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pāhoehoe toe advances over ancient Hawiian foot path

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pāhoehoe toe advances over an ancient Hawaiian foot path at the base of the Pūlama pali. At this location, the footpath is built atop an ‘A‘ā flow that geologists estimate was erupted at least 1,500 years ago.