05-14-2019, 07:26 AM
Were any residents required to sign paperwork (notarized, with witnesses) indicating they fully understood and accepted all risks associated with their choice to live in a high-risk lava zone?
Admittedly I haven't bought land in Puna since 2001, but I did buy my most recent property in Waipio around 2010, and I had to acknowledge, with my initials, at the time of closing, real official like, which lava zone the property is in. As such, I am not so sure about your assumptions. Not that I know the long and the short of the laws themselves. But Title Guarantee sure had that clause built into the contract non-the-less.
Admittedly I haven't bought land in Puna since 2001, but I did buy my most recent property in Waipio around 2010, and I had to acknowledge, with my initials, at the time of closing, real official like, which lava zone the property is in. As such, I am not so sure about your assumptions. Not that I know the long and the short of the laws themselves. But Title Guarantee sure had that clause built into the contract non-the-less.