Dredging begins of lava inundated Pohoiki Boat Ramp

Dredging begins of lava inundated Pohoiki Boat Ramp

PUNA DISTRICT, Hawaii Island – Dredging work began this week to restore access to the lava-barricaded Pohoiki Boat Ramp, eight years after lava from an eruption of Kilauea rendered it unusable. On Monday, hundreds of people gathered for a community celebration and blessing at the top of the ramp, which by November is expected to be clear of an estimated 42,000 cubic yards of black sand and boulders. That’s about 22,000 full-sized pickup truck be…

BOATING ENGINEER BLOWN AWAY BY POHOIKI DREDGING PROGRESS

BOATING ENGINEER BLOWN AWAY BY POHOIKI DREDGING PROGRESS   PUNA DISTRICT, Hawai‘i Island – It’s the largest dredging job ever for the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR). The removal of 42,000 cubic yards of black sand, rocks and boulders, deposited by the 2018 eruption of Kilauea, has been underway for two weeks to clear the boat ramp at Pohoiki. Forty-two-thousand cubic yards in volume is equivalent in size to 42,000 large re…