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Royal Gardens_2796 Lava rivers heading to the edge of the steep slopes of Pulama Pali; the coastal plains seen in the distance, and ocean beyond.
Royal Gardens_2800 Two types of lava rivers: a`a on the left and pahoehoe more fluid-like on the right
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A lone tree remains in the middle of a huge a`a lava flow flaked by rapid rivers of pahoehoe. IMG Royal Gardens IMG# 3003 Date Taken: 2011-12-05 01:47:04 Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
*VIDEO* DECEMBER 5TH, 2011 ROYAL GARDENS HAWAII A fast moving molten lava flow ploughs into a Big Island Hawaii forest, coming so close to a home the owner had to be airlifted to safety by helicopter. That home is the last one still occupied within the original Royal Gardens subdivision, a once large community set up on the steep slopes of the Pulama Pali four miles west of Kalapana Gardens,. Unfortunately, Royal Gardens was built four miles directly below Pu`u O`o -- a very active and prolific lava producing volcano. Molten lava spewing out of that crater first began destroying sections of the subdivision streets and homes as far back as the mid-eighties. As the years went by more lava flows sliced through the area, more homes burned and all access roads were obliterated... except for Jack's street and his beautiful hand built home setting in an old lush forest. Jack Thompson chose to remain living there even though the forests around him have shrunk to being a green patch on the side of a mountain of raw, rough, gray lava fields. So in this short video, the helicopter you see rising out of the burning forest, fronted by flowing lava, is Jack being taken out of the path of the inferno. The lava was very close to Jack's home when I shot this footage, but as of this writing, pilots claim his house still remains standing, as rivers of lava slice another swath of trees and streets bordering his property.
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Lava rivers heading to the edge of the steep slopes of Pulama Pali; the coastal plains seen in the distance, and ocean beyond.
Royal Gardens_2796 Lava rivers heading to the edge of the steep slopes of Pulama Pali; the coastal plains seen in the distance, and ocean beyond.
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Lava rivers heading to the edge of the steep slopes of Pulama Pali; the coastal plains seen in the distance, and ocean beyond.
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