08-11-2006, 03:39 PM
Wow! Mahalo everyone. The Kazimura one - read the PDF article (thanks Bystander),and it's 37 miles long, longest lava tube in the world! Bystander, when we get there maybe you can introduce me to one of the Fern Acre neighbors who give tours. Mella, I bookmarked the Hawaiian Acres site. The splunkers club sounds like a fun way to learn. And it's just for their residents, there's probably those who give tours. Read about the road from Orchidland to HI Acres being closed and how a couple enterprising residents were letting drivers through their private roads for the prices of a beer or some bud? LOL The Pahoa cave was sounds really interesting but I'm not sure if the Hawaiians would like an ancient burial ground being explored. And someone in HPP wrote before you can sometimes hear or feel the ocean under the ground. That's pretty awesome. I know it can be a nuisance and danger, like emorata's handyman falling into a big puka. All those wild orchids can hide em too. It's funny -the first time we moved to the BI and didn't know much of the language, we saw this big lot in Puna with nothing but Ohia trees and lava, and a sign that read Beware of the Pukas. We quickly looked that up in our Hawaiian Pocket Dictionary. We pretty much guessed what it meant, but it was still fun. Well, if I wasn't so stressed about the move before the Hawaii move situation, I'd be jumping and down right now with excitement. You've really renewed my belief that I need to be in Puna! I started this book over two years ago and then put it on hold until I get back to the B.I. Thanks again -
Cindy
Cindy