The local legend who dealt with the monster that hurled a rock at the endangered monk seal was just named the Ambassador of Aloha by the Hawaiian Senate! Hawaii is sending a clear message to all future tourists: “Don’t mess with our land or our wildlife.”

The Kīlauea volcano recorded its 48th lava fountaining episode, the most ever during a single eruption of Hawaii’s most active volcano.Lava rose more than 650 feet high, which the United States Geological Survey said is likely the eruption’s peak.