Leilani Lava Flows: 2018 Kilauea Eruption Drone Archive Released - 1/3 (Feb. 19, 2021)

[@Mikemenn]

I live in Georgia and really enjoy these volcano updates. LOVE'n this guy's voice and script, too. Calm, straightforward, to the point, etc. Great journalism! Keep it up, my good sir.

[@notanotherrcchannel]

Really nice to have this sort of information and footage so easily available! The voice is synthesized, by the way! It's quite good, haha

[@twasbrillig33]

apparently I just learned the voice is synthesized. Computer generated =(

[@Mikemenn]

@@twasbrillig33 you'd have to show me proof of that. I don't believe it.

[@claytonfs]

@@Mikemenn All Big Island Video News videos say that in the description but I don't believe it either. My theory is it was in the description by mistake and started generating a lot of comments so they just kept in all videos.

[@Mikemenn]

@@claytonfs Interesting. The voice is too real...although, they've come a long way in voice synthesis. However, seems like too much work for a news channel.

[@FatalFist]

Man, look at how advanced we've become in the terms of current events. Drones being used for indepth views of on the spot recording (great picture too) without putting a person in danger.

[@gus473]

Synthetic narration too! Amazing, yet I am thankful for the human producers, editors, etc. (And of course, those involved during the extended event!)

[@babalonkie]

True, but I am confused to why the footage was classed as classified by federal authorities for over 2 years...

[@lemonrev]

@@babalonkie i would really like to know why as well...

[@babalonkie]

@@lemonrev Well for the Feds to get involved and override USGS there can only be 2 likely scenario's... 1) The event was somehow triggered by Authorities. or 2) There is a classified government facility in the immediate area. Either that or it was not classified by federal authorities... but i find that hard to believe as USGS would of released the footage quickly. Also on that note, i remember at the time many US government officials trying to downplay the event on social media saying that little is happening and it's nothing new... right before lots of filming started to happen... proving the complete opposite. One thing is for sure... it's fishy.

[@lemonrev]

@@babalonkie I would go with 2, but also knowing 1 plays a part as well.. If we ever find out, we could have forgotten all of this. Unlikely but will we still be here :P... Thanks...

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

I followed this at the time. It was a spectacular event and now you are giving us a birds eye view which we haven’t seen before. My sympathy to the residents who lost so much.

[@kathypaaaina3953]

Aloha we lost a Family member as he fled the Estate he cared for Retired Navy Seal went to other Family members home 1 hour later he was found dead his asthma was pretty extreme. God Bless us all Around the world 💗

[@KathleenMcCormickLCSWMPH]

@@kathypaaaina3953 so sorry! 🙏🏻

[@janetland4516]

I’m excited to see future videos! Thank you for making this video series.

[@volodymyrvsahdneek5065]

I followed the whole eruption cycle of 2018 from start to finish online and was spellbound, and later studied Hawaii as best I could online as weill. A beautiful facinating place and people, and an island chain formed by the most awesome forces on Earth. Thanks for the video Big Island News !!!!

[@joetownsend-]

YALL did such a Great job bringing valuable, professional videos to keep the World informed then and Present Day! Local, Government Officials stayed calm yet diligent through that stressful, sad event‼️ Harry, the Civil Defense leader, and ALL workers were extremely tired but used their training to protect the Citizens‼️. Truly Heros‼️

[@dugjay]

I've never been to Hawaii and have never seen a volcano. But trying to wrap my head around a 200-foot tall lava geyser blows my mind.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Just incredible footage. Sad for the homeowners who were in the path; but when you live next to a volcano....

[@mikeclarke512]

Actually, everyone on the Big Island lives on a volcano, not next to one. Granted, some are inactive, but active Kilauea covers a huge amount of populated area.

[@Hakuna_My_Tatas]

Lol George Carlin actually talked about this years ago Edit found it lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGKwcnekd5hkarM

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

@@Hakuna_My_Tatas LOL...lava in the living room :-)

[@jeaniebird999]

Where I live, fires are the worry, so there's insurance for that. I assume, if you choose to purchase property near an active volcano, you would also have access to "volcano" insurance? I suppose, it's just a risk everyone needs to weigh.

[@ShadyHunter187]

We're in a Volcano!! 🌋 We're surrounded by liquid Hot "Magma" Quoted by Dr Evil

[@DanishGSM]

WOW what a great video. Thanks so much for the video and info.

