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An ohia lehua tree provides rare color on a lava
field in Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. Ohio lehua are
the most abundant native trees in Hawaii and are among the first
life in new lava flows. According to Hawaiian legend, the tree
is actually a young warrior. Pele, the goddess of fire, wanted
to marry the warrior. When he refused, she turned him into a
tree. The other gods weren't able to turn him back, so they
turned his true love into the lehua blossom so they could be
reunited. It's said that if you pick one of the blossoms, it
will rain – the tears of lovers. |