Will plumeria grow in Pahoa????

[Chas]

I share your love of Plumeria. There were about 6 of them in pots on our lot in lower HPP when we bought it. They never bloomed but were alive and somewhat healthy. After about 3 years I decided to plant them in the ground since they seemed big for the pots. They died a couple of months later...

I really have no idea but I surmised that when they were in the pots the roots stayed dryer.