09-03-2018, 07:22 AM
Mayor Kim is using USGS statements to his own ends. USGS saying that the flow field has hazards (unstable sharp rock making hiking a bit tricky) becomes the "flow field is extremely dangerous".
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park somehow has managed to allow many thousands of people to hike in the dark, out to flowing lava, even at the explosive ocean entries, and still have not been sued. Hundreds of people each year have sustained lacerations, abrasions, fractures, sprains, and strains, and over two dozen people have died, and yet no law suits against the national park. Why would the County incur any more liability, especially when the greatest hazard is some scraped hands and knees?
Hazards of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244893/
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park somehow has managed to allow many thousands of people to hike in the dark, out to flowing lava, even at the explosive ocean entries, and still have not been sued. Hundreds of people each year have sustained lacerations, abrasions, fractures, sprains, and strains, and over two dozen people have died, and yet no law suits against the national park. Why would the County incur any more liability, especially when the greatest hazard is some scraped hands and knees?
Hazards of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4244893/