Hawaii's tallest mountain, Mauna Kea stands at 13,796 ft (4,205 m)[16] but is taller than Mount Everest if followed to the base of the mountain—from the floor of the Pacific Ocean, rising about 33,500 ft (10,200 m).[17]
Geology
All of the Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes erupting from the sea floor from a magma source described in geological theory as a hotspot. As the tectonic plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean moves in a northwesterly direction, the hot spot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes. This explains why only volcanoes on the southern half of the Big Island, and the Lō?ihi Seamount deep below the waters off its southern coast, are presently active, with Lō?ihi being the newest volcano to form.
The last volcanic eruption outside the Big Island occurred at Haleakalā on Maui before the late 18th century, though Haleakalā's most recent eruptive activity could be hundreds of years earlier.[18] In 1790, Kīlauea exploded in the deadliest eruption known to h***e occurred in what is now the United States.[19] As many as 5,405 warriors and their families marching on Kīlauea were killed in an eruption in 1790.[20]
Volcanic activity and subsequent erosion created impressive geological features. The Big Island is the world's second highest island.[citation needed]
Slope instability of the volcanoes has generated damaging earthquakes with related tsunamis, particularly in 1868 and 1***5.[21]
Flora and Fauna
Because of the islands' volcanic formation, native life before human activity is said to h***e arrived by the "3 W's": wind (carried through the air), w***es (brought by ocean currents), and wings (birds, insects, and whatever they brought with them). The isolation of the Hawaiian Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the wide range of environments on high islands in and near the tropic, has resulted in a vast array of endemic flora and fauna (see Endemi*** in the Hawaiian Islands). Hawaii has more endangered species and has lost a higher percentage of its endemic species than anywhere in the United StatesThe history of Hawaii can be traced through a succession of dominating industries: sandalwood,[54] whaling,[55] sugarcane (see Sugar plantations in Hawaii), pine***le, military, touri***, and education. Since statehood in 1959, touri*** has been the largest industry in Hawaii, contributing 24.3% of the Gross State Product (GSP) in 19***, despite efforts to diversify. The gross output for the state in 2003 was US$47 billion; per capita income for Hawaii residents was US$30,441.
Exports from Hawaii include food and ***arel. These industries play a ***all role in the Hawaii economy, however, due to the considerable shipping distance to the ports of the West Coast of the United States. Food exports include coffee (see coffee production in Hawaii), macadamia nuts, pine***le, livestock, and sugarcane. Agricultural sales for 2002, according to the Hawaii Agricultural Statistics Service, were US$370.9 million from diversified agriculture, US$100.6 million from pine***le, and US$64.3 million from sugarcane.
Hawaii has a relatively high state tax burden. In 2003, Hawaii residents had the highest state tax per capita at US$2,838. This is partly because education, health care and social services are all rendered at the state level, as opposed to the municipal level in all other states.
Millions of tourists contribute to the collection figure by paying the general excise tax and hotel room tax; thus not all the taxes collected come directly from residents. Business leaders, however, consider the state's tax burden too high, contributing to both higher prices and the perception of an unfriendly business climate.[56] See the list of businesses in Hawaii for more on commerce in the state.
Hawaii was one of the few states to control gasoline prices through a Gas Cap Law. Since oil company profits in Hawaii compared to the mainland U.S. were under scrutiny, the law tied local gasoline prices to those of the mainland. It took effect in September 2005 amid price fluctuations caused by Hurricane Katrina, but was suspended in April 2006.
There are several areas in Hawaii under the protection of the National Park Service.[23] Two areas are designated as national parks: Haleakala National Park near Kula, Maui, includes Haleakalā, the dormant volcano that formed east Maui; and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the southeast region of the island of Hawaii, which includes the active volcano Kīlauea and its various rift zones.
There are three national historical parks: Kalaupapa National Historical Park in Kalaupapa, Moloka?i, the site of a former colony for Hansen's disease patients; Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park in Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii; and Pu?uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park in Hōnaunau on the island of Hawaii, the site of an ancient Hawaiian place of refuge. Other areas under the control of the National Park Service include Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail on the island of Hawaii and the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor on O?ahu.
