02x08 - Hawaii

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[humming merrily]

Wow! Your volcano looks just like the real thing!

-Thank you! -[--] Ready?

I found everything we need

to make your volcano erupt!

Yes! An erupting volcano?

What a great way to start a day!

[sighs] Okay, I'm ready!

Red food coloring...

vinegar, baking soda!

Stand back!

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti- Whoa-cano!

[all laugh]

That was awesome!

Of course, real volcanoes don't really erupt

because of baking soda and vinegar.

I wonder what real lava is made of.

Huh. Me too!

I know, let's...

[all] Search it!

[--] This says that deep inside the Earth

there is a super-hot liquid made of melted rock.

It's called "magma."

And sometimes that magma

flows up through the cracks in the Earth

and breaks through the surface!

That's called an "eruption."

Wait. If magma is liquid rock, what is lava?

Look! It's the same thing.

When the liquid rock is underground, it's called magma.

And when it's aboveground, it's called lava.

[--] There are actually scientists who study volcanoes.

They're called volcanologists.

This says volcanologists

who wanted to learn more

about how volcanoes work

built a special place called an observatory

right on top of a volcano!

And guess what?

It's on an area of land

that's completely surrounded by water--

Hawaii!

[ABC] Hawaii is one of the United States.

But instead of being one piece of land like most states,

Hawaii is a group of islands.

Which island is the observatory on?

[ABC] There! The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

is on the Big Island of Hawaii.

[Do-Re-Mi] Ooh! On the Big Island,

two volcanoes named Kilauea and Mauna Loa

are still erupting.

I love adventure,

but how can you put a building on top of an active volcano?

This says even though Kilauea and Mauna Loa still erupt,

the volcanologists have a pretty good idea

where the lava is going to flow,

so they can safely get really close.

People can even watch the volcanoes erupt!

We can watch a real-life volcano erupt?

Well, what are we waiting for?

There's an island with a volcano

for us to explore.

Let's G-O go!

[adventure music plays]

Look at all the different kinds of animals

that live on the Hawaiian Islands!

[ABC] That sign says"Hawaii Volcanoes National Park."

Come on!

[Lailani] It's a big day out here today.

The waves are pitching,

and I'm hoping to get a barrel on this next run!

ABC, --... [gasps] and Do-Re-Mi!

Aloha! Hello! I'm Lailani.

[all] Aloha!

I'm recording my surf vlog.

Want to come along for the ride?

-Sounds fun! -Sure!

[Lailani] Here comes a good wave.

Remember, keep calm,

paddle hard, and snap up as fast as possible!

[ABC] Whoo-hoo! Paddle hard!

Lailani here,

catching some waves with my cool new friends.

-Awesome! -Whoo-hoo!

[ABC] Ha ha! That was awesome!


How'd you learn to surf like that?

My dad taught me, and my grandfather taught him.

And before people surfed for fun,

fishermen learned how to ride waves on boards

so they could bring the fish to shore

that they caught in the ocean.

So, what brings you to the island?

We want to see a volcano erupt!

Oh! I have a friend who can help you. Hold on.

-[Carole] Lailani, hey! -Carole!

You're not going to believe who you're about to meet.

-Thank you! -Goodbye!

[Carole] Cracks in the earth called "steam vents"

release water vapor and other volcanic gases

from below the earth's surface.

Are you a volcanologist?

Not exactly. Volcanologists study how volcanoes erupt.

I study the rocks that are made when the lava cools.

That means you're still a type of geologist, right?

That's right! And the Big Island

is a great place to be if you're a geologist like me--

especially one who likes to surf.

Carole, how exactly did these islands get here?

[Carole] Once there were no islands here at all.

But then magma inside the Earth started erupting

through cracks way down at the bottom of the ocean

and came up through the Earth's surface as lava.

As that lava hit the water, it cooled,

and made hills of solid rock.

[--] So that's what a volcano is--

a hill or mountain that's made when lava turns into rock!

[Carole] Exactly! At first,

the volcanoes were completely underwater,

but the magma kept coming out and the lava piled up,

so they got bigger and bigger.

