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What does the Hawaii volcano really looks like from people's imagination? I saw a funny picture about recently volcano eruption on Big Island.   The volcano eruption news are all over the internet that people think the whole island is erupted by volcano.  People still enjoy our beautiful beaches and sunset here.   I took this one another day during our daily walk along the beach.   Lovely kids and parents were having great time. 

After almost a month from volcano first erupted until yesterday, we finally got some issues with the air quality.    We went out for our daily walk in the evening, our sunset was gone, the weather was overcast the whole day yesterday. Today, we got the first warming about the vog.   The level of AQI is 108 this morning.   Here is the photo I took this morning from our back yard. Here is the current conditions of vog measurement SO2 is 0.03 acceptable, PM.25 is 28 Moderate http://mkwc.ifa.hawaii.edu/vmap/current/index.cgi Here is the airnow current PM2.5 AQI is 108 USG (unhealthy for sensitive groups) https://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.local_city&cityid=46 Here is SO2 map from Department of Health shows SO2 level is good http://www.hiso2index.info/ 05/30/2018 05/24/2018

This morning when I woke up and openned the blinds, I saw our cruise ship return back to Kona, Yeah!! Another beautiful day here.  Received an email from one of our current guests said they had so much fan here, they went to the Helicopters and many other tours and had a lot of fan on Big Island.  here is what they wrote to me: "Emmy you guys have been the BEST hosts! I can’t wait to write my review and explain how magnificent your home is. We have loved every moment of our time in your home and in Kona! I am so sorry people have been scared away... we feel very safe here in Kona." The one I just took this morning.   :) Here is the real time air quality report.

Hawaii Volcanologist: 'It's absolutely safe to come to Hawaii Island' A senior volcanologist and the Hawaii Tourism Authority emphasize that visitors do not have to change travel plans to the Big Island due to volcanic activity on its remote east side. With much of the world focused on Kilauea volcano and its new fissures erupting in the Lower East Rift Zone, it may cause concern for travelers coming to Hawaii who are unclear about the state’s geography. To help put your mind at ease, let's first put things in perspective. The outbreaks of lava from Kilauea are limited to the east side of the Big Island of Hawaii in an isolated part of the Puna district called Leilani Estates (a small subdivision totaling roughly 4 square miles located in a  lava flow hazard zone )—that’s 20 miles from Hilo and 71.5 miles from Kona. The lava has not impacted any other areas of the Big Island, nor does it affect the other Islands in the chain. And, not only is distance di...

The information on this page provides current sulfur dioxide (SO2) levels due to the Kilauea Volcano on the Island of Hawai'i.