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Pahoa Residents Prepare as Lava Edges Closer

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon

Published October 29, 2014 at 7:25 AM HST

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Many residents were busy packing up their belongings and making preparations to evacuate.

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The Puna lava flow burns vegetation as it approaches a property boundary above P?hoa early Tuesday morning."

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A stockpile of tires on a property sends up a plume of black smoke as the Puna lava flow passes through.

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Molly Solomon — A family watches the smoke from the advancing lava flow from the corner of Pahoa Village Road and Post Office Road.

Lava flowing from Kilauea Volcano towards the town of P?hoa has finally arrived, crossing residential property lines early Tuesday morning. Residents have had weeks to prepare for this slow-moving disaster and are now faced with the reality that their homes and businesses could be in danger. HPR’s Molly Solomon is in P?hoa and has this report.