Lower Puna: An island and it's future

[pahoated]

Puna is an island? Maybe surrounded by lava flows, it becomes an island on an island. After a long extended flow covers the highway from HPP to Pahoa, the county decides it is in the best interests of the rest of the island to let south Puna become totally independent, no longer part of the county. No taxes, no police, no firemen, no political representatives. Shaman provide all medical aid because everybody knows the old ways were the best ways. Leech farms grow and reading chicken entrails becomes a highly valued skill.

Certain people in south Puna see this as a major opportunity to become the new warlords, modeling themselves after the warlords in Somalia, taking control of food aid distribution, keeping the lions' share for themselves, controlling the food since the remaining people are too lazy or too stupid to grow food for themselves. The remaining fuel is collected and hoarded by the warlords, only to be used for their war wagons. All science education is brought to an end and any foolish intellectuals trying to live in New South Puna are executed. Meth is made legal but not free, only available through barter, of any sort.

Welcome to New South Puna, 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWNWi-ZWL3c

"Mahalo nui Pele, 'ae noho ia moku 'aina" - kakahiaka oli