11-21-2007, 05:17 AM
So, if Pele does threaten homes, will FEMA (ha) or the HI government help people relocate ahead of time? Or do residents have to wait until the disaster has already hit to receive aid?
As Pele looms closer, I'd feel better if we have a community voulenteer list. Somewhere folks can offer up help to evacuate/move household items, trucks to help move, shipping containers for storage, land to store containers on, extra rooms for folks, etc. Plus start a line of communication with U-haul, storage facilities, container sellers & container truckers so things move quickly once the real threat is obvious?
I ask because my sister & nephews were stuck in NoLa for 8 days after Katrina. She survived (literally) on the graciousness of strangers and neighbors she'd never met. The government left her high & dry.
My gut instinct tells me Puna will come out in force to help each other when Pele arrives. Are there any words of advice from folks who were around for the Kalapana flow?
As Pele looms closer, I'd feel better if we have a community voulenteer list. Somewhere folks can offer up help to evacuate/move household items, trucks to help move, shipping containers for storage, land to store containers on, extra rooms for folks, etc. Plus start a line of communication with U-haul, storage facilities, container sellers & container truckers so things move quickly once the real threat is obvious?
I ask because my sister & nephews were stuck in NoLa for 8 days after Katrina. She survived (literally) on the graciousness of strangers and neighbors she'd never met. The government left her high & dry.
My gut instinct tells me Puna will come out in force to help each other when Pele arrives. Are there any words of advice from folks who were around for the Kalapana flow?
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