Going up

Pumping concrete at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
A pumper funnels concrete to the new building.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Things under Construction.’ See more responses here.

Last Friday, I had cause to visit the hospital in Hilo (Don’t worry, they say the leg will grow back!). The hospital is now called the the Hilo Benioff Medical Center. That’s because Marc Benioff, the CEO and co-founder of Salesforce, donated a chunk of the money to build the addition to the hospital seen in these photos. The addition will greatly expand the Intensive Care Unit and add additional hospital beds.

Pumping concrete at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
Got to get it in the right place.
A crane at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
There’s heavy lifting to be done.
New construction at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
Putting the building together is like assembling a puzzle.
Moving materials at a construction site at Hilo Benioff Medical Center in Hawaii
Got to have supplies for all this activity.

16 thoughts on “Going up”

            3. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

              It’s a very curious eruption. It’s now more than 30 episodes of the same eruption. Basically, there’s a day of preparatory activity followed by 6 to 12 hours of dramatic high fountaining, which tends to end quite abruptly. Then there’s a quite spell while the volcano recharges. The cycle repeats every 7 to 10 days!

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    1. Graham's avatarGraham Post author

      The leg was just a joke. I was just the driver for the day, but all is well on that front too. I believe the addition is above a car park so there’s a fair bit of elevation involved.

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