Tourists stay despite eruption threats from Kilauea
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Visitors view Kilauea's summit crater outside the Jaggar Museum in Volcanoes National Park, Thursday, May 10. The park closed Friday due to the threat of an explosive volcanic eruption.
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Ken Gadd, a first-time visitor from Dayton, Ohio, takes pictures of the entrance to Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Friday, May 11. Hawaii tourism officials are hoping Kilauea's eruption won't deter travelers from visiting the state's largest island, even as geologists warn the volcano could soon shoot large boulders out of its summit.
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People stand outside the Jaggar Museum overlooking Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park. Travel industry executives note most of the Big Island is free of eruption threats from Kilauea, which began spurting lava into a residential neighborhood last week.
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Visitors are reflected in the window of the Jaggar Museum as they view Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park.
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People visits the Jaggar Museum located near Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park.
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A couple sits on the edge of the Jaggar Museum's overlook to view Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park.
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Raindrops sit on the plastic cover of a park ranger's hat outside the Jaggar Museum overlooking Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park.
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Center lane lines are partially visible along the lava-covered road in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Friday, May 11. Kilauea has destroyed more than 35 structures since it began releasing lava from vents about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of the summit crater.
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Hannique Ruder, a 65-year-old resident living in the Leilani Estates subdivision, walks past the mound of hardened lava while surveying the neighborhood.
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Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision. George Szigeti, CEO of the Hawaii Tourism says Kilauea is being monitored constantly and says the Big Island is "immense" and there are large parts that are unaffected by the volcano.
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Center lane lines are partially visible along the lava-covered road in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
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A stop sign is visible through toxic gases rising from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
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Two cracks run across the road in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
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A home destroyed the recent lava flow is seen in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
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Hannique Ruder, a 65-year-old resident living in the Leilani Estates subdivision, walks past the mound of hardened lava while surveying the neighborhood.
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Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
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Toxic gases rise from cracks in the Leilani Estates subdivision.
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Steve Clapper, a resident living in the Leilani Estates subdivision, takes pictures of cracks on the street as gases continue to rise from fissures.
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Hannique Ruder, a 65-year-old resident living in the Leilani Estates subdivision, stands on the mound of hardened lava.
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Steam and gas rise from Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park.
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Steam and gas rise along the edge of Kilauea's summit crater in Volcanoes National Park.
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