Great pics Cory, thanks for sharing your experience. Do you think that the boat you were on came within the danger zone as described by the USGS on the HVO website at http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/ ? Especially on the "September 1, 2016 — Kilauea" map where there is a dotted yellow line that surrounds the flow front and a caption that reads:

"The dotted line surrounding the Kamokuna lava delta indicates a distance of 300 m (790 ft), which is the maximum documented distance that rocks and spatter have been thrown inland from the older sea cliff by delta explosions that occurred during the Puu Oo eruption. It is possible that debris could be thrown even farther during exceptionally large explosions."

With this in mind do you think the tour operator was following all safety precautions? And more specifically do you think CB is considering the safety of its readers when inadvertently advertising this tour?