Lately there have been a between one and three hybrid explosion/earthquake per day that turns the plume at the Halema’uma’u vent brown. Also each day, about a dozen earthquakes large enough to be felt have originated in and around the Kilauea Caldera. Smaller ones have fluctuated between 40 and 100 per day. We have had vog daily in Kona. And felt at least one of the earthquakes here, a 3.3, on Saturday night. Just a quick… thump! … like the entire island settled down a sixteenth of an inch. And then a little smaller … thunk! That was all.

If this seems a bit short, it is because we are going to stop posting for a while. It’s the economics, my dear blogmates. The number of people coming to Hawaii is way down. It was decided that it was time to start cutting costs. One of the places costs were cut was our time to do this blog. We’re all still here and working on coffee things. But we have to do other things with our time.

We’ll keep the site up as it is, with all the informative posts about Kona Coffee, probably until we start posting again. Until that sunny day when we are united… on behalf of all the people who have worked hard to bring this blog to you, I wish you the best in these uncertain times. May all go well for you and your loved ones. And if there is a bit of rain, please remember for me that often a rainbow follows. And before I get a little misty, I will wish you a fond Aloha.

Me ke Aloha pumehana (warmest regards),
Bill, John, Mark, Mary, Pat