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05-30-2018, 02:02 PM
Don't let lava stop you from visiting Hawaii
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The images are downright apocalyptic. With plumes of ash and glowing lava, the area around Mount Kilauea looks more like Mordor than a tropical paradise.*
That hasn't been great for tourism. National Park System economist Lynne Koontz told the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/travel/hawaii-tourism-kilauea-volcano-eruption.html) the local economy is losing $455,000 per day.
SEE ALSO: Can I roast a marshmallow over lava? (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/marshmallow-roasting-hawaii-lava-kilauea/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Still, if you've got a plane ticket to Hawaii, there's no need to cancel your trip — you'll probably be fine.*
First of all, the Big Island of Hawaii is, well, big. The volcano is erupting on a tiny corner of an island that measures more than 4,000 square miles, which is more than double the area of the entire state of Delaware. Most of the big resorts are in Kona, on the island's west side. That's about 100 miles from the volcano.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/hawaii-lava-tourism-mount-kilauea/)
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The images are downright apocalyptic. With plumes of ash and glowing lava, the area around Mount Kilauea looks more like Mordor than a tropical paradise.*
That hasn't been great for tourism. National Park System economist Lynne Koontz told the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/28/travel/hawaii-tourism-kilauea-volcano-eruption.html) the local economy is losing $455,000 per day.
SEE ALSO: Can I roast a marshmallow over lava? (https://mashable.com/2018/05/29/marshmallow-roasting-hawaii-lava-kilauea/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
Still, if you've got a plane ticket to Hawaii, there's no need to cancel your trip — you'll probably be fine.*
First of all, the Big Island of Hawaii is, well, big. The volcano is erupting on a tiny corner of an island that measures more than 4,000 square miles, which is more than double the area of the entire state of Delaware. Most of the big resorts are in Kona, on the island's west side. That's about 100 miles from the volcano.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/30/hawaii-lava-tourism-mount-kilauea/)
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