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Hawaii Kilauea eruption
May 04, 2018, 03:08 PM
ZSMICHAELHawaii Kilauea eruption
From Hawaii TV. Interesting and impressive video of the eruption. LINK:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/s...eruption-is-possibleMay 04, 2018, 03:58 PM
jimb888Was staying within 5 miles of that rift that just today opened up under those streets a few days back. Raining like hell up on Kilauea, we headed up 3 times until the clouds parted and the rain eased and we could see lava from the Jager museum overlook.
Folks I was staying with finally had their dream home all set up. I'd asked about the current eruption, but our host seemed nonchalant, said he was in a "class 2" lava zone or something to that effect. Bet he's not so confident today, they are between that lava and the ocean and Kalapana (former black sands beach) is just down the way as an example of what can go wrong when gravity and hot lava do their thing.
May 04, 2018, 04:20 PM
armedprofI guess it is not such a good idea to build a neighborhood on an active volcano...
Do, Or do not. There is no try. May 04, 2018, 04:31 PM
Doc H.quote:
Originally posted by armedprof:
I guess it is not such a good idea to build a neighborhood on an active volcano...
You could ask the villagers in Pompeii. No, wait....
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RHINOWSOIt’s a statical certainty to occur.
Just like the SA Fault is gonna really let go one day.
May 04, 2018, 06:48 PM
LS1 GTOSon and DIL spend time on the Big Island. He says they're gong you head over and check it out before the haoles start showing up.
Oh, and he's a whole, the DIL - not so much. Lol
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May 04, 2018, 06:52 PM
Skins28816.9 earthquake just reported on Fox.
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egregoreKilauea has been erupting at a low level for over 30 years. Has it gotten more intense lately?
The geology of the Hawaiian Islands, especially the big one, is fascinating. The whole island is made up of these giant volcanoes. Mauna Kea, when measured from its base at the bottom of the ocean to its peak, is actually the tallest mountain in the world.
May 04, 2018, 07:00 PM
ChuckFinleyWaiting for the great crack to go ahead and make the "big island" moniker moot.
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May 04, 2018, 07:30 PM
RightwireMt. St. Helens just called it a 'lil bitch
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JALLENHere is a webcam at the Hawaii Volcano observatory which might be interesting to keep an eye on.
https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/obs...am.html?webcam=KIcam
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ScoutmasterMy Berserkley neighbor hasn't mentioned anything (yet), but I am sure he will link the eruption to some man caused activity.
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sjtillOur next-door neighbor is on the BI now--on the Kona side, but I imagine the vog over there is way worse than its usual unbearable.
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May 06, 2018, 05:20 PM
Scoutmasterquote:
Originally posted by sjtill:
Our next-door neighbor is on the BI now--on the Kona side, but I imagine the vog over there is way worse than its usual unbearable.
We have friends who live half time in Kona, half time in Silicon Valley, haven't heard from them.
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reloader-1quote:
Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Son and DIL spend time on the Big Island. He says they're gong you head over and check it out before the haoles start showing up.
Oh, and he's a whole, the DIL - not so much. Lol
LS1, I’m really confused about this - can you translate for this Florida boy?
May 06, 2018, 06:08 PM
flashguyI don't know how it happened, but I think his "gong you head over" was probably meant to say "going to head over". "Haole" is a term used to refer to non-native Hawaiians, usually Whites, these days, but originally others brought in to work the plantations. It can be considered a synonym for "foreigner" or "outsider". I could be wrong, but I think his son being a "whole" may have been a messed up "haole".
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth May 06, 2018, 06:09 PM
KevboHaole is a derogatory term for non-natives, particularly whites
In some parts of the island, the word is just a simple moniker for non-natives
In other parts, it takes on the same racial undertones and hatred as things like the n-word
Growing up in the highlands of Oahu near Wahiawa and going to missionary schools as one of the few white kids in the mid 70s I got to experience both ends of that spectrum.
I definitely got a fair amount of ass beatings for being white...
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Originally posted by reloader-1:
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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
Son and DIL spend time on the Big Island. He says they're gong you head over and check it out before the haoles start showing up.
Oh, and he's a whole, the DIL - not so much. Lol
LS1, I’m really confused about this - can you translate for this Florida boy?
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May 06, 2018, 07:30 PM
kkinaKevbo, I'm sorry about what you went though, but "haole" is NOT a derogatory term. It just means white person. It can probably be used in a derogatory manner, but the term itself is neutral.
Both my parents are from Hawaii, and I've been there more times than I can count. I've been on the rim of Kilauea when it was erupting.
May 06, 2018, 08:09 PM
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