11-11-2010, 05:59 AM
MD asked the interesting question about the "folly" of building a home here on the rift of an active volcano.
My family and friends on the mainland have asked the same question from their location on the San Andreas fault. [8D]
The folly of building here is to construct a large home on a slab that is pretty much Lava Bait. Hawaiians have lived here happily for centuries by making homes and villages that are modest, modular, and can be moved if lava approaches.
The Rift and its inherent discouragement of development is actually a large plus as far as I'm concerned.
My family and friends on the mainland have asked the same question from their location on the San Andreas fault. [8D]
The folly of building here is to construct a large home on a slab that is pretty much Lava Bait. Hawaiians have lived here happily for centuries by making homes and villages that are modest, modular, and can be moved if lava approaches.
The Rift and its inherent discouragement of development is actually a large plus as far as I'm concerned.