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Only a few percents of this area has been covered by lava in the past 10,000 years. Zone 9 - Kohala Volcano, which last erupted over 60,000 years ago. Lava Flow Hazard map of Haleakala. The Maui Hazard Zone numbers are a different scale from the island of Hawaiʻi's map. The lava flow hazard zones on Maui use a different scale.
Zone 9, consisting of the extinct volcano Kohala, is the area considered to be of the least hazard, since this area has not had any lava flows in thousands of years. Lava Hazard Zones in Puna are all Lava Hazard Zones 1, 2 and 3; the most dangerous according to the USGS.
Volcano: Kīlauea's Lower East rift zone: Start date: May 3, 2018 (): End date: August 4, 2018 (): Type: Fissure eruption: Location: Hawaii Island, Hawaii, United States: Impact: 24 injuries; lava fountains, lava flows; at least $800 million (2018 USD) in property damage; volcanic gas and earthquakes forced the evacuation of populated areas and destroyed houses, roads, and utilities.
English: The Island of Hawaiʻi was mapped into 9 lava flow hazard zones meant to portray the future long-term hazard due to lava flow activity. Date 26 January 2013
This is the fifth eruption that we've had in the summit area of Kilauea since December of 2020," he said, adding that lava flows have already covered a 400-acre lava lake that began in 2020.
Hawaii County hasn’t finished buying out Leilani and Kapoho property owners after the 2018 lava flow, and here comes another potential disaster. Why are homes allowed to be built in lava zones?
Vent cinder deposits with black pahoehoe basalt lava flows formed during AD 1800–1801 eruption. Five vents along NW rift zone. Abundant xenoliths of ultramafic plutonic rocks. 7 200–700 alkali basalt 3 4 southern flank Vent lava spatter and lava flows, cinders and tuff at Waha Pele. Spatter cone erupted pahoehoe and ʻaʻā basalt lava flows.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers the best views of the lava flow. At night, the lava's glow is "currently visible from many areas and overlooks surrounding Kaluapele (Kīlauea caldera)."