Hawaii neighborhood is destroyed by lava that filled an ocean bay in just 48 hours meaning it now juts a mile into the sea
Neighborhood called Vacationland located on Hawaii’s Big Island has been completely covered by lava
Tons of molten rock have also entirely filled Kapoho Bay, which the neighborhood used to surround
Instead of sitting back from the coastline, Kapoho now juts a mile into the sea after new land was created
Lava from the Kilauea volcano, which is still in the process of erupting, has destroyed a total of 400 homes
CHRIS PLEASANCE
DAILYMAIL.COM
7 June 2018
Lava has entirely destroyed one neighborhood in Hawaii’s and is threatening to swallow another nearby.
Dramatic satellite images shows hundreds of homes in what used to be Vacationland have been destroyed, while only a few in neighboring Kapoho remain standing.
Tons of molten rock have also entirely filled Kapoho Bay, which the neighborhoods used to surround, and rather than sitting back from the coastline it now juts a mile out into the water.
The change happened in just 48 hours between June 3 and June 5 as the Kilauea volcano continues to erupt.
‘The bay is completely filled in and the shoreline is at least 0.8 miles out from its original location,’ said Geological Survey geologist Wendy Stovall.
‘Vacationland is gone, there is no evidence of any properties there at all. On the northern end of that, there are just a few homes in the (Kapoho) beach lots area.’
Resident Mark Johnson is hopeful that his home on a citrus farm is one of those still standing. His ocean-view property sits on a ridge near the base of Kapoho crater, and he thinks the lava could have missed it.
‘Basically we are up on that hill, so we’re still OK right now,’ Johnson said.
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