Last Man In Kapoho Looks Back, One Year Later (June 4, 2019)

On the anniversary of the loss of Kapoho, Demian Barrios - the only man on the ground to document the lava as it hit Kapoho Bay - reflects on the chaotic evening of June 3, 2018. MORE: www.bigislandv...

[@santadam]

Intense, amazing and sad imagery. Stoked and thankful you were there to document Kapoho's last moments.

[@josephastier7421]

Thank you for your tireless work documenting these events as they happened. Your videos preserved Hawaiian history.

[@jessicamclassen1982]

Thank you for documenting this. . I grew up in vacation land and though it makes me A little sad l am happy to be able to see KAPOHO Kai one last time

[@Skystone123]

Thank you hero! You endangered your life to capture history. God bless you. Great footage!

[@bevsputler5455]

Unbelievable pic! Followed you everyday! Those pic will go down in history

[@susanwilkins2664]

AMAZING. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HEROIC CONTRIBUTIONS. GO DEMIAN, THE LAVA CHASER!!

[@coisalinda2424]

Thanks 😊

[@derbagger22]

I see that there were 4 houses spared. I assume those are still occupied? Must be haunting to live down there, surrounded by lava...

[@irayz2677]

Glad the air quality came better.
I live 18 mi away. Didn’t notice till I viewed my vids. Wheezing. I’m better now. Acid rain was bad too. Eat my lawn mower. Bbq grill and everything metal around here. Well I needed new stuff. Slowly recovering. I was lucky 🤙🏽

[@DavidBylsma]

"INCOMING" dude that TMZ video you did had me lmfao over and over....mahalo

[@noralobablanca6906]

Eres muy valiente. Y todas las tomas son maravillosas . Saludos desde México

[@bjalcazar2364]

MAHALO, for all your strenght, time, and. all the love you poured out from your most inner being, as our beloved land was being rebirthed, reshaped, and in a strange way made anew.
IMUA HAWAII, IMUA.

[@paulbearbradford2498]

Have stayed at Kapoho Cottages for years, GONE. You had footage of Vacation Land going up.