Living in Lava Zone 2

[MyManao]

I don't think they would ensure me in lava zone 2 again...

And therein lies the rub..

I suspect that getting insurance at this point is a moving target. Where it once was universally available I get the sense it is moving toward not being as available in the future. And at the moment subject to the whims of a particular insurer. 

There's a certain amount of herd mentality here. A dominoes effect if you will. And when reading the tea leaves one must look to the prevailing winds for signs of how things might be bumbai. Maile David (who I mentioned in a previous post in this thread) pointed out that conventional financing is become harder to get in LZ1 and LZ2..

And now here's an interesting clue... In todays Trib there's this article..

https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...-projects/

County accepts $83M for Kilauea eruption recovery projects

Which starts out sounding like, omg how cool, the county will have the bucks to do all sorts of things.. but when you read it you find it all boils down to buyout money. From the article..

"The majority of the funds — $78 million — will be used for a voluntary housing buyout program that will allow Puna residents impacted by the eruption to sell their property to the county for an amount based on the property’s value before the eruption, up to $230,000 each.

Another $1.6 million will go toward housing relocation services, while the remaining $4 million will cover administrative expenses..."

So, county gets some money to buyout folks.. ie shut down further development on those properties. That's an interesting cup of tea for sure...