Safety concerns prompt changes following lava rocks thrown onto boat filled with visitors this week.
10 thoughts on “New Rules Following Big Island Lava Boat Tour Explosion”
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Safety concerns prompt changes following lava rocks thrown onto boat filled with visitors this week.
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So where do you guys plan on viewing? We flew in for a day from the mainland and our helicopter tour was cancelled and the road when we tried to drive in was closed with police manning the entry point. So I’m curious.
Hi Alfred.
Not sure yet – we’re thinking boat tour without bombs. 🙂 Will be writing about it when we do so stay tuned.
Aloha.
I would hope that this little incident is not going to have a negative impact on this type of tour continuing its operation, especially since this is the first incident of serious injury on this type of tour that I have heard about. My wife and I did this ocean entry lava viewing by boat with another company there on the Big Isle back in 2010. We knew the risks before we went. And we got a lot closer than 200 meters to the entry. I loved it, but my wife’s motion sickness impacted her enjoyment of it – somewhat. So on the next visit, it may just be me going…but I will go.
Thank you for the report Jeff and/or Rob. We do hope there were no serious injuries but it sounds as though one person may have been seriously hurt. My thoughts and prayers are with all those folks.
We are planning another two-week visit to the Big Island in early 2019. We will be looking forward to your report soon. We will be staying in the Waikoloa Village area so we have no fear. Planning to sit on the beach, a bit of hiking, and maybe a horseback ride.
I don’t think visitors have too much to worry about. We just think about all the displaced residents who have lost their homes. An update on those folks would be nice as well.
Much Aloha, Colleen
Hi Colleen.
You guys better not get sick next time! Glad you are planning to return to Hawaii.
Mahalo for staying in touch.
Aloha.
Think Tamiflu next trip! 🙂
We’re coming back in 2020 as well if all gies well.
We’ll see how your trip report and lava tour go before we decide whether we’re going to attempt that or not.
Keep us posted.
Hi Colleen.
Will do. Think you’ll be fine next time. Just a fluke.
Aloha.
Please check your information about how many people went to the hospital, it was more like 4.
Hi Shirley.
It was correct as we reported it.
Aloha.
Not much lava you can actually see — even for us residents, For obvious safety reasons, you can’t get anywjere close to the fissure cone, the flows, and the ocean entries. Nothing is visible, except from miles away. Tour boats and holicopters are your only options, but considtions are not easy for viewing from either and you may end up seeing clouds. (Laze plume, fissure generated low hanging cloud cover..) Everybody is hoping for a break in the activities so that the County can set up a safe viewing area soon.