PA Kathy

We will be on PoA. When I called NCL last evening, they mentioned that they will not be stopping at Hilo this week either.

Thanks for your response!

Kathy

Being on the Big Island about 8 miles from the eruption it seems the news media really blows this out of proportion. Only a small area of the Big Island of Hawaii is affected by the lava flows. The reason Leilani Estates got hit so hard is they built it right on top of the East Rift Zone an area lava travels underground so that is where it came up at. Hawaii Civil defense only allows residents in that area. The amount of land that is affected is about 1% or less of the land area on the Big Island.

Hilo is 20 miles away and Kona 100 miles away. So both are safe to visit.

The Volcano National Park is 30 miles away from Hilo and this is the area that is closed currently until it is considered safe. So if the Volcano Park is closed on your visit you can visit other locations in Hilo and Kona.

As far as the gases they have been coming out of the volcano for over 30 years from the Pu'u O'o vent and 10 years from the Kilauea Caldera. The location has just moved from Pu'u O'o to the East Rift Zone. So not much has changed on the island in that regard.

Hope that helps clarify things for now.

Gil

Thanks for the update. We were concerned as our cruise leaves 5/26/18.