what is that smell?

[pahoated]

It has been many months of the lava front burning through almost totally old growth ohia forest. That was the gun powder smell every once in awhile, ohia combusts into steam and fly ash. The lava front left the old growth forest and now entered vacant lots that were totally cleared at one time, then the growth allowed back. That has resulted in mostly albizia growth in this stretch the front is going through now. The difference in the smell now is probably due to albizia burning.

"Mahalo nui Pele, 'ae noho ia moku 'aina" - kakahiaka oli