#Repost @milekalincoln #LeilaniEstatesEruption #KilaueaVolcano UPDATE (July 16 at 9 AM): Unbelievable footage from @IkaikaMarzo's crew on board the @KalapanaCulturalTours lava boat captures the lava explosion that sent lava bombs (lava rock and debris) flying into the air, which landed on a tour boat that was operated by Shane Turpin. The Hawaiʻi County Fire Department has just confirmed 12 passengers were injured. We are told three people were taken by ambulance to Hilo Medical Center. Two passengers (no details on gender or age) were in stable condition. One, a woman in her 20s, is in serious condition with a fractured femur. The remaining 9 passengers drove themselves to the hospital, and the Fire Department reported their injuries were not as serious. Hawaiʻi County Fire officials say a lava bomb punctured the roof of the boat, leaving a large hole. One of the railings of the boat was also damaged. The lava tour boat returned to Wailoa Harbor in Hilo and docked near Suisan around 7 AM. #HawaiiNewsNow has learned that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources is taking the lead on this investigation, which will involve the U.S. Coast Guard as well as the county. It's unclear how close Turpin's tour boat was to the Kapoho lava ocean entry when the explosion happened, but eyewitnesses report the boat appeared to be "very close". On July 11, the Coast Guard changed their mandatory safety perimeter zone around ocean entries (Kapoho and Kalea) from 100 meters to 50 meters for licensed lava tour boat operators. I spoke with #IkaikaMarzo, who says he was consulted about the change, but disagreed with it — saying he believed it was unnecessarily close. All other mariners, without explicit written permission from the Captain of the Port of Honolulu, are required to observe a mandatory 300 meter safety zone around all active lava entry point. Stay tuned to @HawaiiNewsNow for the very latest developments! As soon as I have more information, I’ll update you. #HInews #HawaiiNews #HNN #WeAreYourSource (Images courtesy @IkaikaMarzo) #mauimusic #maui #mauimusician #mauimusicians #ukulele #ukulelesoul #instamusic (at Kapoho, Hawaii)

Anybody up for row row row da rock? Pretty awesome #tutupele #Repost @milekalincoln with #LeilaniEstatesEruption #KilaueaVolcano LATEST (June 27 at 8:15 PM): New unbelievable video from @IkaikaMarzo captures the phenomena that USGS has named a “lava boat”. Watch as it makes its way down the #Fissure8 lava river in Kapoho and then breaks apart 😳 • Dear @kalapanaculturaltours, I thought lava boats were for tours — this looks like a lava boulder. xo, Mileka • Stay tuned to @HawaiiNewsNow for the very latest developments #HInews #HawaiiNews #HNN #HawaiiNewsNow #WeAreYourSource #maui #mauimusician #mauimusic #mauimusicians #organicislandmusic #aloha (at Kapoho, Hawaii)

#Repost @clarklittle • • • • • This is unreal 😳😳😳. Lava be truckin. 🌋🌋🌋🔥💨 #Repost @milekalincoln ・・・ #LeilaniEstatesEruption #KilaueaVolcano UPDATE (June 15 at 7:45 PM): Any guesses on how quickly this river of lava is racing?! This is another unbelievable video taken about two hours ago by Ken Boyer inside #LeilaniEstates from Pōmaikaʻi Street of what #Fissure8 is producing. This footage hasn’t been altered in any way as you can tell by the voices in the background and the sound of coqui frogs. Experts are still trying to determine how quickly this flow is moving, but an assessment from USGS HVO geologists earlier this week indicates fissure 8 is producing A LOT of volume as it continues erupting with no sign of stopping or slowing. Scientists believe it’s pumping out about 100 cubic meters per second — which is the equivalent of about 26,000 U.S. gallons per second or enough to fill 12 commercial dump trucks per second!! According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: “Today, lava fountains from Fissure 8 reached heights between 100 and 130 ft with bursts up to 180 ft while the cinder and spatter cone that is building around the fissure is now about 170 ft at its highest point. Lava is flowing through the well-established channel from fissure 8 to the ocean at Kapoho. Occasionally, lava spills over the channel levees. The ocean entry remained fairly broad with laze blown onshore. Fissures 16 and 18 continue to ooze lava. The early afternoon overflight found the Fissure 8 vent, channel, and entry stable with a small amount of expansion at the southern boundary of the flow near the coast and south of Vacationland. Fissure 24 (southeast of Fissure 8) seemed to be steamier and emitting more fume. Fissure 9 (southeast of Fissure 24) appeared hotter and will be checked on the ground this afternoon. Between 6 am and noon, more than 180 earthquakes occurred in the Kīlauea summit area, 18 of which were stronger than magnitude-3.0. An explosive event occurred at noon today that produced an ash and gas plume to nearly 10,000 ft. Seismicity dropped abruptly after the explosive event but is expected to build up slowly over the next hours. Stay tuned to @HawaiiNe (presso Hawaii)

