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14 July 2006

Campout flow and East Lae`apuki lava delta

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Left. The Campout flow, lighter hued than older flows, reaches southeast from Pulama pali to just below 200-foot elevation. Lava, not visible on pali, moves through Campout tube to reach terminus of flow. Pu`u `O`o in background. 1249. Right. Looking west across East Lae`apuki lava delta. Plumes rise from points where lava enters water. 1250.

21 July 2006

East Lae`apuki lava delta and Campout flow

Left. The Campout flow, lighter hued than older flows, reaches southeast from Pulama pali to within 1.7 km of the sea. Royal Gardens subdivision visible in upper right. Right. Looking west across East Lae`apuki lava delta, which is now about 24 hectares (60 acres). Plumes rise from areas where lava enters the sea; wind blows the plumes seaward.

East Pond vent, Pu`u `O`o

Left. Aerial view of the eastern part of the Pu`u `O`o crater and East Pond vent. Lava was shloshing in the vent when viewed during the morning. Right. Close view of East Pond vent.

Pu`u `O`o crater floor

January vents viewed from the East Spillway with the Beehive vent in background. The south shoulder of the East Pond vent visible in right center.

27 July 2006

Lava still present in Pu`u `O`o crater vents

Left. Aerial view of Pu`u `O`o crater; view is towards the south-southwest. East Pond Vent is on far left-hand side of crater. Right. Close view of lava churning in East Pond Vent.

Lava in skylight and at East Lae`apuki lava delta

Left. Shallow skylight on a breakout flow from the Campout tube; the breakout originated at about the 1950' elevation. Right. Looking west across East Lae`apuki lava delta, which has not changed appreciably in size since July 14. Note Chain of Craters Road at top of photo.

Map of flows from Pu`u `O`o: July 21, 2006

Map shows lava flows erupted during 1983-present activity of Pu`u `O`o and Kupaianaha (see large map).

Yellow, brown, and purple areas depict lava flows erupted from October 2003 through July 14, 2006. Yellow indicates the currently active Kuhio (PKK) flow, active most of the time from March 20, 2004 to the present. The PKK tube has fed the East Lae`apuki ocean entry since May 2005. The Campout flow, shown in red, originated as a breakout from the PKK tube near the 2300-foot elevation in late May. The terminus of this flow had advanced to the 200 ft level by July 14, 2006. The brown shade denotes Martin Luther King (MLK) flows, which first erupted in January 2004 from flank vents on the south slope of Pu`u `O`o. Since then, several more vents have formed in the MLK area and continue to erupt intermittently, although no flows have overtopped the collapse pit at MLK since July 2005. Short flows from the crater, West Gap, and Puka Nui vents are shown in dark purple. None of these last three areas have produced any lava flows in 2006.

Map of Pu`u `O`o and vicinity: June 2006

Map shows vents, lava flows, and other features near Pu`u `O`o frequently referred to in updates (see large map). These features can change quickly, but this map should help those viewers lost in the terminology. The vents, lava tubes, and flows active in 2005-2006 include the numbered vents in the crater, the MLK vent complex and associated flows, the Puka Nui vent, and the upper Kuhio (PKK) tube, which feeds the lava flows eventually reaching the ocean.

Eruption-viewing opportunities change constantly, so refer to this page often. Those readers planning a visit to Kilauea or Mauna Loa volcanoes can get much useful information from Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park.