Pele takes Royal Avenue

Pele, Hawaii's legendary goddess of fire, is sending her lava flows right down the middle of the streets in the Royal Gardens subdivision on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Fortunate visitors to Hawaii have seen the lava flowing on the slopes of Kilauea, in Volcanoes National Park since 1986. I managed to melt my rubber soles in 1989 and again in 2005. Both times I was rewarded with one of the most amazing sites in nature - red hot lava oozing out of the earth. And me standing 3 feet away. The hard part was the 4 hour round trip hike in the blazing sun (and on the hot black lava surface) without really knowing where to go.

Well,  it just got a lot easier and even more amazing.  Lava is now flowing through the lava tubes from the remote eruption site, right through the Royal Gardens subdivision and pouring into the sea. Its just a little over an hour from Hilo, near Puna. Drive southwest along the coast till the end of the road. Then follow the masses of people on the newly laid out trails. Check for latest reports - a new trail was opened yesterday at 2pm and closed 30 minutes later when the lava flow covered it.

I hope to report firsthand - but the video will have to do.

Follow this link for another video of Lava Enters the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii

See my old trip i called: Family Adventure Travel in Hawaii: Hot Lava

For near by Tourist Attractions:

• Punaluu Black Sand Beach
• Big Island Candies
• Mauna Loa (Macadamia Nuts)
• Pacific Tsunami Museum
• Hilo Arboretum - Hawaii
• Kilauea Caldera - Hawaii
• Rainbow Falls - Big Island, Hawaii
• Thurston Lava
• Mauna Loa
• Panaewa Rainforest Zoo - Hilo, Hawaii

Comments

[r2]

wow! nice footage - keep going, pls

[Keahi Pelayo]

Thanks for sharing the video.
Aloha,
Keahi