Traditions of the Pacific Presents
Fire in the Sea: Learning from the 2018 Kīlauea Eruption
with Dr. Scott Rowland, volcanologist at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Recorded on Thursday, August 15, 2019 in the Atherton Hālau

The spring-summer 2018 Kīlauea eruption was unprecedented in post-contact times, in terms of the nature and scale of the activity and the destruction of homes and infrastructure. Was this eruption associated with the fiery forces of Pele or could it signify an older deity, ʻAilāʻau, the Forest Eater? This scientific talk by Dr. Scott Rowland, a specialist in Volcanology in Hawaiʻi, will highlight some of the unusual aspects of the 2018 eruption, its effects, and what is yet to be learned and even un-learned from of this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Traditions of the Pacific is coordinated by the Bishop Museum Association Council, the supporting council for Bishop Museum members, to celebrate the extraordinary history, culture, and environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.


Links:

Strange Tides After the 6.9 Earthquake in Hawaii

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSqGC6jDfB0

USGS Kilauea Videos

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/kilauea/multimedia_videos.html

Overview of Kīlauea Volcano’s 2018 lower East Rift Zone eruption and summit collapse

https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vsc/file_mngr/file-224/OVERVIEW_Kil2018_LERZ-Summit_June%202019.pdf