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| Kilauea Iki crater. Eruption was around 1959 I believe. |
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| Kilauea Iki crater from inside. |
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| Halema'uma'u crater (inside Kilauea caldera) from rim of Kilauea Iki crater. Steam can be seen rising from vents. |
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| Lava shelf created by previous Kilauea eruptions |
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| Lava shelf created by previous Kilauea eruptions |
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| Steam rising from where current Kilauea eruption flows into the Pacific |
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| Road closed (1983?) due to lava flow. |
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| Road closed (1983?) due to lava flow. |
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| Walking closer to the flowing lava from here becomes more difficult. This point is maybe a half-mile from the parking lot. |
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| Mauna Loa peak. Fairly unspectacular due to even grade throughout. |
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| Tree on Coconut Island in Hilo shows high water mark from 4 previous tsunamis. The biggest was 26 feet in 1946. Even the 15 footer in 1960 was enough to decimate Hilo. |
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| Plaque on Coconut Island tree in Hilo describes tsunami events. |