Pele visits the Pacific as lava flow hits ocean

By Michael Tsai and Sarah Zoellick

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 26, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii island tour operators enjoyed their own version of Black Friday weekend when lava from Kilauea Volcano's Puu Oo vent spilled into the ocean Saturday afternoon, prompting a surge of business from locals and visitors eager to witness the spectacle.</p>
<p>Geologists from the University of Hawaii at Hilo were on hand when the lava met the ocean at about 1 p.m. just east of the eastern boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.</p>
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Hawaii island tour operators enjoyed their own version of Black Friday weekend when lava from Kilauea Volcano's Puu Oo vent spilled into the ocean Saturday afternoon, prompting a surge of business from locals and visitors eager to witness the spectacle.

Geologists from the University of Hawaii at Hilo were on hand when the lava met the ocean at about 1 p.m. just east of the eastern boundary of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Login for more...