General Questions about Hawaiian Volcanoes

1. What is the composition of the lava?

2. If magma is removed from great depths and used to make the volcanoes is there a void (hole?) beneath the island?

3. Can we remove lava from the park?

4. Will Kilauea ever explode like Mount St. Helens? Why or why not? Have there been explosive eruptions of Kilauea? Why did they occur?

5. How fast does the lava move (down the tubes, over the land)?

6. Why is Mauna Loa sometimes referred to as the biggest mountain on Earth and Mauna Kea the tallest?

7. What makes the lava shine?

8. Is there any land on the island that is not volcanic?

9. What gases are emitted from Puu Oo? From the cracks on the lava flow? From the eruption on the coast?

10. How many people have died during eruptions of Kilauea? Have any researchers/scientists died? Have any visitors died?

11. Where do the white and yellow powders/stains come from that you see along cracks in the hardened lava?

12. Are there any commercial uses for all this new lava?

13. How long does it take for lava lakes like Kilauea Iki to solidify?

14. What are some of the legends of Old Hawaii that relate to the volcanoes?

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