A Helicopter Journey |
November 2006 |
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Hilo Blue Hawaiian Helicopters operates a fleet of Aerospatiale helicopters out of Hilo Airport on flights around the Big Island and to the volcano. |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Lava flow near Pu'u O'o |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park The cloud covered summit of Pu'u O'o, which has been erupting since January 1983 |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Lavafields downslope from Pu'u O'o |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Lava fields downslope from Pu'u O'o |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Lava fields with kipukas. A kipuka is an area that has been completely surrounded by lavaflows. |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park An active lavaflow entering the Pacific Ocean |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park An active lavaflow entering the Pacific Ocean |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park An active lavaflow entering the Pacific Ocean |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Two active lavaflows entering the Pacific Ocean |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park An active lavaflow entering the Pacific Ocean |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Royal Gardens sub-division, and the only remaining house - only accessible by foot. Royal Gardens is a kipuka, i.e. completely surrounded by lavaflows from the 1980s and 1990s. |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Royal Gardens sub-division, and one of the roads there, which like all roads in this sub-division ends in a lavafield. |
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Hilo The three sisters waterfalls a few miles above Hilo |
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Hilo Downtown Hilo with Hilo International Airport in the distance |
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Hilo Banyan Drive, Queen Liliuokalani Park and Port of Hilo in the distance (with a cruiseship) and Hilo International Airport |
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Hilo The Kamehameha Avenue/Kanoelehua intersection with Ken's House of Pancakes (green roof) and Hilo International Airport |
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Hilo Hilo International Airport |
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Port of Hilo with a cruiseship |