The most recent major outpouring from “The world’s most active volcano” (TM) destroyed a lot of property and cut off road access to the SE corner of Big Island. Van and MJ were advised to evacuate at the time, but were outside the mandatory zone so decided to stay put – without incident.
Here are some of the local impact areas round Pahoa that were less fortunate..
Bit scary
Coincidentally the Encyclopedia Britannica fact of the day was
February 5th, 2023
During the 1960s and ’70s, Hawaii’s volcanic landscape was used to prepare Apollo astronauts for rugged Moon terrain. Today, NASA uses the lava fields of Kilauea volcano to help simulate the surface of Mars
I can see why ! Thanks , Harry