| The many islands of Hawaii were the
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| | has its own magma-pumping system,
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| evolution of a series of spectacular
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| | extending to the surface from more than
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| volcanic explosions and activities
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| | 60 km or 37 miles deep into the crust of
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| millions of years ago. Some of the
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| | the earth. In fact, the summit of Kilauea
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| volcanoes in Hawaii are still active
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| | lies on a curving line of volcanoes which
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| volcanoes such as the Kilauea Volcano, on
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| | also include Kohala and Mauna Kea.
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| south-eastern part of the Big Island, is
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| | Hawaiian folklore has it that the Kilauea
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| still spitting hot brilliant lava into
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| | volcano is the home of Pele, the Hawaiian
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| the Pacific Ocean today.
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| | volcano goddess. The caldera was the site
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| The Big Island of Hawaii, the largest
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| | of nearly continuous volcanic activities
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| Hawaiian island is actually the youngest
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| | during the 19th century and early 20th
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| of the Hawaiian Islands. Some of Hawaii's
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| | century. Since 1952 there have been about
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| volcanoes can only be viewed from the air
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| | volcanic 35 eruptions have been recorded.
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| by helicopters such as those at the
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| | The Kilauea volcano is amongst the
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| Volcano National Park. This is because
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| | world's most active volcanoes.
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| accessibility is blocked off to foot and
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| | There are helicopter tours taking off
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| land vehicles by the flow of the deadly
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| | from the helipad at the Hilo Airport and
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| hot volcanic lava.
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| | soar directly to the Kilauea's volcanic
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| It is because of this, many Hawaiian tour
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| | system to view the current volcanic
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| agencies are offering helicopter and
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| | activities and the coastal region which
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| light plane tours for tourists to see
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| | was devastated by previous lava flows and
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| Hawaii and view its majestic live
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| | volcanic activities.
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| volcanoes from the air. Hawaiian
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| | Along the tour your some helicopters will
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| helicopter guided tours are conducted
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| | also soar into Kauai the Garden Isle,
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| very professionally with well trained
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| | which is the oldest of the Hawaiian
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| tour guides relating the history and the
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| | Islands. This jungle rainforest island
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| quirks of Hawaii in very interesting
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| | serves as the back-drop for many
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| story telling narratives. Touring Hawaii
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| | Hollywood movies. The dramatic and rugged
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| and view its volcanoes by air is one of
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| | interior of the island is uninhabited,
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| the favorite activities of tourists
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| | and is a landscape of pristine forests,
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| although it can get rather expensive if
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| | plunging waterfalls, multi color hued
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| you are touring Hawaii by air as a
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| | rainbows and grand valleys. A helicopter
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| family.
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| | tour of Kauai will also take you to
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| The Kilauea volcano actually looks like a
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| | Kauai's dramatic wilderness areas which
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| bulge on the southeastern side of Mauna
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| | us only accessible by air.
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| Loa. For many years Kilauea was thought
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| | So if you want to observe Hawaii's
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| to be a mere satellite of its giant
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| | natural beauty and active volcanoes from
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| neighbor, not as a separate volcano.
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| | a bird's eye-view, do consider a Hawaiian
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| However, it is now known that the Kilauea
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| | helicopter tour.
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