Holemaaman, or *'Home of Everlasting Fire" 



Photos 50 Brown and Dawson 



Above: A daylight view of 

 the surface of the Kilauea 

 crater in Hawaii, which is 

 nearly nine miles in circum- 

 ferenc2 and has thousands of 

 crevices and gorges through 

 which steam and smoke are 

 constantly pouring forth. 

 These monster firepots bring 

 vividly to mind portions of 

 Dante's Inferno and certain 

 disquieting Biblical passages 



Lava formations in the 

 Kilauea crater. The lava 

 flows out in streams some- 

 times miles in length, its 

 texture being influenced by 

 the manner of cooling. Rapid 

 cooling produces a glass, while 

 slow cooling results in a crys- 

 talline rock. When the lava 

 is full of expanded gases the 

 cooling produc-s a cellular 

 tissue similar to pumice 



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