{"id":20329,"date":"2018-06-14T14:59:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=20329"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:59:43","slug":"kilauea-volcano-destroying-hundreds-of-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2018\/06\/14\/kilauea-volcano-destroying-hundreds-of-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilauea Volcano Destroying Hundreds of Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0More than one hundred twenty homes have been overtaken by lava in Hawaii at Kapoho Bay over the last week. Residents were being forced to evacuate the area, with no chance of the area being drastically affected by lava flow.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Kapoho Bay is completely filled with lava flow, all but the Northern area in Kapoho being affected. Vacationland has also seen lava flow, but some parts are still standing, including the Big Island Mayor\u2019s second home.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0While many are simply just vacationing there or own vacation homes in the area, many natives are trying to find somewhere else to go. The lava has left entire homes completely unrecognizable.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The island has already filled one shelter of people. The Governor, David Ige, has made successful efforts to find more places to shelter homeless men, women and families. His efforts also helped to extend criminal action upon those who chose not to evacuate despite the mandatory evacuation that was in effect.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The reason for there to be criminal action is to ensure that there are as few casualties as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Some families are also having trouble locating fellow family members, many people being forced to evacuate in the middle of the night and as quickly as possible. Some people didn\u2019t get any warning, like Norma and Rudy Azcon who said they ran for their lives after seeing smoke and fire coming from the volcano.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Lava_Lake_Nyiragongo_2\"\u00a0 \u00a0For many residents the volcano has a spiritual importance with one man, <\/span>Harry Pomerleau, saying “It’s a necessary evil. It’s not our land. It belongs to Pele. I have to imagine she knows what she is doing,\u201d referring to the Hawaiian volcano goddess.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The Puna area evacuated back in May, after the first fissure.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Many families are now remembering areas in the bay where they had spent hours, but would not again, due to the wreckage from the volcano.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Many also remembering visiting the volcano itself, taking tours to it and hiking up, to see the active volcano in more than just photos.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The volcano has had more than 34 eruptions since 1952. Kilauea has sat in the top ranks of the most active volcanoes in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The volcano, according to Hawaiian spiritual history, is the home of Pele, a Hawaiian goddess. According to historic Hawaiian tradition say some areas of the volcano were very active during parts of the 19th and 20th centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0The area hopes to see the volcano calm down soon, and that those living in the area can have more space to stay in the very near future.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kelsey Fitzpatrick<\/strong>
\nStaff Writer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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