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1926 Mauna Loa lava flow overtopped the bluff

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The 1926 Mauna Loa lava flow overtopped the bluff at back of Ho‘ōpūloa and headed straight for the village. The ‘a‘ā flow front, estimated at 1,000 feet wide eventually widened to about 1,500 feet wide, and was 25-28 feet high.

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Public Domain.