Kilauea Volcano: Relocation of Farmers from Vog Suggested

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Kilauea VolcanoRelocation of Farmers from
Vog Suggested
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Kilauea
-Youngest and southeastern most volcano on Big
Island -34 Eruptions since 1952 -May be most
active -Shield-forming stage -Summit Caldera
-Halemaumau
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Vog

• Sulfur dioxide mixed with sunlight and dust
  particles.
• Vog volume increase, Sulfur dioxide doubled
• Flower crops vulnerable
• Farmers lose hundreds of thousands

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House Special Committee on Vog Effect

• Farmers receive financial assistance
• Escape Effects of Vog
• 1946 and 1960 Tsunamis
• "Maybe we need to take a good hard look at
  providing other farmland somewhere so they can
  move and stay in business," said Herkes (D,
  Volcano-Kainaliu). "At some point, we need to be
  able to move farmers to another area."

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Sources

• Honolulu Star Bulletin
• U.S. Geological Survey
• www.glaciercaves.com (images)