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Lava flow at Leilani Estates, May 20

By Jamm Aquino

May 20, 2018

2018 Volcanoes

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Lava causes a plume of steam as it reaches the ocean as seen from inside Leilani Estates near fissure 17 on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Lava erupts inside Leilani Estates near fissure 17 on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Lava erupts inside Leilani Estates near fissure 17 on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Bruce Tickell, a resident of 25 years in Leilani Estates, observes lava erupting near fissure 17 on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Lava is reflected in an automobile window as Bruce Tickell, a resident of 25 years in Leilani Estates, observes the eruption on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Lava is reflected in an automobile window as Bruce Tickell, a resident of 25 years in Leilani Estates, observes the eruption on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Lava causes a plume of steam as it reaches the ocean as seen from inside Leilani Estates near fissure 17 on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Ho'okupu, a gift for the native Hawaiian goddess Pele, is left at the edge of recently cooled pahoehoe lava inside Leilani Estates on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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Bruce Tickell, a resident of 25 years in Leilani Estates, observes lava erupting near fissure 17 on Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has finally reached the ocean, but experts advise exercising caution near plumes of "laze," as they contain particles of glass as well as toxic sulphuric acid.
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An Albizia tree is seen in the foreground as lava erupts inside Leilani Estates on Saturday, May 18, 2018 in Pahoa on Hawaii Island. Lava has now reached the ocean, crossing Highway 132 late Saturday evening.
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