09-05-2006, 04:45 PM
Glen, You're in New orleans & worried about lava flows? Dude, they are slow compared to water in a city below sea level!
Besides, an island that is almost the size of Connecticut, and that has 5 mountains, is not going to blow up completely, even if Kilaeua & Mauna Loa decide on extravagent pyroclastics at the same time (of course it will not make nice for Puna & the lower portion of the island, nor the air & sunlight for a HUGE area of the Pacific). The Zones are for LAVA potential, they have nothing to do with water (there was county water that is being reinstalled this year in the areas that had lava less than 2 decades ago!) Lava Zones 1 & 2 have a fair chance of being in an area of lava in historical times, Lava 3+ have less of a chance. Houses built in lava zones 3+ are routinely insured, in 2- they may need to be insured by the State & Llyods of Lordon. There are a couple of interesting new houses on the 1990's Kalapana flow that look as if the owners have anticipated a need for a house move in the future & have construted the home in modular looking segments, another way to go if insurance is to $$$. Still gotta remember that fire is the #1 house destroyer in Puna, as everywhere, so it is better to worry about the electrical systems & such in your house.
If you want, an excellant resource (award winning!) on this island, geographically & geologically, is the Atlas of Hawaii, James & Sonia Juvik, UH Press.
Aloha, Carey
PS Catchment water is not that complicated, mainy filter replacements at 2-3 mos interval - and if you forget, the water starts to trickle, so you do get a reminder- and making sure that it was constructed correctly to begin with & such.
Edited by - Carey on 09/06/2006 22:03:43
Besides, an island that is almost the size of Connecticut, and that has 5 mountains, is not going to blow up completely, even if Kilaeua & Mauna Loa decide on extravagent pyroclastics at the same time (of course it will not make nice for Puna & the lower portion of the island, nor the air & sunlight for a HUGE area of the Pacific). The Zones are for LAVA potential, they have nothing to do with water (there was county water that is being reinstalled this year in the areas that had lava less than 2 decades ago!) Lava Zones 1 & 2 have a fair chance of being in an area of lava in historical times, Lava 3+ have less of a chance. Houses built in lava zones 3+ are routinely insured, in 2- they may need to be insured by the State & Llyods of Lordon. There are a couple of interesting new houses on the 1990's Kalapana flow that look as if the owners have anticipated a need for a house move in the future & have construted the home in modular looking segments, another way to go if insurance is to $$$. Still gotta remember that fire is the #1 house destroyer in Puna, as everywhere, so it is better to worry about the electrical systems & such in your house.
If you want, an excellant resource (award winning!) on this island, geographically & geologically, is the Atlas of Hawaii, James & Sonia Juvik, UH Press.
Aloha, Carey
PS Catchment water is not that complicated, mainy filter replacements at 2-3 mos interval - and if you forget, the water starts to trickle, so you do get a reminder- and making sure that it was constructed correctly to begin with & such.
Edited by - Carey on 09/06/2006 22:03:43