Kilauea Halemaumau Crater
by Heidi Fickinger
Title
Kilauea Halemaumau Crater
Artist
Heidi Fickinger
Medium
Photograph - Photographic Print
Description
Four days before the Puna district eruption of Kilauea Volcano started, the Halemaumau Crater was sending up its normal plume of volcanic gases. The only indication of the dramatic events to come was that the level of the lava lake inside the crater had risen to overflow it's inner crater. Due to an incredible number of earthquakes in the area (more than 9000 in a month's time) and significant damage to the viewing area of the crater, the Park has been closed since shortly after the 6.9 earthquake that started the eruption. The crater will have changed forever when people are allowed to view it again and no one knows if or when the lava lake will return. To many of us, it would a loss of something very significant in our lives.
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June 9th, 2018
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Jane M Dahl
Heidi, I have a lot of very wonderful memories of weekends spent on the Big Island when I lived on Maui (and Aloha and Hawaiian Air had those wonderful coupon books for cheap flights! LOL) I've spent quite a bit of time hiking around Volcano National Park, Thurston Lava Tube, Trail of Destruction and so many more wonderful areas. It is so sad to think that those wonderful and beautiful areas could be lost or changed dramatically forever, along with the kahili ginger, ohia and other utterly beautiful trees and flowers that grow there. This photo represents a beautiful memory of that very special and spiritual place. Featured in Hawaiiana. L/F
Heidi Fickinger replied:
Aloha nui Jane. I can completely identify with your sentiments, Jane. The Park and Halemaumau are changed forever. The newest news is that they are going to open the Park sometime soon, but people will have to book a reservation to go and only completely escorted groups of no more than 30 will be allowed in and only and in certain areas. I cannot even fathom that!
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