06-29-2021, 08:44 PM
(06-29-2021, 06:54 PM)kalakoa Wrote: And I am lobbying our representatives to know it.
I'm pretty sure they know all about it. Disaster recovery is our third-largest industry.
As I am sure you can imagine, its an interesting process, kalakoa.
Consider this..
Back in November 2019 Maile David was featured on Big Island Video News asking if the Lava Zone Boundaries could be moved. It was during a council meeting with representatives from HUD. Where HUD was informing County...
“HUD does have a lava flow policy,” said Mark Chandler, the Community Planning Development Director for the HUD Honolulu field office. “If you’re living in a lava flow 1 or 2 zone, it’s not an eligible area to build a house for HUD’s purposes. Obviously, the county has been allowing construction in zones 1 and 2, but sorry, no HUD monies in that area.”
And in response...
Councilwoman Maile David pointed out that nearly half the island is in a lava zone 1 or 2, which means HUD cannot be involved in housing projects in most of her South Kona and Kaʻū districts. David wanted to know about possible changes to the lava zone map.
Who then was told..
“Go back to USGS, because they’re the ones that actually do all the work and figure out where these lava areas are going to flow,” Chandler said.
Yes, kalkoa, they understand disaster relief. That's simple, stick hand out take money..
It's the rest of it that they wrestle with.
Quotes from: https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2019/...zones-1-2/