Down the road from Hilo, on Tuesday, we arrived with our friend Laurie at a favorite spot to drink some `awa near the ocean and to meet friends to see the volcano. What a wonderful surprise, a halau was there to share their pre-competition relaxation at their kumu's cousin Robert's house. We loved hearing Puna, the halau's musicians, and others celebrate, and listened to a song that is very special to us personally, Holei. We appreciated Uncle Willie's `awa choice and felt very lucky. We admired the astonishingly beautiful and graceful young dancers of Halau ka hikina o la la lani in their yellow t shirts, enjoying kanikapila and hula.
Later on that night, what fun to ride in the back of a big truck over to the volcano viewing area by the ocean and hike down to see the big steam clouds and the red glow from the lava and at times, the hot streams of molten rock spilling over the lava front, into the ocean, creating new land.
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