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Lava flow in Hawaii enters village, threatening homes

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Lava flow in Hawaii enters village, threatening homes

Mother nature is currently showing everyone who's boss on Hawaii's Big Island.

A river of lava that's 2,000 degrees hot is slowly heading through the town of Pahoa. The flow is averaging 10-15 yards per hour and has crossed into residential property, according to the latest update from Hawaii's Civil Defense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN__DeQoDdw#t=69

A few weeks ago, Take Two spoke with Pahoa resident Leslie Lai, the owner of Kaleo's Bar and Grill.

Take Two checks back in with Leslie to see how her business and neighbors are doing with the lava flow nearing.