• Halema`uma`u Just Before Dawn

    Hawai'i Volcanoes

    National Park Hawai'i

Mauna Ulu Virtual Hike - Stop 12

Despite the care that scientists take around hot lava, sometimes their worst nightmares come true.
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Did You Know?

'Ama`u fern frond unfurling.

The young fronds of the `ama`u fern (Sadleria cyatheoides) often emerge red to block harmful rays from the sun.  They gradually turn green with age.