Aloha kakou: I am here in Hilo sitting with my mo'opuna today. It was a bit chilly in Volcano this morning, 45 degrees outside and 56 inside the house. The winds were very light yesterday afternoon and night so air quality was down.

Halema'uma'u update from HVO website follows, in red: Activity Summary for past 24 hours: An abrupt decrease in seismic tremor levels occurred last night. Very small amounts of tephra, mostly rock dust, are still being produced. Sulfur dioxide emission rates remain elevated from both the Halema`uma`u and the Pu`u `O`o vents. Lava from east rift zone vents flows through tubes to the ocean; surface flows remain active on the coastal plain. How about them apples!! I just might get the hang of this thing yet!

Again no glow from the vent last night and when the staffers went to collect the tephra there was no sound from the vent, so we may not get our show after all.

Got my electric bill the other day. First full month with the new water heater. Bill went from $145 to $195, auwe, auwe. Sure do like the idea of having hot water when we want it though. We will see what happens next month. then we can try turning it on and off, although then we will not have hot water whenever we want.

God be with all of you and may God bless America!