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument was proclaimed by President George W. Bush on June 15, 2006. The monument covers roughly 140,000 square miles (360,000 km?) of reefs, atolls and shallow and deep sea (out to 50 miles (80 km) offshore) in the Pacific Ocean, larger than all of America's National Parks combined.[24]
Climate
See also: List of Hawaii tornadoes
A sunset in Waikiki
Sunset in Kona. The colors of the sunset are partly due to vogThe climate of Hawaii is typical for a tropical area, although temperatures and humidity tend to be a bit less extreme due to constant trade winds from the east. Summer highs are usually in the upper 80s °F, (around 31°C) during the day and mid 70s, (around 24 °C) at night. Winter day temperatures are usually in the low to mid 80s, (around 28 °C) and (at low elevation) seldom dipping below the mid 60s (18 °C) at night. Snow, not usually associated with tropics, falls at 4,205 meters (13,796 ft) on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island in some winter months. Snow rarely falls on Maui's Haleakala. Mount Wai?ale?ale, on the island of Kaua?i, has the second highest ***erage annual rainfall on Earth, about 460 inches (11.7 m). Most of Hawaii has only two seasons: the dry season from May to October, and the wet season from October to April.[25]
Local climates vary considerably on each island, grossly divisible into windward (Ko?olau) and leeward (Kona) areas based upon location relative to the higher mountains. Windward sides face cloud cover. The tourist industry therefore concentrates resorts on sunny leeward coasts.
在线等!!急!!夏威夷的英文简介,最好有翻译
1.英文:
Hawaii (Hawaii) is the largest island in the Hawaiian islands, and said, is located in the southernmost islands archipelago, h***e rich volcanic activities, volcanoes national park, the Chinese say again volcanic island. Island of Hawaii county. The main city h***e the branch with the west May 2008.
In the central Pacific a state. By the Hawaiian islands. Total 1.67 million square kilometers. In 2000, the resident population 1,211,537 to Hawaii. Is the only half of the states. White but White, about one-third of the map, Hawaii, the Polynesian, Philippines, Chinese and Korean. The capital and largest city of Honolulu (Honolulu). About five centuries, the Polynesian from the south Pacific moved to this. In 1795 most islands were card beautiful ha ha, that I may build 1810 to conquer the kingdom of Hawaii. In 1893, the overthrow kingdoms built a republic. In 1898, American annexation become a United States in 1959. Pacific Shanghai machinery and air transportation is very important strategic position. Main eight islands and more than 120 island, from southeast to northwest oblique tropic, across more than 2,400 from the wind, km northwest of Hawaii to the library ray island (not including midway island). The eight main tropic islands in the south, equivalent to narrow the Hawaiian islands, Hawaii, maui, card HuLa wei island, lanai island, molokai, oahu, love island, hao island. The island is huge fissure eruption of adjacent formation volcanic island. On the island of Hawaii's mauna volcanic (4,170 m high), kilauea (1,247 meters) are active volcanoes, often from the top of the mountain ridge crater and fissure overflow l***a flows. Throughout the northeast, the island in the trade wind and rainfall is rich in northeast slope more tropical rainforests, Due to the lack of rain, southwest slope dry s***annas more. To give priority to with sugar cane, agriculture, animal hu***andry and pine***le, flowers, such as important. Industry with sugar, food processing tinned pine***les, etc. Hawaii is a military base at Pearl Harbor, such big and base. Touri*** is the main source of economic state, from the native American, Asia, Western Europe and other places in the visitors can reach more than 300 million (1983).
