The lava flowing from the Kilauea Volcano reaches the ocean at Kalapana, a small community which was "melted" a few years ago. Here the 2200 degree fahrenheit molten rock reaches the cold Pacific Ocean exploding into steam. Puna is a fast growing area because it is beautiful and the real estate is cheap! There are banana and papaya plantations, steamy lowland jungles, and tree fern and native ohia forests higher up the slopes.
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See lava flowing into the ocean, at Kalapana
