04-01-2014, 04:33 AM
The OP was about where was the safest place to buy on the island. Two answers are the island is being formed from the northwest to the southeast, that is, the area to the northwest is geologically older, therefore more inactive, getting younger to the southeast, Puna. It gets so young that it is new born at the edge of creation, so the whole area downslope of the east rift zone is in an ongoing active area. The other answer is look at the price of lots. Cheap in Puna doesn't mean it is a bargain. It is based on how much risk is involved and people should stop complaining about southeast Puna because they know what they bought into.
"This island Hawaii on this island Earth"
"This island Hawaii on this island Earth"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*