09-10-2007, 02:08 AM
<<If the road is cut, one alternative would be to bulldoze a connection to Chain of Craters Road in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, which would make the Puna-Hilo commute 125 miles, up from 36.>>
This part of the article seems imprecise to me. Let's say the lava crosses 130 just North of Pahoa. All of those North of the flow will have the same commute they always have, and not 120 miles. It is not 36 miles from my house to Hilo. It is 17 miles. So, the article should say something like "Those in the Kehena area, for example, would have a much longer commute....".
By the way, is it really 125 miles from the bottom of Chain of Craters road to Hilo? I thought it was more like 45.
Also I can kind of see now why there has been no rush to find an alternate route. Let's say the flow makes it to 130, and the alternate route is Beach Road. If it makes it to 130, chances of it making it to Beach Road are pretty high.
Anyway, I understand now why my entire property is covered with pahoehoe.
This part of the article seems imprecise to me. Let's say the lava crosses 130 just North of Pahoa. All of those North of the flow will have the same commute they always have, and not 120 miles. It is not 36 miles from my house to Hilo. It is 17 miles. So, the article should say something like "Those in the Kehena area, for example, would have a much longer commute....".
By the way, is it really 125 miles from the bottom of Chain of Craters road to Hilo? I thought it was more like 45.
Also I can kind of see now why there has been no rush to find an alternate route. Let's say the flow makes it to 130, and the alternate route is Beach Road. If it makes it to 130, chances of it making it to Beach Road are pretty high.
Anyway, I understand now why my entire property is covered with pahoehoe.