Kilauea’s fissure 8 gets a name
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Fissure 8, the most prominent vent during the 2018 eruption of Kilauea, has a new name: Ahu’aila’au.
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Fissure 8 is seen during a Paradise Helicopters tour on July 24, 2018. Fissure 8, the most prolific and prominent vent in the 2018 eruption of Kilauea, finally has a name: Ahu’aila’au. The Hawaii Board on Geographic Names approved the name that refers to the altar of the volcano deity ‘Aila‘au, it was announced today.3/13
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Fissure 8 is seen during a Paradise Helicopters tour on July 24, 2018.4/13
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A lava river from Fissure 8 flowed near Leilani Avenue in Leilani Estates on July 19, 2018.5/13
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A view of a road in Leilani Estates that leads to Fissure 8.6/13
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Leilani Estates resident Pete Wilson stands in front of Fissure 8 on Oct. 31, 2018, in Pahoa. Wilson opposed tour buses coming into the subdivision to show visitors Fissure 8.7/13
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Barricades sit at the end of a road that is near Fissure 8 on Oct. 31, 2018, in Pahoa.8/13
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Leilani Estates resident Pete Wilson points out Fissure 8 on Oct. 31, 2018, in Pahoa. Wilson opposed tour buses coming into the subdivision to show visitors Fissure 8.9/13
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Steam rises from the lava field surrounding Fissure 8 in Leilani Estates on April 17, 2019.10/13
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A lone Hawaiian hawk flies over a growing lava bank from Fissure 8 in Leilani Estates on June 12, 2018.11/13
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Two National Guardsmen stand on Leilani Street with fissure 8 behind them on June 11, 2018.12/13
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Lava erupts from fissure 8 from Luana Street in Leilani Estates on May 30, 2018.13/13
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Lava flows from fissure 8 that is about 20 feet from Pohoiki Road on May 31, 2018.
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