09-08-2014, 05:27 PM
Update and friendly reminder:
The two (2) meetings this week will be held on Tuesday and Thursday (*Snipped - More at link).
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...ings-pahoa
Lava flow community meetings in Pahoa
Hawaii County Civil Defense and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will hold additional community meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 11 to update residents on the lava flow in the Wao Kele O Puna area.
The briefings will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the Pahoa High School cafeteria.
Additionally, please read the request from Piilani Kaawaloa (the young woman on video, and whose Aunty Minnie's daughter) with regard to the upcoming meetings this week.
For what it's worth. She speaks truth, and gives us old folks great hope. JMO.
(*Piilani Kaawaloa's statement on Facebook)
At tomorrows meeting do we go with anger on our hearts ready to speak against those who continue to think that diversion is the answer? No! Let us rise above the ignorance, and fear. Let us not waste our Hâ (breath) and our Mana our Mana on this subject no more. We have given them enough reasons and examples of why not to divert the lava. If they still want to try and divert the lava let them! They will experience first hand what will happen because of their actions.
Fear and not knowing makes you do and say crazy things. With that said, I ask all my ohana, Kupuna and friends from Kapoho, Kapaahu, Royal Gardens, Kupahuaa, Kalapana Gardens and Kalapana come and share your stories and experience with these people.
This is what they want to know that the Civil Defense and Geologist can't tell them,
- when will the lava take their home?
- how long will this last?
- what can they do in the mean time?
- how can they prepare?
- where can they go?
- what happens when the fire and lava covers their home?
The unknown is scary for those who never experienced this first hand so if we can Aloha them with knowledge through experience and focus on health issues such as,
- what can we do when the plume changes direction and brings the fumes to our ohana, keiki when at school or Kupuna?
- how can we help with brush fire should it begin to spread in areas that may impact homes?
- can Civil Defense identify possible evacuation sites so we can help perare meals, get nessesities ready for families that may need kôkua?
Positive manao tomorrow will result in positive outcomes/actions.
The other thing I noticed was no pule. Why is that? Every meeting down Kalapana we started with pule. Just wondering? Spread the word, work together with Aloha
The two (2) meetings this week will be held on Tuesday and Thursday (*Snipped - More at link).
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/loc...ings-pahoa
Lava flow community meetings in Pahoa
Hawaii County Civil Defense and the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory will hold additional community meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 9 and Thursday, Sept. 11 to update residents on the lava flow in the Wao Kele O Puna area.
The briefings will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday in the Pahoa High School cafeteria.
Additionally, please read the request from Piilani Kaawaloa (the young woman on video, and whose Aunty Minnie's daughter) with regard to the upcoming meetings this week.
For what it's worth. She speaks truth, and gives us old folks great hope. JMO.
(*Piilani Kaawaloa's statement on Facebook)
At tomorrows meeting do we go with anger on our hearts ready to speak against those who continue to think that diversion is the answer? No! Let us rise above the ignorance, and fear. Let us not waste our Hâ (breath) and our Mana our Mana on this subject no more. We have given them enough reasons and examples of why not to divert the lava. If they still want to try and divert the lava let them! They will experience first hand what will happen because of their actions.
Fear and not knowing makes you do and say crazy things. With that said, I ask all my ohana, Kupuna and friends from Kapoho, Kapaahu, Royal Gardens, Kupahuaa, Kalapana Gardens and Kalapana come and share your stories and experience with these people.
This is what they want to know that the Civil Defense and Geologist can't tell them,
- when will the lava take their home?
- how long will this last?
- what can they do in the mean time?
- how can they prepare?
- where can they go?
- what happens when the fire and lava covers their home?
The unknown is scary for those who never experienced this first hand so if we can Aloha them with knowledge through experience and focus on health issues such as,
- what can we do when the plume changes direction and brings the fumes to our ohana, keiki when at school or Kupuna?
- how can we help with brush fire should it begin to spread in areas that may impact homes?
- can Civil Defense identify possible evacuation sites so we can help perare meals, get nessesities ready for families that may need kôkua?
Positive manao tomorrow will result in positive outcomes/actions.
The other thing I noticed was no pule. Why is that? Every meeting down Kalapana we started with pule. Just wondering? Spread the word, work together with Aloha