[@StickPeopleAndPuff]

I remember watching Scott's coverage of this over on his channel (ApauHawaiiTours) and I was hooked. It was so alien from anything happening in NC at the time....

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Thanks! The USGS release is massive and I appreciate you cherry picking some nice videos!!! I have a 2gb fiber optic connection and was still scared of all those multi-gigabyte files.

[@cathybaldry7822]

Wow stuff. Amazing info and amazing footage. I was very surprised at far away from the lava fountain the lava River was flowing.

[@tammyratfield6970]

Thank you I really enjoy your updates

[@markklocek1280]

WOW! See, I never knew about that eruption. Living in central NY I guess they don't think it's important for us to know what happens in other places that are far away, WRONG! Thanks for your channel sharing. 👍

[@budgiebreder]

Im in australia. Pays to follow earthquakes volcanos storms floods and such around the world. You learn alot! Also follow wars and economic stuff too and youll learn so much you never got shown on tv.

[@joedoe6444]

why would the US media cover real news, about real people having problems. they would rather twist facts in political scandals and drive wedges between people to make us hate our neighbors for merely having a different opinion than you do.

[@josephastier7421]

I'm glad these videos are finally getting released.

[@ryans413]

I remember all this thanks too Scott’s channel if anyone knows who that is he covered a lot of the eruption

[@M_Ladd]

Yes he sure can talk a lot about the non relative aspect of all of this!

[@joannmartinez8295]

Can't wait to see the rest of the series!

[@robdlaidler]

I can’t wait to see more of these videos. Although you can’t really beat Scott’s video footage of the eruption!

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Whoa great video! Great details!

[@aMh3c9]

Volcanos are stunning. They are destructive but beautiful. It also amazes me how big they actually are. Due to the distance the video was taken from they seem much smaller.

[@folfielukather8083]

im suprised how few people know about this, i followed this every day as soon as i learned about it

[@DarthVorace]

Amazing footage.

[@megabyte7047]

I had visited the Big Island 2 years before and remember driving through this area. So sad for the families.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

I remember being fixated for any images of the eruption and then fissure 8, watching every day (and night) seeing history in the making and nature at its rawest.....

[@skesby]

Beautiful - Is there anywhere the general public can access the videos to view?

[@MrOriox]

theres a link in the discription

[@PhantomWorksStudios]

Ahhhh I remember all if this back in 2018. Had multiple taps open with seismic activity for all of hawaii as well as news videos open as I watched and monitored all the events. There were even group chats talking about the huge spikes when other fissures opened up. I also remember the lava lake being so dangerously low that they thought the ground water would drain into it causing a huge explosion (luckily that never happened...)

[@SP-vw1ox]

Great video!

[@s.roberts3839]

Gday mate, i remember watching it LIVE. Why did it take usgs so long to release it publicly? Hope the people that lost their homes haven't had to wait this long to see their homes dissolve or if there was chance to save their homes. Thanks for doing your part by uploading the video. 👍🇦🇺👍 Aloha

[@RoxnDox]

USGS retiree here. The process of publishing raw data like these video files is long and cumbersome, I’m afraid. The files have to be reviewed to make sure no Privacy Act stuff is included (I know, it wouldn’t be part of this stuff, but they have to do it regardless). They have to create a bunch of metadata that fits in with the federal Open Data standards. It shouldn’t take two years but a year would not surprise me.... It could have been published last year, too, and nobody requested it and downloaded the files until just recently.

[@s.roberts3839]

@@RoxnDox cheers mate. Know i know a little bit more. So look out next time hey😂👍. Thanks man.

[@lemonrev]

@@RoxnDox That explanation is FAR too LATE for anyone caught up in this, When it was happening they had the ability to update live, They could have made the data when ever they chose to do so, As for content that mattered It seems no one there at USGS CARES enough to put it out there or get it out there as this was something EVERYONE on that ISLAND NEEDED to know about Regardless of where they where and it NEVER HAPPENED. It did come in DRIBS but thats still not enough...