1.中文对照:
夏威夷（Hawaii）是夏威夷群岛中最大的岛屿，又称大岛，位于岛链最南端，有丰富的火山活动，设有火山国家公园，华人又称火山岛。全岛属夏威夷县范围。主要都市有东侧的希洛与西侧的科纳市。
美国在太平洋中部的一州。由夏威夷群岛组成。总面积1.67万平方公里。2000年夏威夷州的常住人口为1,211,537人。是美国唯一白种人不过半数的州。白种人约占三分之一，其余为日夏威夷地图本人、玻利尼西亚人、菲律宾人、中国人、朝鲜人。首府和最大城市火奴鲁鲁（檀香山）。约五世纪时，玻利尼西亚人从南太平洋移居到此。1795年大部分岛屿被卡美哈梅哈一世所征服，1810年建夏威夷王国。1893年王国被推翻，次年建共和国。1898年被美国吞并，1959年成为美国的一州。太平洋上海空交通要地，战略位置十分重要。主要有8个大岛和120多个小岛，自东南向西北斜跨北回归线，延伸2，400多公里，即从东南端的夏威夷岛到西北端的库雷岛（不包括中途岛）。主要的8个岛屿在北回归线南侧，相当于狭义的夏威夷群岛，即夏威夷岛、毛伊岛、卡胡拉韦岛、拉奈岛、莫洛凯岛、瓦胡岛、考爱岛、尼豪岛。各岛是从洋底巨大裂隙喷发形成的火山岛。夏威夷岛上的冒纳罗亚火山（海拔4，170米）、基拉韦厄火山（海拔1，247米）都是活火山，常常从山顶火口和山腰裂隙溢出熔岩流。终年盛行东北信风，各岛迎风的东北坡降水丰富，多热带雨林；背风的西南坡干燥少雨，多热带草原。向以农业为主，以甘蔗、菠萝、花卉、畜牧等为重要。工业以制糖、菠萝罐头等食品加工为主。夏威夷是军事要地，有珍珠港等大的海空军基地。旅游业发达，是州经济的主要来源，来自美国本土、东亚、西欧等地的游客年可达300多万（1983年）。
2.英文:
Hawaii is a pearl on the Pacific Ocean. It 3846 kilometers east from San Francisco, Tokyo, Japan, Hong Kong 62 8890 km. Is the Pacific sea transport hub.
Mark Twain said: Hawaii is beautiful islands of ocean, is the most lovely anchor in the sea island of fleet.
The Hawaiian islands are by 124 island and eight large groups of hawaiians beaches scenery, curved crescent chain with the central Pacific Ocean waters, so a "crossing" and "us" the gateway to Asia. It has a land area of 16641 square kilometers, is the largest island, Hawaii by 5 volcano, including the world's dimension for most active volcano. Mauna volcanic eruptions once every years, from the mountains of l***a blazing in the gap of Hawaii, slowly become a spectacle. Is the third largest island of oahu, Hawaii political and cultural center. Honolulu capital -- Statewide 1.1 million people living on the island of 80%. Hawaii is famous for the yankees, Honolulu, will beaches and Pearl Harbor.
Hawaii is located in tropical climate is mild, the economy is based on agriculture, mainly produce sugarcane and pine***le. Fishing is also an important part of the local economy. But in recent years, a Hawaiian touri*** development by leaps and bounds, touri*** income has grown industries. In 1991, charge $100 for touri***, the defense industry, sugar and pine***le three main areas of the economy of all income twice, become the important economic pillar.
Hawaii tr***el industry in the world, is one of the most developed. However, not attract tourists attractions, but it's beautiful environment, as well as the unique traditional Hawaiian enthusia*** and friendliness, sincere. Hawaiian scenery beautiful beach charming, sun nebula, the irregular change under the sky, colorful landscape: the beautiful parasol sandy beach, will flower, In the evening, JiaoLin coconut trees for lovers to sing sing low, The moonlight, Polynesian dancing in the mat. Hawaii's voice of the sea, the flowers for tourists and played a beautiful romanze.
The Hawaiian honest and hospitable. When the sightseeing ship off to Hawaii, a large number of fire of Hawaii, drive the boat near the ship, the wreath colors for visitors, and Shouting welcomes slogan "aloha", fully express their most sincere welcome Chen. Dialect, general aloha is interpreted, hello, etc., welcome friendly and blessing, each to Hawaii to learn all these words. "Aloha" still say, "I love you". Garland called "rapunzel, Hawaiian always hand, meet an acquaintance, welcome the wreath riazor or guest, all want to send garland, as we meet handshake. So in Hawaii, you often see people wearing - 20.
