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**Hawaii **

At the coast where the lava meets the ocean you can see the billows of white steam rising from off the shoreline. At night, the lava lights up the steam to give an orange glow. The lava id broken up into black sands along the shore by the ocean waves. Black sand beaches are common on the Big Island near the Hawaii volcanoes. Which causes a romantic steam and warmer beaches. Hawaii also offers tours to the Kilauea volcano. And almost every day the volcano causes locals to move there small huts to a safer location. Every week the volcano is examined to determine if its activity is safe.

Photos of the Hawiian volcano of Kilauea

Map of The volcanoes in Hawaii

Latest information on the Hawian volcano of Kileuea Fast Facts
 * **Location** || 19.452 N, 155.292 W ||
 * **Name** || Kileuea ||
 * **Time** || March 3-9 2010 ||
 * **Sulfer Dioxide emission rate** || 700-800 tonnes per day ||
 * **Lava surface** || 200 meters below vent ||
 * **Flow direction** || Lava flow toard the SW ||
 * 1) Because of its continuous volcanic eruptions, Hawaii is the only state in the nation to have an increasing land area.
 * 2) In 1790, the volcano erupted on the Big Island of Hawaii, killing over 5,000 people and making it the most deadly volcanic eruption in the United States.
 * 3) Kilauea, the most active of the Hawaii Volcanoes, has been erupting almost continuously for more than two decades.
 * 4) Two of the world's most advanced astronomical observatories are located on the summit of Mauna Kea. Scientists view clear skies from here well above 40% of the earth's atmosphere. It is one of the few places in the world where you can snow ski on a dormant volcano and then swim in the warm ocean waters the same day.

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