Kapoho


Following the 1959 summit eruption of Kilauea, an eruption commenced on the lower east rift zone near the town of Kapoho. The eruption lasted 37 days and buried about 2 square miles (5.6 km2) of land including most of the town of Kapoho. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey.

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