Post #788714 by AceExplorer on Tue, Jul 24, 2018 2:12 PM

Lava is now 175 to 200 yards from Isaac Hale Park and the carvings - that's a lot of spreading of lava over the past 6 days.

When the park was closed due to the gases and lava hazards, I wonder if anyone was able to save the carvings.

It's very odd to me that the lava may permanently engulf and encapsulate the concrete boat docks, iron barbeques, restroom sinks and toilets, drinking fountains, and all sorts of other stuff you find in a typical city park. From the US Geological Survey maps this looks like it could be a larger lava flow than the 1860 eruption.

Excerpt from today's West Hawaii Today web site:
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2018/07/24/hawaii-news/lava-within-200-yards-of-isaac-hale-beach-park-and-pohoiki-boat-ramp/

Lava within 200 yards of Isaac Hale Beach Park and Pohoiki boat ramp
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 9:12 a.m.

HILO — Lava had moved to within 200 yards of Isaac Hale Beach Park and Pohoiki boat ramp — less than two football fields in distance — as of Tuesday morning’s overflight by Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.

“‘Shacks’ and ‘Bowls’ are gone,” said Janet Snyder, Mayor Harry Kim’s spokeswoman, referring to a couple of popular surf spots near Pohoiki.

“We had a 10 p.m. image of Pohoiki area and it showed a bay, this beautiful black sand beach,” Snyder said. “Well, in the eight hours since that time, it’s been filled in with lava. … Pohoiki’s not gone but it’s very close. It’s about 175 meters from the boat ramp.”