10-17-2006, 06:08 AM
Aloha, Mella! I have visited Lanipuna on several occasions, and found it quite nice overall. There are some very nice homes in there, and the roads are indeed paved and in good shape. The only caution I would express would be the presence of very large invasive albezia trees on a number of the vacant lots which could fall on your home even if on somebody else's property. Lava hazard insurance issues would be similar to Leilani Estates, I presume, as would concerns about the geothermal plant. We did not find any noise from the plant to be obtrusive while visiting, but were only there an hour or so each time. I think John Dirgo has shown properties there, and knows more about this than I do.
Cheers,
Jerry
Cheers,
Jerry