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Professor of Geology Ken Hon explains the hazards Puna Â鶹´«Ã½ residents will face as lava flows through the Puna community. Hon specializes in the mechanics of pahoehoe lava.
Hon and his wife Cheryl Gansecki, a UH Hilo volcanology/geology lecturer and volcano videographer from , are producing informational materials about the current lava flow in Puna and posting them to .
Latest official updates on the Puna lava flow are available from the and the U.S. Geological Survey .
Hazards residents will face as lava flows move through Puna
How pahoehoe lava flows work
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—By Susan Enright