#Repost @clarklittle ・・・ This is unreal 😳😳😳. Lava be truckin. 🌋🌋🌋🔥💨 #Repost @milekalincoln ・・・ #LeilaniEstatesEruption #KilaueaVolcano UPDATE (June 15 at 7:45 PM): Any guesses on how quickly this river of lava is racing?! This is another unbelievable video taken about two hours ago by Ken Boyer inside #LeilaniEstates from Pōmaikaʻi Street of what #Fissure8 is producing. This footage hasn’t been altered in any way as you can tell by the voices in the background and the sound of coqui frogs. Experts are still trying to determine how quickly this flow is moving, but an assessment from USGS HVO geologists earlier this week indicates fissure 8 is producing A LOT of volume as it continues erupting with no sign of stopping or slowing. Scientists believe it’s pumping out about 100 cubic meters per second — which is the equivalent of about 26,000 U.S. gallons per second or enough to fill 12 commercial dump trucks per second!! According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: “Today, lava fountains from Fissure 8 reached heights between 100 and 130 ft with bursts up to 180 ft while the cinder and spatter cone that is building around the fissure is now about 170 ft at its highest point. Lava is flowing through the well-established channel from fissure 8 to the ocean at Kapoho. Occasionally, lava spills over the channel levees. The ocean entry remained fairly broad with laze blown onshore. Fissures 16 and 18 continue to ooze lava. The early afternoon overflight found the Fissure 8 vent, channel, and entry stable with a small amount of expansion at the southern boundary of the flow near the coast and south of Vacationland. Fissure 24 (southeast of Fissure 8) seemed to be steamier and emitting more fume. Fissure 9 (southeast of Fissure 24) appeared hotter and will be checked on the ground this afternoon. Between 6 am and noon, more than 180 earthquakes occurred in the Kīlauea summit area, 18 of which were stronger than magnitude-3.0. An explosive event occurred at noon today that produced an ash and gas plume to nearly 10,000 ft. Seismicity dropped abruptly after the explosive event but is expected to build up slowly over the next hours. Stay tuned to @HawaiiNewsNow for (at Hawaiian Islands)

#Repost @milekalincoln ・・・ #LeilaniEstatesEruption #KilaueaVolcano UPDATE (June 15 at 7:45 PM): Any guesses on how quickly this river of lava is racing?! This is another unbelievable video taken about two hours ago by Ken Boyer inside #LeilaniEstates from Pōmaikaʻi Street of what #Fissure8 is producing. This footage hasn’t been altered in any way as you can tell by the voices in the background and the sound of coqui frogs. Experts are still trying to determine how quickly this flow is moving, but an assessment from USGS HVO geologists earlier this week indicates fissure 8 is producing A LOT of volume as it continues erupting with no sign of stopping or slowing. Scientists believe it’s pumping out about 100 cubic meters per second — which is the equivalent of about 26,000 U.S. gallons per second or enough to fill 12 commercial dump trucks per second!! According to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory: “Today, lava fountains from Fissure 8 reached heights between 100 and 130 ft with bursts up to 180 ft while the cinder and spatter cone that is building around the fissure is now about 170 ft at its highest point. Lava is flowing through the well-established channel from fissure 8 to the ocean at Kapoho. Occasionally, lava spills over the channel levees. The ocean entry remained fairly broad with laze blown onshore. Fissures 16 and 18 continue to ooze lava. The early afternoon overflight found the Fissure 8 vent, channel, and entry stable with a small amount of expansion at the southern boundary of the flow near the coast and south of Vacationland. Fissure 24 (southeast of Fissure 8) seemed to be steamier and emitting more fume. Fissure 9 (southeast of Fissure 24) appeared hotter and will be checked on the ground this afternoon. Between 6 am and noon, more than 180 earthquakes occurred in the Kīlauea summit area, 18 of which were stronger than magnitude-3.0. An explosive event occurred at noon today that produced an ash and gas plume to nearly 10,000 ft. Seismicity dropped abruptly after the explosive event but is expected to build up slowly over the next hours. Stay tuned to @HawaiiNewsNow for the latest #HInews #HawaiiNews #HNN #HawaiiNewsNow (Video t