Most visitors hula is forgetten. HuLa hula "dance", is a kind of attention and action and the waist of dance. The night breeze flushes water-like moonlight, the coconut trees, Hawaiian shirt of youth, holding the guitar, playing with the beautiful music, singing, the deep heart of love. Dancing girls, hanging in the golden garland, grass skirt with music melody and rhythm, show beautiful posture. Pure feeling, like to atmosphere, picturesque emotional ***eal, intoxicating, call a person. Praise volcano goddess "dance", which enjoy the tourists. Volcanic eruptions to native hawaiians, and they brought shock is jittery. So that their wrecks the world, but that was volcano goddess. Then they made a dance, to praise ", "the greatest volcano goddess in the original callsign, crazy face with a group of aboriginal, color around the campfire. Burning?
Oahu the culture center, rivers, lakes, lush tropical plants will center in Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji divided, tonga, Tahiti, marquesas, 7 Maori village, representative, 7 different culture, each village architecture are keeping hundreds of years ago from different aspects of traditional style, reflecting the national culture, is to attract visitors fist project.
Most of the people on the island of Hawaii employment, individual income tax on the state, and every year to Hawaii and sightseeing in an endless stream of 700 million tourists at home and abroad. According to the bank of Hawaii tr***el there, tourists expenditures for 2, spread effect that visitors each expenditure $l, will make the local production value of $2. The local touri*** revenue, Hawaii 60% of the total economic growth than America's economy has an ***erage level of growth.
Because of the economy in Hawaii touri*** plays a decisive role in Hawaii, therefore, environmental protection, attaches great importance to the development of touri*** resources and attention to protect "clean" industry, such as ocean science, aquaculture, tropical agriculture, financial services, business center, etc, so as to promote the development of touri***, and promote economic development.
The tourists to Hawaii, 70% of the United States, but in recent years, Japanese tourists. In 1988, Japan has 850 million people to tr***el abroad, which has more than 130 million will go to Hawaii, the number of visitors to the continental United States. The Japanese this years in Hawaii buy in large quantities of land property, build hotels and villa, individuals and businesses are there. Now Hawaii hotel and almost 80% of the senior golf course, are all for the Japanese h***e.
In 1990 the United States according to census figures, from Asia Pacific island or of Hawaii 62% of 1.1 million people. Japan is one of the biggest Asian minorities in Hawaii, followed by the aboriginal people, Chinese, Vietnamese, koreans, Thailand, Laos and people. Ethnic intermarriage is the norm. Allegedly, every 3 people h***e a "hybrid". The racial boundaries fade intermarriage, make each nation can get along. Visitors from a fast and can see the Hawaii is known as "paradise" meaning race. It's probably Japanese sugar roast beef, may also be Irish fl***or, or beef stew for sausage, China is Vienna rolls and north Korea's DaGao. All visitors here in restaurants, can enjoy all kinds of snacks for your taste.
2.中文对照:
夏威夷是太平洋上一颗明珠。它东距美国旧金山3846公里，西距日本东京6200公里，西距香港8890公里.是太平洋地区海空运输的枢纽。
马克·吐温说：夏威夷是大洋中最美的岛屿，是停泊在海洋中最可爱的岛屿舰队。
夏威夷群岛是由124个小岛和8个大岛组夏威夷海滩风光成的新月形岛链，弯弯地镶嵌在太平洋中部水域，所以有“太平洋十字路口”和“美国通往亚太的门户”之称。它的陆地面积为16641平方公里，面积最大的是夏威夷岛，由5座火山组成，其中基拉维厄火山为世界活火山之最。冒纳罗亚火山每隔若干年喷发一次，炽烈的熔岩从山隙中缓缓流出，成为夏威夷的一大奇观。瓦胡岛是第三大岛，也是夏威夷政治、文化中心——首府檀香山所在地。全州110万人的80％居住在该岛上。夏威夷的闻名之地有：檀香山、威尔基海滩和珍珠港。
夏威夷地处热带，气候却温和宜人，经济以农业为主，主要产甘蔗和菠萝。渔业也是当地经济的重要组成部分。而近年来，夏威夷的旅游业有了突飞猛进的发展，旅游业收入已跃居各业之首。1991年旅游业收人为100亿美元，是该州国防工业、食糖和菠萝3种主要经济领域全部收入的2倍，成为重要的经济支柱。
夏威夷，是世界上旅游工业最发达的地方之一。不过吸引观光游客的，并非名胜古迹，而是它得天独厚的美丽环境，以及夏威夷人传统的热情、友善、诚挚。夏威夷风光明媚，海滩迷人，日月星云变幻出五彩风光：晴空下，美丽的威尔基海滩，阳伞如花；晚霞中，岸边蕉林椰树为情侣们轻吟低唱；月光下，波利尼西亚人在草席上载歌载舞。夏威夷的花之音，海之韵，为游客们奏出一支优美的浪漫曲。
夏威夷人淳朴好客。当观光轮船接近夏威夷外海时，便有一大群热情如火的夏威夷女郎，驾着小舟靠近轮船，把一串串五颜六色的花环送给游客，且高喊着欢迎口号“阿罗哈”，充分表达她们最真挚的欢迎之忱。阿罗哈是土语，一般解释为欢迎，你好等等，表示友好和祝福，每个来到夏威夷的人都学会这句话。“阿罗哈”还表示“我爱你”。花环叫“蕾伊”，夏威夷人总是手拿花环，熟人相见，欢迎或欢送客人，都要送花环，就好像我们见面握手—样。所以在夏威夷，你常常看见有人戴着—二十个花环。
草裙舞是最让观光者念念不忘的。草裙舞又名“呼拉舞”，是一种注重手脚和腰部动作的舞曲。月光如水之夜，凉风习习的椰林中，穿夏威夷衫的青年，抱着吉他，弹着优美的乐曲，用低沉的歌声，倾诉心中的恋情。跳舞的女郎，挂着花环，穿着金色的草裙，配合音乐旋律和节奏、表现出优美的姿态。纯洁的感情，如待的气氛，如画的情调，令人陶醉，叫人流连忘返。赞颂“火山女神”的舞蹈，也是游客所喜欢观赏的。火山爆发给夏威夷土著人带来震惊，他们是心有余悸的。于是冥冥之中，认为他们的世界，乃火山女神所掌管。于是他们编了一个舞蹈，来赞颂“火山女神”的伟大，在疯狂的原始呼号中，一群脸上涂着色彩的土著人，围着熊熊的篝火狂舞着。
瓦胡岛上的波利尼亚文化中心，依山傍水，热带植物繁茂，人工湖将中心分为夏威夷、萨摩亚，斐济、汤加、塔西堤、马克萨斯、毛利等7个村落，代表波利尼亚7种不同文化，各村落建筑均保持几百年前的传统风貌，从不同侧面反映民族文化特色，是吸引游头项目。
夏威夷岛上居民的大部分劳动就业、个人收入以及州***的税收都依靠每年络绎不绝到夏威夷游览观光的700万国内外游客。据夏威夷银行计算，游客在那里旅游支出的波及效应为2，即游客每支出 l美元，将使当地的总产值增加2美元。旅游收入占当地总产值的60％，使夏威夷的经济增长率始终高于美国经济的平均增长水平。
由于旅游业在夏威夷的经济中占有举足轻重的地位，因此，夏威夷州***十分重视保护环境，保护旅游***，注意发展“清洁”产业，如海洋科学、水产养殖、热带农业、金融服务、商业中心等，以此来促进旅游业的发展，近而推动经济的发展。
前往夏威夷的游客中，70％来自美国本土，但近年来日本游客大量涌入。1988年日本有850万人出国旅游，其中有130万人去夏威夷，超过去美国大陆的游客人数。日本人这几年在夏威夷大量购买土地等不动产，兴建旅馆和别墅，个人和企业均在那里投资。如今夏威夷80％的高级饭店和几乎全部高尔夫球场，均为日本人所拥有。
据1990年美国人口普查数字，来自亚洲或太平洋各岛上的人占夏威夷110万人的62％。日本人是夏威夷最大的亚洲少数民族，其次是菲律宾人、土著人、中国人、朝鲜人、越南人、老挝人和泰国人。各民族通婚现象已司空见惯。据说，每3个人中就有一个“混血儿”。通婚淡化了种族界限，使各民族能和睦相处。游客从一道快餐上便能看到夏威夷被誉为“种族乐园”的真实含义。它可能是日本的糖烤牛肉，也可能是爱尔兰风味炖牛肉，或者是维也纳香肠，中国的花卷和朝鲜的打糕。各国游客在这里的风味小吃店，可以品尝到适合自己口味的各种小吃。
翻译一小段话
"Paradise on earth", also known as the Hawaiian Islands, a pleasant climate and scenery of airports, is embedded in the central part of the South Pacific shining pearl, with a total area of over 16,000 square kilometers, The United States is also one of the final state -- the 50th state. From the Hawaiian Islands comprising 132 islands. One of the most attractive island : Oahu I., also known as the Island of Hawaii Big Island, Mao-Iraq Island, a lovely island and Maluokai Island. Hawaii has the world's most beautiful beaches, mountain linked, and the coastline is quite striking. , And the coastline has a total length of 200 kilometers, the total length of the beach 298 km, there will be as long as 40 km of the natural bathing beaches. America's Best Beach, Hawaii has six. Here the clear blue of the water so that tourists always praised. White, yellow, black and green or even the beach, embedded throughout the islands constitute an exquisite rate wonderful landscape. Some beaches depth of strong winds and huge w***es rolling on the ground, and is an excellent venue for surfing. Hawaii exceptional climatic conditions, and creating a mix of the natural landscape. In this confused place arbitrary nature of the uncanny workmanship carved sway the Earth, and all kinds of things here enrichment. Unique climate, beautiful natural scenery and the people of Hawaii and the hospitality of the "Casino spirit" of Hawaii has become a tourist destination in three great conditions. Today from people around the world, can feel her unique and lively temperament and style.有「人间天堂」之称的夏威夷群岛，气候宜人，风光迤逦，是镶嵌於南太平洋中部的璀璨明珠，总面积一万六千多平方公里，同时也是美国的最后一州——第五十州。夏威夷群岛由132个岛组成。其中最吸引人的岛屿为：瓦胡岛、夏威夷岛又称大岛，茂伊岛，可爱岛和摩洛凯岛。 夏威夷拥有世界上最迷人的海滩，山海相连，海岸线曲折多变。，海岸线总长度有1，200公里，沙滩总长度为298公里，有长达40公里的天然海滩浴场。全美的十佳海滩，夏威夷占有六个。这里湛蓝清澈的 海水总是令游客赞叹不已。白色、**，甚至黑色和绿色的沙滩，镶嵌在群岛各处，构成一幅幅美妙绝伦的风景画。有些海滩水深风大，巨浪翻滚，是冲浪的绝佳场所。 夏威夷得天独厚的气候条件，造就了千姿百态的自然景观。在这方寸之地，大自然的鬼斧神工任意雕琢挥洒，地球上各种景物在这里浓缩。 得天独厚的气候，美丽的自然风光与夏威夷人的热情好客的「阿罗哈精神」是夏威夷之所以成为旅游胜地的三大条件。今天来自世界各地的人们，都能感受到她那与众不同、多姿多彩的气质与风格。
AN EXCITING JOB全文翻译
I h***e received the letter, in which there is a mistake, that is my name is niuying instead of miuying. I am a publisher, and I h***e been into publishing for 27 years. I am going to Los Angeles for a holiday, and I was invited by my friends Mr. and Mrs. Hu. Though I h***e never been to Hawaii, I know that place and I like it. Because I usually draw Chinese painting, I really like the customs of Hawaii. For my part, going to Hawaii in 2011 maybe is the most exciting thing if I h***e time.
