Kalapana, Hawai'i

Kalapana, Hawai'i

Kalapana is a town on the Island of Hawaiokinai in the Hawaiian Islands that was completely destroyed and partly buried by the eruptive flow of lava from the Puokinau okinaŌokinaō vent of the Kīlauea volcano in 1990. A nearby housing subdivision, Royal Gardens, was also largely destroyed, though some of its structures remain untouched to the present day. The lava flow that destroyed Kalapana erupted from the southeast rift zone of Kīlauea. Along with the destruction of Kalapana were those of the nearby town of Kaimū and Kaimū Bay, both of which now lie buried beneath more than 50 feet of lava. The lava flow also created a new coastline.

Although most access to the town has been cut off, there is currently a bed and breakfast running, and a few people still live there [cite web | url = http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/hawaii.volcano.ap/ | title = Homeowner: 'It's very easy to outrun lava' | work = www.cnn.com | publisher = Associated Press | accessdate = 2008-03-01] . These people mostly get in and out by 4-wheel drive vehicles.

References

External links

* [http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/history/1990Kalapana/ USGS] : Pictures and information on Kalapana's destruction


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