Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano - Behind the News

There have been some pretty amazing pictures from the island of Hawaii. A volcano there, named Kilauea, has been erupting and spewing out rivers of lava which have destroyed homes and cars. It's pretty scary stuff from a distance, so imagine what it's like for the people who live there. We caught up with some Hawaiian locals and found out more about their fiery mountain.

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[raul]

Don't worry, this is normal. It's gonna make the island bigger... It's how it was created to start with.

[okamirosa]

0:08 I think you mean tortoise.. turtles can actually move pretty fast.

[darkknightdelta]

Sebastian is beyond his years. A very mature young man.

[SunsetsAndLove]

Whoa be safe everyone! Also, that little guy sounds so wise, like a young teacher :) Take care!

[nicoleeva]

Wow those kids speak better than some adults where I live.

[FreedMind]

That Lava is scary, it jumps on cars and pushes gates! Yikes!!!

[ScottTheAngel]

It's so bizzare to just see magma oozing from the ground like that.

[squiishiibunni]

”Which is definitely helps”


-Sebastian 2018

[Marzyart]

This is the first time I see lava
Its beautiful wow

[triesha]

I remember this from last yr on the news
*good old times*

[supbro]

Two types of people in life which one are you

1. The type of person who is scared to death hurries and grabs all of their belongings and heads out the door to safety

Or



2. The type of person who doesn’t give a crap and takes out their phone to video tape while they’re running out of time to pack

[_demonic__zombie_]

When I went to hawaii after that everyone from the big island was in Oahu honalulu and it was packed we couldn't even go to pools and the ocean was packed we still had fun tho I hope nothing else happens mainly to Oahu because I love hawaii it's really fun

[Thurston]

I definetly feel for all the people losing their homes n property! Almost had to evacuate this past Spring and almost lost our home because of floods caused by Ice Dams.

[yowaddam]

When I was in Hawaii my dad and his friend and I were pig hunting and we’re were on a papaya field and the next day this volcano erupted and now its covered in lava

[justpassingthrough]

Oh my god... this is so ): my heart goes to Hawaii 💗

[reality]

Just wanted to say that boy in this video comes across as pretty sharp.  Not sure how old he is but he talks like he's in his 20's.  a lot more with the reality of things than numerous adults previously interviewed.

[ANiemand]

I was in pahoa last year with my kids .. the tide ponds are gone... sad but nature I wanted to go back

[rapier]

A more general question as I saw something today on Jupiter's moon Io which is wracked by volcano activity due to huge tidal forces. How much of earths seismic activity is due to tidal forces, primarily the moon?

[shahzadaatiq]

I think it said to those people who are living near that volcano God help them I personally feel very sad I have only for them it is prayers.

[christophermichaelclarence]

The true power of Akainu Sakazuki. Causing so much damage