After a long time, the volcanoes were so tall

that their tops were above the water.

So this entire island was made by volcanoes?

Yep. That's why there are so many

interesting rocks here to study.

Oh. Before we reach the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory,

I've got something to show you.

This is the Thurston Lava Tube.

It was formed by lava flowing out of the Kilauea volcano.

It's almost feet long,

and as tall as feet high in some places.

[ABC] Look! It's the end of the tunnel!

[Do-Re-Mi] I never imagined a volcanic island

could be so beautiful!

When the islands were first formed,

there were no animals or plants.

Where did they come from?

Well, some animals came by sea.

[ABC] They must have been really good swimmers!

[Carole] Yes. Some of them,

like hawksbill sea turtles,

were very good swimmers,

and others might have floated across

on clumps of plants and dead trees

that were carried by ocean currents.

-[ABC] Nature's boats! -[Carole laughs] That's right!

Birds got here by flying in on strong currents in the air,

and sometimes they carried even smaller animals

or bugs with them.

Air currents were also how

Hawaii's only native mammal, bats, got here.

[Do-Re-Mi] Hmm. What about all these plants

and flowers on the island?

How did they get here?

The same way.

Their seeds came with the birds and animals

or were blown in by the wind.

And when people from another group of islands,

called Polynesia, came here on boats

more than , years ago,

they brought animals, like frogs, toads,

deer, sheep, pigs, and goats.

[--] It's hard to believe

that this whole island

was first made from lava

coming out of volcanoes!

Whoa! I can't wait to see real lava!

Then let's go to the Volcano Observatory.

I've got a volcanologist for you to meet.

[Maurice] The Big Island of Hawaii

is the youngest of the Hawaiian Islands.

It's less than one million years old!

A million years old

doesn't sound very young to me!

A million years might be old to us,

but some volcanoes in the world are much older.

Even though Mauna Loa isn't the oldest volcano,

it's one of the largest volcanoes in the world!

[Do-Re-Mi] Funny, it doesn't look very big.

That's because most of the volcano is underwater!

That's incredible!

[Maurice] Most of the volcanoes in Hawaii

haven't erupted in a really long time.

That's called being "dormant."

And some of them will never erupt again,


which makes them "extinct."

We observe the volcanoes that are erupting

and try to predict when the next eruption might happen

and how big it will be.

You can tell when a volcano will erupt?

Not all the time, but sometimes we can.

When magma flows under the ground,

it makes the ground shake a little.

-Like an earthquake? -[Maurice] That's right!

At the Observatory, we record the earthquakes

and collect and study the lava

that comes out of the volcano.

Lava? Can we see lava from here?

My daughter Gerry can show you

a pretty spectacular view of some lava flows if you want.

The more spectacular, the better!

[all laugh]

[ABC] Your dad was right!

This is spectacular!

So, Gerry, when the lava flows into the ocean,

it cools and turns into solid rock,

which makes more land!

That means we're actually watching the Big Island

getting bigger!

That's right! Now let's go see some land

that's been here for quite a while.

[all] Whoo! Sure!

[ABC] Wow!

[Gerry] That's the Hi'ilawe Falls.

It's one of the tallest waterfalls in all the islands.

[gasps] It's so beautiful!

Hold on! I'll show you some more.

[ABC] What's going on down there?

[Gerry] That's a Hawaiian celebration called a "luau."

That's the Hawaiian word for "feast."

I'm sure they'd be happy to have us as their guests!

[all] Really?

Aloha! Welcome to our luau.

A necklace made of flowers?

Oh! It's so pretty!

Oh, and the smell!

[sniffs] Ahh.

That's called a "lei."

We give them to special visitors

to welcome them to the island!

And this is my ohana-- my family.

Would you like to do the hula with us?

-Sure! -What's the hula?

[laughs] It's a dance that's been performed in Hawaii

for hundreds of years!

You use your hands and hips to tell a story.

Ooh! I love to dance!

But I've never done the hula before.

Oh, it's fun! Come on! I'll show you.

[Hawaiian music playing]

[ABC laughing]

This is awesome!

[laughing]

[ABC] Now it's time to sing along!