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Over the past week, the lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō has rebuilt its reta...

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Over the past week, the lava pond in Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Crater has rebuilt its retaining walls and is once again perched 3-5 m (10-16 ft) above the surrounding crater floor.