01-13-2014, 04:43 AM
FWIW
all that lava viewing area except the main road area IS Private Property... its owned by someone, and anyone who doesnt live there IS TRESPASSING!!.. read the signage!
....unless you walk the shoreline (like I always do)
Its Law in Hawaii that we are all able to walk ever foot of every shoreline on all the main islands (ie its 100% legal to walk right behind those cliff houses in HPP)...
Trespassers should be sternly WARNED IMO, and dont take these stern warnings as 'Death Threats'.. when they say "you WILL DIE" they are referring to lava surrounding you, shelf collapses or tube collapses, poisonous hydrochloric acid/fumes, getting lost, heat stroke, etc.), some of these newbie wannabie tour guides have only been in Puna for a few weeks and DONT KNOW the dynamics of active lava (dangers), the terrain, and are selfishly taking unsuspecting tourists into some very dangerous situations, for a few$$ in their pockets... thats why tourists/or anyone not living directly on flow, should ONLY use real guides (knowledgeable/experienced/with correct equipment, etc.), the real guides have permission (and may even pay for the privilege) to cross the Private Property, and with there decades of experience, the knowledge of the area and dangers associated with it...are FAR FAR safer overall!
aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
all that lava viewing area except the main road area IS Private Property... its owned by someone, and anyone who doesnt live there IS TRESPASSING!!.. read the signage!
....unless you walk the shoreline (like I always do)
Its Law in Hawaii that we are all able to walk ever foot of every shoreline on all the main islands (ie its 100% legal to walk right behind those cliff houses in HPP)...
Trespassers should be sternly WARNED IMO, and dont take these stern warnings as 'Death Threats'.. when they say "you WILL DIE" they are referring to lava surrounding you, shelf collapses or tube collapses, poisonous hydrochloric acid/fumes, getting lost, heat stroke, etc.), some of these newbie wannabie tour guides have only been in Puna for a few weeks and DONT KNOW the dynamics of active lava (dangers), the terrain, and are selfishly taking unsuspecting tourists into some very dangerous situations, for a few$$ in their pockets... thats why tourists/or anyone not living directly on flow, should ONLY use real guides (knowledgeable/experienced/with correct equipment, etc.), the real guides have permission (and may even pay for the privilege) to cross the Private Property, and with there decades of experience, the knowledge of the area and dangers associated with it...are FAR FAR safer overall!
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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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
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