Aerial monitoring by the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory on February 12 revealed that while episode 9 of Kīlauea’s eruption ended that morning at 8:43 a.m. HST, lava continued to flow in parts of ...
Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...