05-25-2018, 03:08 PM
I was willing to accept the risk of the land eventually being inundated by lava flowing from a higher elevation, pretty much anybody in the shadow of any of our active volcanoes (including everybody in Hilo, the Kona Airport, Kona, or the Kona resorts) has to accept that.
What I wasn't willing to accept was being in an area where lava was likely to erupt from underneath me within the lifespan of an average human, so I crossed LZ1 and LZ2 off my list of properties that I would consider. All that being said, I am near LZ2 and still playing in the lava casino. At least the insurance here in LZ3 is more or less the same as anywhere else in the country.
One thing I hadn't educated myself on before making the above decision, was the possibility of the lava not being a direct threat, but the noxious fumes or being physically cutoff from the rest of the island. This is a lesson new land shoppers can learn from. And lets not forget ashfall.
What I wasn't willing to accept was being in an area where lava was likely to erupt from underneath me within the lifespan of an average human, so I crossed LZ1 and LZ2 off my list of properties that I would consider. All that being said, I am near LZ2 and still playing in the lava casino. At least the insurance here in LZ3 is more or less the same as anywhere else in the country.
One thing I hadn't educated myself on before making the above decision, was the possibility of the lava not being a direct threat, but the noxious fumes or being physically cutoff from the rest of the island. This is a lesson new land shoppers can learn from. And lets not forget ashfall.