The theme of an excerpt is the central idea of such excerpt. Hence the statement that reflect the theme is on page 2.
It is true that when my lava flows, it erases the chalkboard that is Hawaii. But when it cools, it provides new paths and scatters sacred rocks in service of the Hawaiian people.
<h3>Import of the excerpt</h3>
The statement depicts the theme what appears to be a problem may actually be a benefit.