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How would you like it if 100 cars and noisy people came and parked in front of your house with head lamps and flashlights all night every night?
How "ironic", when I complain about the side effects of "country livin" people tell me that's too bad, I chose to live here, have to accept all that comes with, etc.
friends that live there who are exhausted from the lack of sleep
How will they feel when they have to evacuate? Next thing you know, they'll be demanding paved roads and streetlights.
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Originally posted by Punalivin
Please don't drive out there at 2am. There are homes close to the road. How would you like it if 100 cars and noisy people came and parked in front of your house with head lamps and flashlights all night every night? I have friends that live there who are exhausted from the lack of sleep because of this. And yes, police are ticketing aggressively and consistently out there. It is all a no parking zone past the lava viewing area parking lot.
It's a hike or bike ride to go see the lava- if you're not able to do that, then helicopter or boat are your options.
Just livin the dream
Sounds like they didn't do their due diligence when they bought the land?
Lava flows = crowds of people... everytime.
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I sympathise with the commotion... but not really anything that can be done about it.. it is one of the wonders of nature..slightly more interesting than the ditch they call the grand canyon.
Last night an ambulance and a couple police were again called down to the Kalapana lava viewing parking lot area, not sure why?
The actual time it takes to walk from the parking lot area to the lava flow is roughly 2 hours while the walking distance is about 5 miles each way. The dust from the 10-mile long gravel road hike makes breathing very difficult at times as does the heat if you choose to start your hike in the afternoon.
Maybe an optional county van shuttle service should seriously be considered before several of our tourists experience heart attacks, breathing problems, dehydration symptoms or god forbid lose a child?
The coconuts being sold by local residents along the hike were absolutely heaven sent at $5.00 apiece. Police were writing $35 parking tickets last night for those who ventured further in with their vehicle after midnight. Pele entering the ocean coupled with a 6-mile shorter hike after midnight may be worth the price of 7 coconuts. jmo.
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Police were writing $35 parking tickets last night for those who ventured further in with their vehicle after midnight.
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Mostly, these are probably to tourists. The County, once again, doesn't understand that the resulting bad publicity will go a long way. Don't kill the golden goose signs should be in every County office.
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Perhaps they should keep the tourists out of the water too.. because the rescue choppers are annoying and a nuisance.
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Parking tickets that late at night are fair game imho. If tourists really want to see the lava flow at night, hike in from the park side.
Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike
Me ka ha`aha`a,
Mike
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funny how some people here defend a guy that bragged about breaking the law, and tried to promote it too...
but then again he also crosses the active lava flow so is not that bright to begin with...
aloha
might want to check this story out
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/22906...at-kilauea
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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in 2005 a huge bench 44 acres in size collapsed....
in 1993 a French Photographer died in a collapse of a 1/2 acre bench
in 1998 a hiker foolishly climbed to the top of a cinder cone and fell to his death.
and Two hikers died of pulmonary edema after foolishly standing downwind of the hydrochloric acid fumes at the ocean entry....
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
Top of the morning to you bananahead.
Thank you for the many good reminders of how benches can and have collapsed. Maybe A short 10-minute volcano hazard and safety video should be shown to most tourists who venture out to visit the lava flow?
I have been out hundreds of times to visit the lava flows over the past several decades. Never have I seen so many careless, disrespectful, or clueless visitors as this flow has brought. During our Recent lava viewing trip, We saw many Tourists walking over the active lava tube or hanging over the cliff's edge to get better photographs of the lava entering the ocean. Some tourists are even bringing alcohol in place of water while others are throwing rubbish into the flow or poking the lava flows fresh breakouts with sticks. We even saw a little 8-year-old tourist girl walking alone, she had become separated from her parents for awhile. We talked with her for about 20 minutes about her favorite PokeMon games until she thankfully spotted her Dad. Jmo's