[@RoxnDox]

@@lemonrev To a large degree, I agree with you. They did have the ability to put that video footage out and make it public. What they did not have was the permission to do so, nor the extra staffer that it would have taken to process the raw files into KZbin and Twitter uploads in addition to the work supporting the other agencies on the island. I actually argued your position with the director of the public affairs office, the guy in charge of that for the Survey, and was told that budget for the operation was thin enough it barely covered the operational costs, and the public release was something they were scraping off the edges. I didn’t like it either, but one low level employee wasn’t going to change anything. So here we are with this slow slow slow process.

[@lemonrev]

@@RoxnDox Look Thanks for the Reply, I know what its like to work with Less resources than you need, I know they are an agency and they have to make money some how. And now the Agency is still Running Low on resources So i dont know what will happen if another Major event happens again. I dont know what has to happen in order for them to cut and refine those videos but on certain days the public streamed live footage. I just dont want to see things like this happen because they had the resources to stop and block roads after the lava had stopped, I think public safety was maybe a little over the top. there's always plenty to be said. I thank you for trying to make the argument we can only hope they get better funding before the next big event.

[@tigdogsbody]

Why was this video not readily avabable?

[@johnm.515]

Robot voices are getting better

[@kiralee2012]

I appreciate this footage being released. Beautiful to watch, but sad because of all the destruction it caused.

[@jameybattermann8092]

Amazing, but so sad for community.

[@christophermontroy642]

Good job. Thank you

[@cynthiaontiveros9401]

Mayor Harry Kim long time with Civil Defense and residency in general area of previous lava flow. He knows alot about Kilauea'a eruptions

[@tonimv4199]

It is painful to watch. My heart goes out, still, to those who lost so much more that their physical structures...they lost a way of life. It will never quite be the same again.

[@1978rharris]

Wow!

[@BABALOOEY46]

Amazing. 🙏🏻

[@joannmartinez8295]

200 ft lava fountain... damn!

[@jdriley24]

Unoccupied aerial vehicles?? Are they allergic to the word "drone"?

[@bishakapande6694]

For scientists it's good to research for people it's really hard to sustin their livehood,

[@Die521yt]

I hope there isn't a eruption at keaau

[@DMT-kk3dp]

I could see where the house I had lived in used to be in this video 😳

[@domingodeanda233]

That's so beautiful, time to swim in the lava lake

[@tonyperez2690]

If this videos were taken 3 years ago, they should have been released 3 years ago.

[@LardGreystoke]

Why? There were plenty of other videos out there.

[@easylooker]

@4:55 mark look and you can see a baby tornado develop just to the right side of the fissure.

[@04beni04]

Oh, wow! Completely missed that -- very cool!!

[@EastbayGene]

I remember looking out my window and Watching llava bombs Being blown into the sky as fissure 8 showed us how quick our lives can change.

[@anonymousmc7727]

Where are all the diamonds

[@oskrglz2671]

Subtitulado en español.. Es por estilo propio

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Sad though for people that live here!

[@MsBonijoni]

My best thoughts go to the residents of these devastated neighborhoods, to their family members and their pets too✨This is only too disturbing to witness. My best thoughts for them.

[@TeamHawaiiPromotions]

💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏

[@rafaelcerrajerogimenez5907]

Same...the Paleolithic...times... 😮

[@markwilliamson2795]

The good news now several years after the lava flow is owners in Leilani Estates will sell you their home there for 400 thou or an acre of land for 45 thou !..such deals .....crazy world we live on....

[@solveigandersson7827]

TANK YOu

[@diasporelegassi2708]

I'll never get why people want to live there... visit, yes. Any time, I'm down diggity with that. But I couldn't risk losing all my belongings like that.. I can only imagine how those who lose their msot precious things like pets, ashes of loved ones, or even family members..

[@waligemblung3487]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jamessimon9453]

A few thousand days late and; a few dollars short

[@LardGreystoke]

I think the residents were aware of the volcano by use of an alternate information source called "eyes".

[@bloodlinesoffire5633]

Unfortunately what happens when you live on an island created by an active volcano 🌋 no brainer really 🤔

[@valentinfermus134]

Very dangerous 👍👍👍

[@onedge70moparsuperbee23]

👍

[@Harlowerayne]

I hope Pélé buries every geothermal plants along with the military bases.

[@unrussleablejimmies4428]

A big f u to ige who thinks hes emperor of hawaii. I still think pgv had something to do with it.

