why the hawaiians gave a diety to that, because it looks like it's alive. >> it continues to pump out lava, and for three years, residents live with on again/off again lava flows that once reach into their community, causing some isolated destruction. but then in june of 1989, the lava creeps to within a mile and a half of the village. and by the time the flow stops, the wahala visitor center just west of the town is burnt to the ground. no one is killed, but the fire at the visitors center serves as an ominous warning. one year later, the lava returns, this time, pushing farther than before. in april of 1990, the nightmare scenario begins to unfold. >> when the lava first came into kalapana, it was pretty ominous. it was pretty serious that something serious was going on. >> the molten rock can reach temperatures of 2,000 degrees