Hawaii is the home to the active volcano Molokini.  It seems the majority of the island is lava.  But some areas are very green.  Click on the thumbnails to see the bigger picture.

 

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The Big Island is either lava, or very green, depending on which side you are on

 

The steam in this picture is from the hot lava underground

 

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hawaii3.jpg (12259 bytes) This is the actual live volcano, except now the lava runs underground thru tubes

 

You can  see the steam from the lava flowing into the ocean.  This is about 7 miles away

 

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hawaii6.jpg (27235 bytes) The cooled lava looks so different in various areas, from smooth to rough
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hawaii8.jpg (20612 bytes) Another luau but outdoors at the beach.  In case you are wondering, poi tastes rather like paste.  No flavor unless you dip it in something

 

I thought this was a rather unusal parking meter.  You parked the car, and then put the money in the slot for that number

 

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hawaii5.jpg (27657 bytes) This is an environmental friendly grafiti.  White coral on the black lava.  And its everywhere along the roads
I just liked feeding the Coy hawaii9.jpg (26028 bytes)

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Hawaii - The Big Island

 

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