The 1984 lava flows viewed over the lights of Hilo.The flows advanced to within 4 miles of the townbefore the eruption ended. (Photograph by David Little)According to the USGS, the most recent eruption of Mauna Loa occurred in 1984. This eruption originated at the summit and, within a few hours, migrated to the northeast rift zone. The resulting lava flows advanced to within 4 miles of Hilo before the 3-week-long eruption ended. Similar short-duration eruptions of Mauna Loa's northeast rift zone in 1852 and 1942 produced flows that came within about the same distance of Hilo. In 1855, a much longer-lived eruption fed a flow that stopped half a mile east of the upper Kaumana area on the western outskirts of modern Hilo. Lava invaded the present boundaries of Hilo in 1881, although the flow did not reach the shoreline, where the village of Hilo was located at that time. The 1881 flow underlies much of Kaumana and extends a half mile downslope of Komohana Road. According to The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, as of recent June 26, 2008 and updated bi-weekly…”Mauna Loa is not erupting. Slow extension, as measured by GPS receivers on either side of the volcano, continued.” SEE: http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/maunaloastatus.phpThis actually means that the volcano is growing which only means it’s a matter of time before she blows. If so, could it flow far worse than what has been recorded?
Hazard zones for lava flows on Mauna Loa. The flowserupted in the last 150 years are shown in gray anddated. The major housing subdivisions are shown ingreen.NOTE: Since our big earthshake of October, 2006, my sources told me of numerous meetings being held by geologists and other consultants flown in by private businesses to investsigate for themselves (not trusting government) the impact of damage Mauna Loa could do. WE ALL MUST REMEMBER THE LEGEND OF HUALALAI MOUNTAIN....How could Hualalai erupt after soo many years? It could happen should Mauna Loa's blast impacts Hualalai and awakens her....THINK ABOUT IT....
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