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Aren't parts of Nanawale in Zone 1? I think only half of that sub is in Zone 2.
Stillhope, Lava insurance doesn't exist so nobody got any. Some folks presumably got fire insurance, but I don't personally know anyone involved. Some of the folks moved their houses out of the lava's path so I suppose they saved their house. They still had to buy another lot to put it on, though.
The old sugar cane camp houses were moved all the time. Perhaps you could find an old camp house and have it moved onto your lot. You would have the costs of the road grading, septic and landscaping at risk of lava but if Pele came near, you could pick up your house and move. A small house built on post and pier with large floor joists would be a movable house so then you wouldn't have to worry about lava as much.
Hey! I think trailers are legal in Hawaii now. Maybe buy a trailer and ship it over here?
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All of Nanawale is Lava Zone 2. Possibly one or two lots in Nanawale Farm Lots are partially in Lava Zone 1. But of the over 4,000 lots in Nanawale, over 4,000 of them are Lava Zone 2. Like I said, its literally one, maybe two, lots in Nanawale Farm Lots that touch Lava Zone 1.
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The movable, modular house makes sense, especially now when you could afford a second lot far enough away to minimize the chance of both gettin covered. This would be a good use of containers, one kitchen and bath, one living and one bedrooms, even one for water containment!
It was proposed by Henry Peters for use in Ocean View, with true modular homes! Of course it was nixed by the county! Too Radical I guess!
No matter where you go , you are responsible to install a sewer system, or equivalent Septic tank. This is a basic requirment to live in any populated area. Composting in the back of fern forest, hawn acres, big lots ok but septics better!
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There are many people who lived in Royal Gardens who remain in Puna. I've met a few. People move on with their lives, and even prosper elsewhere. The good thing is that Hawaiian lava gives you a chance to get out of the way.
As for Zone 3, I also chose to buy (and someday live) in Zone 3. One of the factors was the theoretically reduced risk.
But when we had the July 21st event last year (right before I closed escrow), we all learned that Zone 3 is just the geologist best guess about the future based on the past.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. I think it is true that, in theory, a rift can emerge really anywhere. That's exactly what happened in Kapoho. The lava didn't "come down" from the mountain so much, as it just emerged from the ground, fountaining everywhere. The ground just opened up.
Cheap land. High risk. Rain forest. No "beaches" but great tidepools. Intense beauty. Fewer tourists. Great Farmer's Markets. Laid back lifestyle. Larceny. Better margaritas. Bettah buttah. Chance to grow your own, be off the grid. More offbeat people. No medical or police. Great fire department. It's just all one big package.
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Look at the "cinder pit" in nanawale, thats a volcano.
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Hotcatz, did you say trailers were legal now? If so in what zoning and where?
Just Curious, Thanks!
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