09-20-2014, 06:38 AM
If the inevitable happens as the USGS suggests and Pahoa Town becomes inundated with lava and eventually cuts off Hwy. 130, Beach Rd. and Railroad will only buy weeks of time until it eventually goes all the way to the ocean.
Commuting four hours round trip to Hilo on Chain of Craters Road from sea level to 4000' everyday for possibly years to come will become unsustainable for most people. Let's face it a bridge over lava and a car ferry aren't going to happen either. Kelena's zipline could be interesting though (funny).
Lower Puna will become an island within an island, very isolated, without basic needs for over 9000 people. Goods and services will have to eventually be brought to the people in lower Puna to avoid the area from becoming mostly abandoned and the new wild west for those that remain.
In the long term if this flow continues, a new town will need to be built to replace Pahoa since there are no grocery stores, gas stations, urgent care, car repairs, post office, etc. south of Pahoa.
We could follow the example of Greensburg, Kansas, which after a tornado leveled the town they rebuilt a new town totally green.
http://www.greensburggreentown.org
We will need to build a small village at least as big as the Malama Market Shopping Center with the basics: groceries, medical urgent care, fire and police, gas/car repairs/parts, propane, a new farmer's market, a restaurant, etc.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=tow...er+tornado
My question is where would you recommend a new town be built and what would you call it? Any location would still be under threat of a future flow, even if it's 30 years from now. Do you site it above the tsunami zone and near an elevated location that is less threatened by lava if there is such a thing or do you site it where it's most convenient for the most people.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=126833862
What would be your vision for a new town if we were to build a new one from scratch in a new location? Would we follow Greensburg, Kansas and build it green with photovoltaics and become as self-sufficient as possible?
This could create jobs for those in the effected areas assuming the region could see some Federal dollars coming in to help. Lower Puna would need to create more of it's own micro-economy, maybe even based on the barter system. South Puna could become one of the most isolated places on earth.
This could be a good assignment for the UH School of Architecture designing a new, small eco village. Any ideas?
Still hoping for an "event" at Puu O o to stop the flow from coming into Pahoa and sending the lava back south harmlessly away from any more homes. Stay safe, aloha
Commuting four hours round trip to Hilo on Chain of Craters Road from sea level to 4000' everyday for possibly years to come will become unsustainable for most people. Let's face it a bridge over lava and a car ferry aren't going to happen either. Kelena's zipline could be interesting though (funny).
Lower Puna will become an island within an island, very isolated, without basic needs for over 9000 people. Goods and services will have to eventually be brought to the people in lower Puna to avoid the area from becoming mostly abandoned and the new wild west for those that remain.
In the long term if this flow continues, a new town will need to be built to replace Pahoa since there are no grocery stores, gas stations, urgent care, car repairs, post office, etc. south of Pahoa.
We could follow the example of Greensburg, Kansas, which after a tornado leveled the town they rebuilt a new town totally green.
http://www.greensburggreentown.org
We will need to build a small village at least as big as the Malama Market Shopping Center with the basics: groceries, medical urgent care, fire and police, gas/car repairs/parts, propane, a new farmer's market, a restaurant, etc.
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=tow...er+tornado
My question is where would you recommend a new town be built and what would you call it? Any location would still be under threat of a future flow, even if it's 30 years from now. Do you site it above the tsunami zone and near an elevated location that is less threatened by lava if there is such a thing or do you site it where it's most convenient for the most people.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=126833862
What would be your vision for a new town if we were to build a new one from scratch in a new location? Would we follow Greensburg, Kansas and build it green with photovoltaics and become as self-sufficient as possible?
This could create jobs for those in the effected areas assuming the region could see some Federal dollars coming in to help. Lower Puna would need to create more of it's own micro-economy, maybe even based on the barter system. South Puna could become one of the most isolated places on earth.
This could be a good assignment for the UH School of Architecture designing a new, small eco village. Any ideas?
Still hoping for an "event" at Puu O o to stop the flow from coming into Pahoa and sending the lava back south harmlessly away from any more homes. Stay safe, aloha