Lava, she's back....

[Sue Nomie]

Flow coming down the pali near old Royal Gardens and very easy to see at night. The county has been busy getting ready for the invasion of tourist. The old parking area has been cleaned up and the road was re-graded. Several posts have been installed to support future chains across the road. Feel sad for the people who live out there and I'm sure they are not looking forward to the traffic.

[Amrita]

Not so sure why you feel sad for people who choose to live at the edge of the National Park, where Kalapana once was a thriving tourist community as well as an incredible natural treasure site and home to many native Hawaiians. Surely they who recently acquired property there were fully knowledgeable of the potential advance of the lava flow and the tourism it brings. Do you think they were unaware that this could happen, living in some kind of vog of the mind? It's happened before it'll happen again. It is a boon for many including native Hawaiians who can set up temporary shops, and for those many who are entrepreneurial members of the community who count on tourism for their livelihood.

[kalakoa]

Surely they who recently acquired property there were fully knowledgeable of the potential advance of the lava flow and the tourism it brings.

HAHAHA good one.

[onrway]

Gee. I thought the whole Island was volcanic and as such Madam Pele could send her lava any place she wanted and at any time she chose.

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

recently acquired property there were fully knowledgeable of the potential advance of the lava

Whoaa Dude, the last lava flow filled in the low spots, making them the new high areas, right? There's no logical reason these parcels are selling for $4000 an acre...


“There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them.”
-Joseph Brodsky

[SBH]

New map: http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/maps/uploads/image-332.jpg

[alaskyn66]

Looks like a good opportunity to set a a stand and sell poking sticks and cans of ravioli...(for some reason that's a thing) search ravioli in lava on YouTube.

..What would King Kamehameha do..

[bananahead]

quote:

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Originally posted by onrway

Gee. I thought the whole Island was volcanic and as such Madam Pele could send her lava any place she wanted and at any time she chose.

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fwiw Pele is said to 'live' ONLY in Halema'uma'u within Kilauea... and cant reach most of the island, not even close...

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[opihikao]

Both of you are correct, in essence (sans the scientific deduction for a moment), however there is a reason Pele only "lives" in Halema'uma'u.

Kamohoali'i, her favorite brother, mediated the fight between Pele and Kamapua'a (her one time lover). Kamahoali'i banished Kamapua'a to the area "past the Wainaku bridge" (ie. Hamakua, Kamuela, Kohala/Hawi, Puako, etc.), and Pele to Puna. In order to keep peace, Kamohoali'i (the epitome of a warrior, and said to be quite handsome) took control of the potentially fatal fight. Both Pele and Kamapua'a agreed when Kamohoali'i proposed the "settlement".

Pele can indeed go where ever she wants, yet, if she breaks the promise made to Kamohoali'i, the bond she held most dear would be gone. Kamohoali'i knew Pele's wrath, and she knew his strength as a warrior. They need each other for balance.

(*Disclaimer: according to my Kukumahalo/Greatgrandmother; not written. FWIW.)

Poliahu was another subject...a different disagreement with Pele, her volatile, older sister. Poliahu "lives" up Mauna Kea for a reason.

Gather your "hot cocoa and craka", blankets, flashlight, keiki/mo'opuna, and enjoy the sight...It is always magnificent! []

Make sure you remember, if you see an old, old lady, or a young beautiful woman hitchhiking in the Puna area, to do what your na'au (gut) dictates. (Oh, if there is the white German Shepard size/looking dog nearby, then you know it's "her"...)

Aloha mai, e Tutu! Mahalo e Tutu, e ho'i mai! E ho'i mai!


JMO.

ETA: typo, sorry.

[VancouverIslander]

I love when you take the time to tell us stories from your ohana, Opihikao. I hope one day your write down all of the legends your Kukumahalo passed down to you, never let them be lost. I have always picked up hitch hikers, but for the last several years since you first told the story of Pele hitch hiking I think of your words and get small kine chicken skin. Your sharing enriches our lives, mahalo.

Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike