03-12-2019, 05:19 PM
>How about Mauna Loa? Bryson’s?”
I periodically gather lava rocks or pieces for my garden. I avoid the Leilani area and go to a convenient site I have used for years: 100 yards past the Pahoa dump on the mauka side. The giant 2014 flow stretches miles into the distance. (I think this is all state land. Property on makai side is private and fenced.)
Was returning to my car with a notebook-size piece of lava and some Hawaiian-looking folks pulled up and started ranting about disrespecting the land by taking lava. My appearance and especially my car are very non-tourist; it wasn't an issue of lava leaving the island.
Just lava rocks being taken.
We can expect the list of kapu offenses against native Hawaiian culture to expand steadily. Seems Hawaiians are expanding their activism, and some non-Hawaiians are supporting this. Almost a bit like pandering....
I periodically gather lava rocks or pieces for my garden. I avoid the Leilani area and go to a convenient site I have used for years: 100 yards past the Pahoa dump on the mauka side. The giant 2014 flow stretches miles into the distance. (I think this is all state land. Property on makai side is private and fenced.)
Was returning to my car with a notebook-size piece of lava and some Hawaiian-looking folks pulled up and started ranting about disrespecting the land by taking lava. My appearance and especially my car are very non-tourist; it wasn't an issue of lava leaving the island.
Just lava rocks being taken.
We can expect the list of kapu offenses against native Hawaiian culture to expand steadily. Seems Hawaiians are expanding their activism, and some non-Hawaiians are supporting this. Almost a bit like pandering....