distinction to have two Hawaii (Massive) Island volcanoes placing on dramatic exhibits solely to pause on the identical time. As a lot as scientists know and research volcanoes, their unpredictability nonetheless surprises us.