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The university of hawaii is helping run the rapid response lap for the mauna loa eruption. we got a rare look inside. these samples collected since the lava started spewing. >> it was thrown up in the air and landed and was -- they scooped it up while it was still molten and quenched it and if you look at it, you'll see it is very, very bubbly, soft and you could break it in your hands. >> reporter: researchers here quickly turning out data to help the usgs chart where the pllava flow might be heading. and that is crucial in all of this. as that at one point it was heading toward the main high...