Learning erupts at Hilo library

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Jaxon Hunt, 6, looks at a sample of lava from fissure 8 during a free presentation about volcanoes and their hazards Tuesday at Hilo Public Library.
Dave Carvalho from the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes at the University of Hawaii at Hilo gets keiki dancing and singing about volcanoes during a free presentation about volcanoes and their hazards Tuesday at Hilo Public Library.
Christian Hunt, 10, and KJ Valasco, 7, dress up in various personal protection equipment, that a scientist might wear when studying an active volcano, during a free presentation about volcanoes and their hazards given by Dave Carvalho from the Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes at the University of Hawaii at Hilo on Tuesday at Hilo Public Library.
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Photos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald.