07-30-2026, 07:07 PM
Empathy.. or the lack thereof.
On the one hand, I’ve often read how important it is to live with, and respect Pele. No lava diversions, clean house before she arrives, welcome her in and the changes she brings.
At Pohoiki, the hot pond people accept the changed shape and features of the coastline after the lava flow, they dance in the new sand that Pele has created. Others want to spend tens of millions to try and return the area to what it probably will never be again.
Who is right in this turn of events?
On the one hand, I’ve often read how important it is to live with, and respect Pele. No lava diversions, clean house before she arrives, welcome her in and the changes she brings.
At Pohoiki, the hot pond people accept the changed shape and features of the coastline after the lava flow, they dance in the new sand that Pele has created. Others want to spend tens of millions to try and return the area to what it probably will never be again.
Who is right in this turn of events?