On July 13, we posted an image of a tiny “island” forming just offshore of the Kapoho ocean entry. Today, that feature—likely a submarine tumulus of lava that built up underwater and emerged above sea level—is no longer an “island.” It now looks more like a peninsula, attached to the coast by a black sand tombolo, a sandy isthmus, creating a feature known as a “tied island.” Whether or not it will withstand wave erosion over time remains to be seen. Photo taken Thursday, August 2, 2018 courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey