Throughout January and February, the museum will offer public programming on topics relating to volcanoes and volcanology, to complement its special exhibit, “Volcanoes: 1880s to Present,” on display through March 31. The museum at 276 Haili St. is open Monday
Have you ever walked through a lava tube and wondered how the fantastic shapes and textures were created?
Professor Ken Hon of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Department of Geology, has spent the past 20 years peering into skylights on active lava tubes to try and understand how lava tubes form and the processes that shape them. Samples extracted from active lava tubes tell a very interesting story.
On Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Lyman Museum, hear that story from Hon. Learn what the minerals have to say about how these remarkable caves are formed. Admission is $3, free for museum members. Seating is limited to 65 persons on a first-come, first-seated basis. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
This month, the museum is observing the third annual Volcano Awareness Month. Throughout 2012, it is paying tribute to the centennial of the founding of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Throughout January and February, the museum will offer public programming on topics relating to volcanoes and volcanology, to complement its special exhibit, “Volcanoes: 1880s to Present,” on display through March 31. The museum at 276 Haili St. is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, call 935-5021 or visit www.lymanmuseum.org.
