Kilauea Volcano
In Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park on January 3, 1983, a vent opened up on the flank of Kilauea and lava erupted from the earth’s mantle. The lava continues to flow to this day, sometimes visible in molten streams against the cooled black lava, sometimes invisible until it reaches the ocean from beneath a lava crust and explodes in columns of steam. Kilauea is the most active volcano in the world. To date, over 2 billion cubic yards of lava has been released and over 500 acres of new coast has been created on the Big Island.

To witness the eruption of Madame Pele, the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes, is to be carried back to a time millions of years ago when these islands were first created.

OTHER SITES OF INTEREST:
www.gohawaii.com
www.bigisland.org/
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch
www.nps.gov/
www.hawaii.volcanoes.national-park.com
www.volcanoartcenter.org
Information about Sulfur Dioxide gas.