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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23IE_the-volcano-house-reigns-as-one-of-americas-great-lodges_Mountain-View-HI.html
"Having visited Kilauea in the days when the old shed with its open door and hole in the centre, for a fireplace, were all the accommodation for the poor weary chilled travelers; how great is our appreciation and admiration of the present delightf…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GO_mauna-loa_Pahoa-HI.html
In front of you looms the world's largest active volcano The summit of Mauna Loa stands 20 miles ahead of you, reaching an elevation of 13,677 feet above sea level and more that 31,000 feet above the ocean floor. With a volume of 10,000 cubic mi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GL_explosive-eruptions-rock-kilauea-volcano_Pahoa-HI.html
Oli (chants) and mo'olelo (stories of this region recount the celebrated battle between Pelehonuamea (Pele, the volcano deity) and her sister, Hi'iakaikapoliopele (Hi'iaka), that erupted here at the summit of KÄ«lauea. After a series of vengeful…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GC_natures-untamed-forces-unite-to-sculpt-sea-arches_Pahoa-HI.html
Examine natures's creative handiwork, from the lava forged cliffs ma uka (uphill) of you, to the wave-battered Hōlei Sea Arch standing sentinel against the coastline. Sea arches, characterized as erosional remnants of a once-continuous sea …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23GB_the-islands-of-hawai-i-begin-here_Pahoa-HI.html
'O ka lipolipo, 'o ka lipolipo In the unfathomable darkness, dark blue, and bottomless... Kumulipo, a Hawaiian creating chant, tells of the fiery beginnings of the earth that began in the primordial darkness of Pō. Just offshore, mag…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23G8_mokumanamana-is-a-place-of-spiritual-and-geologic-transition_Pahoa-HI.html
As these massive volcanoes move away from the hot spot, they cease to erupt, and slowly erode to become atolls, lagoons, and expansive sholes of coral reef. The island of Mokumanamana rises from the sea about halfway along the island chain and sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23G7_vast-coral-reefs-create-a-world-of-abundance_Pahoa-HI.html
It takes 10 million years for a new Hawaiian island to subside and erode to sea level, yet its foundation continues to support life far beyond that. Upon the back of the eroded mountain range, tiny corals build extensive reefs. Due to their age …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23G3_mauna-ulu_Pahoa-HI.html
On May 24, 1969, a series of lava fountains erupted from a fissure which extended roughly from Aloi to Alae craters. The fountains soon concentrated between the two craters. Mauna Ulu, a new lava shield, was forming. By mid-summer of 1970, lava …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23FO_these-simple-impressions-embody-the-essence-of-pu-uloa_Pahoa-HI.html
We come to Pu'uloa because we want what's best for our keiki (children). Pu'uloa holds two of my children's piko, There kūpuna (elders) brought them here and created the puka where there piko would rest, sealed under a stone These two keiki,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23FD_preserved-within-pu-uloa-are-the-stories-and-memories-of-the-native-hawaiian-people_Pahoa-HI.html
'Ano 'ai ke aloha ia 'oukou no ke kipa 'ana am i Pu'uloa. Hele mai a 'ike me ke aloha a me ka mahalo. With aloha, we welcome you to Pu'uloa - a place we honor and cherish. Please stay on the marked trail and boardwalk, for once this site and its…
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