The Kiluaea Volcano is an amazing sight to behold. Glowing lava and bellowing plumes leave lifetime impressions, but the best sight to see is an active surface flow. A surface flow is when the flowing lava slowly creeps along the surface of the earth. The surface flows come and go unpredictably and they are flowing now.

Lava flowing on Highway 137, photo from USGS.
On July 17th, lava flows from the Puu Oo Vent covered sections of highway 137 located along the way to the viewing area. Reportedly, the burning asphalt created a plume of thick, black smoke. Flows also pushed through vegetation to the north and south of the access road.
Today, the lava flow continues slowly along highway 137 in Kalapana. If you are on the Big Island, this view is worth the trip.

Lava flowing in brush, photo from USGS
Deborah Au ,
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"I wish I could say I was born in the Islands, that's how much I love this beautiful State." Hawaii has been Debi's home for over 44 years, with 37 of those years on the Big Island. Having lived on both the East and West sides of the Island, Debi has a unique Kama'aina viewpoint to share with her clients as well as her agents at MacArthur and Company. Married to her high school sweetheart from Punahou School, she was first licensed in 1979, but put her license on hold to raise a family of three children. In 1988, she stepped back into the business as a full time agent. Her affiliation with MacArthur and Company began in 1992 and she assumed the position of Broker in Charge for the company in 2001. Her career has been interesting and challenging, exposing her to all aspects of the Real Estate profession. This invaluable knowledge and experience has given her the ability to solve many problems and overcome many obstacles for her clients and her agents alike. Voted Hawaii Island Board of Realtors 2010 Realtor of the Year.
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