The Myth of Maui VOG
September 25, 2007 > MAUI TODAY, > Maui Yesterdays, > mEnvironment No Comments
FULL MOON - Wednesday September 26th, 9:46am
HAWAIIAN WORD OF THE DAY - Luapele: Volcano
HAWAIIAN PROVERB OF THE DAY - “The firebrand soars proudly over the cliffs.”

September 25, 1982: People on Maui quickly get reacquainted with the concept of VOG - volcanic air pollution. On this day, Kilauea Volcano erupts - to everyone’s surprise. A 3/4- mile-long fissure opens south of Halema’uma’u. Lava gushes up to 200 feet in the air. Eventually dozens of homes are destroyed and the road around the south of Hawaii Island is blocked. Kilauea has been erupting ever since and recently has threatened more homes.

