January 2010 Log

Living in Hilo Hawaii

       

 

A personal photo log of our life in Hilo Hawaii. Here's a calendar of happenings in Hilo this January 2010.

 

January 2010

A VIEW FROM HILO

Hilo Volcano emissions

The emissions from Kilauea were visible from Hilo today. The online CAM of the volcano is a great way to see how active our little volcano is becoming above Hilo town.

BACK FROM OAHU

Waikiki Jan 2010

We spent a week in Waikiki as a part of accompanying our son to college. The day we arrived on Oahu, the vog was very thick. We were surprised how much the folks on Oahu are sharing our Big Island Vog experience. One man we spoke with had to leave Hana in Maui due to the intense fog there and was trying to determine if Oahu was going to be ok with his asthma.

Waikiki Jan 2010

The hotel deals were great and there were lots of tourists (mostly Japanese) in the central part of Waikiki.

Waikiki Jan 2010

It was fun to visit, but we are glad to be back in Hilo with no traffic, noise, or people rushing around in a hurry. Read more about our view of Waikiki here.

GROWING VOG ON THE BIG ISLAND

The volcanic emissions from Kilauea's Halema'uma'u crater is growing.

Volcano Jan 2009Volcano Jan 2010

Comparing a snapshot from the Volcano CAM from Jan 2009 (on the left) with this month, Jan 2010 (on the right), the increase in emissions is noticeable.

Though we are learning to love vog, we are noticing the daily toll it has on our life. The sky is whitish and the air is heavy and our throats are irritated.

Rainbow falls

It is dryer in Hilo (rainbow falls has less water) and the sky is washed out with vog.

NEW YEARS EVE FULL MOON

Red Moon over Hilo

Hilo had a full moon on New Year's Eve - a blue moon. Here is the very red blue-moon rising in the evening of the last day of 2009.

Full moon in Hilo on New Years Eve

After rising higher, the moon turned white.

Earlier in the day the Big Island Internet Society (BIIS) met at home of @LarryCzerwonka in Hilo.

@larryczerwonka house in Hilo

NY eve BIIS meeting

Previous December 2009 Hilo Log posts

If you have comments or suggestions send them to hiloliving@yahoo.com

 

Copyright 2010