09-14-2014, 05:27 PM
It was a time for locals to work together for the common good. I helped Buba ready his house for moving. We even saved the large landscape plants like clusters of Areca Palms and HapuĂș. We'd trench around them and then yank them out of the ground with a 4x4. They did fine. The water coming out of the spigots was hot! You could hear the crackling of the burning foliage and the occasional methane explosion.
The house that Dr. Dan presently lives in a couple of miles up Hwy130 was just completed on the shoreline at Smashface. The lava crept down the coast, taking Kaimu, Left Point, most of the houses at Kalapana Shores, and was swiftly approaching Smashface. The owner had the house cut into three sections, braced up, and moved up the hill. The garage was on a slab and left there. Ironicaly, the lava stopped just before it got to where the house was.
A beautiful cresent shapped black sand beach was formed off Kaimu, but only lasted a week or so before being covered.
There wasn't much talk of diversion back then. Most people had been here long enough to realize the risks and rewards of choosing to live on the rift. It brought out the best of people, and like today's events, will ultimately leave Puna stronger.
The house that Dr. Dan presently lives in a couple of miles up Hwy130 was just completed on the shoreline at Smashface. The lava crept down the coast, taking Kaimu, Left Point, most of the houses at Kalapana Shores, and was swiftly approaching Smashface. The owner had the house cut into three sections, braced up, and moved up the hill. The garage was on a slab and left there. Ironicaly, the lava stopped just before it got to where the house was.
A beautiful cresent shapped black sand beach was formed off Kaimu, but only lasted a week or so before being covered.
There wasn't much talk of diversion back then. Most people had been here long enough to realize the risks and rewards of choosing to live on the rift. It brought out the best of people, and like today's events, will ultimately leave Puna stronger.