Video captures the remarkable moment a rainbow appears inside the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano

Just a day after lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea destroyed hundreds of homes overnight, a video caught the remarkable moment a rainbow appeared inside the volcano’s crater.

A livestream of the Halema’uma’u Crater was captured Tuesday evening by scientists from the US Geological Survey.

The rainbow lasted a few minutes before fading away. 

Lava from the Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes this week, engulfing two oceanfront communities.

Just a day after lava from Hawaii’s Kilauea destroyed hundreds of homes overnight, a video caught the remarkable moment a rainbow (pictured) appeared inside the volcano’s crater

A livestream of the Halema'uma'u Crater was captured Tuesday evening by scientists from the US Geological Survey. The rainbow (pictured) lasted a few minutes before fading away

A livestream of the Halema’uma’u Crater was captured Tuesday evening by scientists from the US Geological Survey. The rainbow (pictured) lasted a few minutes before fading away

Earlier this week, lava from the Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes, engulfing two oceanfront communities

Earlier this week, lava from the Kilauea volcano destroyed hundreds of homes, engulfing two oceanfront communities

Aerial images captured the devastating lava flows from the Kilauea volcano which destroyed the homes in one night, including the Big Island county mayor's second home

Aerial images captured the devastating lava flows from the Kilauea volcano which destroyed the homes in one night, including the Big Island county mayor’s second home

No injuries were reported as most residents had evacuated the area last week. 

The latest lost homes were in addition to at least 117 reported by officials since lava began spilling last month from cracks in the ground in a mostly rural district of the Big Island.

‘We don’t have an estimate yet, but safe to say that hundreds of homes were lost in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland last night,’ Janet Snyder, a spokeswoman for Hawaii County, said on Wednesday. 

A morning overflight confirmed that lava had completely filled Kapoho Bay, inundated most of Vacationland and covered all but the northern part of Kapoho Beach Lots, the US Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said.

Despite earlier reports that lava had claimed Big Island mayor Harry Kim’s second home in Vacationland, an aerial flyover confirmed his home was still standing, Snyder said.

County managing director Wil Okabe said his own vacation home in Kapoho Beach Lots was threatened. 

The  eruptions have been spewing molten lava, ash clouds and tiny particles of glass as the lava flows reached the sea

The eruptions have been spewing molten lava, ash clouds and tiny particles of glass as the lava flows reached the sea

Lava erupts in Leilani Estates during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, on Tuesday, after tearing through the islands 

Lava erupts in Leilani Estates during ongoing eruptions of the Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii, on Tuesday, after tearing through the islands 

The latest lost homes were in addition to at least 117 reported by officials since lava began spilling last month from cracks in the ground in a mostly rural district of the Big Island

The latest lost homes were in addition to at least 117 reported by officials since lava began spilling last month from cracks in the ground in a mostly rural district of the Big Island

He described the area as a mix of vacation rentals and year-round residences.

‘For us it’s more of a vacation area, but for those who live there permanently, they’re trying to figure out where they’re going to be living,’ he said. 

Kim and Okabe live in Hilo, the county’s seat, which is more than an hour drive from the Kapoho area.

Governor David Ige signed a second supplemental emergency proclamation on Tuesday that gives the county more options for shelters and sets criminal penalties for violating emergency rules, such as failing to evacuate and interfering with emergency workers.

Thousands of people in the Puna area had to evacuate after the first fissure opened on May 3.

Officials issued mandatory orders for residents of Leilani Estates, and those in Kapoho Beach and Vacationland were advised to leave last Friday or risk being trapped and unreachable by emergency crews.

Homes in Kapoho Beach Lots and Vacationland are on smaller lots and closer together than those in other parts of the Puna district. 

Okabe estimated there are several hundred homes in each of the two subdivisions.



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