[@kunuiakea7047]

SAY IT RIGHT, KĪ + LAU + EA

[@Lukos0036]

Very sad.

[@Therian_Fox-lc5mt]

poor people

[@mrxmry3264]

This is why I wouldn't want to live in Hawaii.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

A nice place to visit though

[@mrxmry3264]

@@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647 no doubt. but i wouldn't build aa house there only to have it destroyed by one of the volcanoes in short order. house insurance must be horribly expensive there.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

@@mrxmry3264 yes, Imagine the it there in CA

[@katieflick888]

@@mrxmry3264 in the areas considered high risk, you can't get insurance, so if you lose your house, that's it. You just save and build again at some point. There are quite a few very inexpensive lots, but they are inexpensive for a reason.

[@cornbreadfedkirkpatrick9647]

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom That is wonderful

[@jostenjdeankeonis.gutierre-k5d]

rr books

[@BouncerMattMan]

TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION If I die today will I go to Heaven? Why would anyone put off the most important decision they could ever make in their lives, concerning eternal life? "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of god-not by works, so that none can boast." EPHESIANS 2:8-9 Moreover, Brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, and that he was buried, and the he rose again the third day according to the scriptures. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:1-4 The ABC's of Salvation: A: ADMIT THAT YOU'RE A SINNER. This is where that godly sorrow leads to genuine repentance for sinning against the righteous god and there is a change of heart, we change our mind and God changes our hearts and regenerates us from the inside out. B: BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT JESUS CHRIST DIED FOR YOUR SINS, WAS BURIED, AND THAT GOD RAISED JESUS FROM THE DEAD. Believe in your heart that Jesus Christ died for your sins, was buried, and that God raised Jesus from the dead. This is trusting with all of your heart that Jesus Christ is who he said he was. C: CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD. This is trusting with all of your heart that Jesus Christ is who he said he was. Every single person who ever lived since Adam will bend their knee and confess with their mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord, the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings.

[@LardGreystoke]

Disaster porn.

[@BouncerMattMan]

@@LardGreystoke He's coming soon. Jesus loves you. Only through Jesus Christ can you be saved. God bless you.

[@Rammstein45]

Brothers and Sisters, please, bend over on your beds in prayer and allow Jesus's holy spirit to enter you over and over again. It might feel strange at first, but eventually you'll learn to love it and the feel of his warm love as it fills the deepest parts of your body.

[@SporadicUploads1]

"...shelters are pet friendly..." HOW ABOUT A PLACE WITHOUT MUTANT INBRED WOLVES?!?! I don't want to be stuck with other people bringing dogs in if there is an emergency shelters situation here.

[@crazysanor]

The geothermal facility caused it!!!

[@crazysanor]

Look at Iceland the geothermal plant is where the uplift of the land is happening directly under it. They frack under these stations .....wake up....they cause these eruption events away from the volcano source

[@sigisoltau6073]

Right. Got any proof or evidence for that?

[@lizettramos9275]

Well that volcanio also is carrying a ❤️ and it came out from Calexico California yes remember my words ok thank you God bless you ok ❤️ Calexico California king of the valley Egypto ❤️

[@morgasm26]

It was quite the event.. I use this event as an example when people talk about the homeless like they are just drug addicts and mental patients.. We had so many homeless basically over night because of this event.. granted a good percentage of those homes lost were vacation rentals.. A lot of actual residents were displaced . forever they had some of them sheltered at the park in pahoa.. Others tried to squat at the parks on the dry side of the island because the weather was bad.. And they all got that homeless treatment.. Move it along!.. You get the help and the hate.. And no door or window to shut that world out.. That's why my house is mobile.. It's all about the land not the home.. Its Hawai'i anyways.. I spend most of my time outside usually.. Unless the weather is trash.. But then again i bought land in lava zone 3 not 1 and 2.. I ran for mayor of Hawai'i county in 2012 because i wanted to be prepped for this eruption.. It's predictable.. It was obviously going to happen.. I mean the lava almost took out pahoa just before this eruption.. But they had to go and blast that lava tube which lead to this event.. Still predictable.. It would have been better if we let the lava flow out over the flatter lower parts.. Rather than build up Mauka getting top heavy on an unstable shelf.. Aka the east rift..

[@domingodeanda233]

That's so beautiful, time to swim in the lava lake