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一份***的工作
我的工作是世界上最伟大的工作。我跑的地方是稀罕奇特的地方，我见到的是世界各地有趣味的人们，有时在室外工作，有时在办公室里，有时工作中要用科学仪器，有时要会见当地百姓和旅游人士。但是我从不感到厌烦。虽然我的工作偶尔也有危险，但是我并不在乎，因为危险能激励我，使我感到有活力。然而，最重要的是，通过我的工作能保护人们免遭世界最大的自然威力之一，也就是火山的威胁。
我是一名火山学家，在夏威夷火山观测站（HVO）工作。我的主要任务是收集有关基拉韦厄火山的信息，这是夏威夷最活跃的火山之一。收集和评估了这些信息之后，我就帮助其他科学家一起预测下次火山熔岩将往何处流，流速是多少。我们的工作拯救了许多人的生命，因为熔岩要流经之地，老百姓都可以得到离开家园的通知。遗憾的是，我们不可能把他们的家搬离岩浆流过的地方，因此，许多房屋被熔岩淹没，或者焚烧殆尽。
当滚烫沸腾的岩石从火山喷发出来并撞回地面时，它所造成的损失比想象的要小些，这是因为在岩石下落的基拉韦厄火山顶附近无人居住。而顺着山坡下流的火山熔岩造成的损失却大得多，这是因为火山岩浆所流经的地方，一切东西都被掩埋在熔岩下面了。然而火山喷发本身的确是很壮观的，我永远也忘不了我第一次看见火山喷发时的情景。那是在我到达夏威夷后的第二个星期。那天辛辛苦苦地干了一整天，我很早就上床睡觉。我在熟睡中突然感到床铺在摇晃，接着我听到一阵奇怪的声音，就好像一列火车从我的窗外行驶一样。因为我在夏威夷曾经经历过多次地震，所以对这种声音我并不在意。我刚要再睡，突然我的卧室亮如白昼。我赶紧跑出房间，来到后花园，在那儿我能远远地看见基拉韦厄火山。在山坡上，火山爆发了，红色发烫的岩浆像喷泉一样，朝天上喷射达几百米高。真是绝妙的奇景！
就在这次火山喷发的第二天，我有幸做了一次近距离的观察。我和另外两位科学被送到山顶，在离火山爆发期间形成的火山口最靠近的地方才下车。早先从观测站出发时，就带了一些特制的安全服，于是我们穿上安全服再走近火山口。我们三个人看上去就像宇航员一样，我们都穿着白色的防护服遮住全身，戴上了头盔和特别的手套，还穿了一双大靴子。穿着这些衣服走起路来实在不容易，但我们还是缓缓往火山口的边缘走去，并且向下看到了红红的沸腾的中心。另外，两人攀下火山口，去收集供日后研究用的岩浆，我是第一次经历这样的事，所以留在山顶上观察他们。
今天，我还是像开始工作时那样，对工作充满热情。虽然我从事火山研究20多年了，但是我对火山的壮丽景色以及它那潜在的巨大破坏力至今仍然感到惊愕不已。
每种文化都有其表达友好的方式。在夏威夷群岛 ，友谊是“aloha”精神的一部分。很久以前，最早 期的夏威夷居民的语言中，“aloha”有种特殊的含 义，就是“快乐相伴”。 夏威夷人相信：一旦某个人爱上了一片土地，他 就会爱上生活在那里的人们。这是第二种最重要 的友好的标记。在夏威夷语言中，叫做“lokahi”， 意思是“所有人是一体”，这片土地是所有居民的 共同家园，当你在这里享受生活的时候你不能自 私。现在有很多不同的人把夏威夷称为自己的家 乡。实际上夏威夷是很多小的社区构成的一个大 的社区。人们都互相帮助，这使他们每个人觉得 自己更有力量。人们相信如果彼此都能和平相处 的话，夏威夷就会变成天堂。人们提倡行为举止 要想海风一样温和有礼，而当出现问题的时候， 解决问题的时候要体谅对方。所以当夏威夷人谈 论家庭的时候，实际是在谈论岛上所有的居民。 在平静的生活中，夏威夷人发展了第三种表达友 谊的标记。就是用送“lei”给朋友，"lei”是把鲜花连 成一串，挂到朋友的脖子上，然后在朋友面颊上 吻一下，“lei”也会送给来岛的游客。当游客们听 到“aloha”时，他们感觉回到了家里一样。“aloha” 也有再见的意思，所以当游客们离开时，还会听 到人们说aloha”，"aloha”还可以表达“我们的心灵 一起歌唱”的意思。也许多数游客就是这样记住了 他们的新朋友。
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