Volcano acting up

[Kelena]

My impression from reading about the Kapoho and Kalapana breakouts is that there really isn't a lot you can do when Pele is really popping. All you can do is move the church and hope she doesn't reclaim one of the most beautiful black sand beaches in the world. Hilo is in Zone 3 and the lava has come very close before. The thing that amazes me is that Mauna Loa is NOT an inactive volcano. Really, anything can happen. The island is a powder keg of unpleasant possibilities. That's why land is more expensive on Kauai (and why we have to subsidize their hurricane insurance!).

Anyway, I am not saying that they shouldn't try to protect populations, but then we get into the arguments that people had after Katrina: "What are those people doing living there ANYWAY??". I think the state's response will be along those lines.

Is the lava anywhere near Royal Hawaiian Gardens??