01-31-2008, 04:49 AM
Aren't parts of Nanawale in Zone 1? I think only half of that sub is in Zone 2.
Stillhope, Lava insurance doesn't exist so nobody got any. Some folks presumably got fire insurance, but I don't personally know anyone involved. Some of the folks moved their houses out of the lava's path so I suppose they saved their house. They still had to buy another lot to put it on, though.
The old sugar cane camp houses were moved all the time. Perhaps you could find an old camp house and have it moved onto your lot. You would have the costs of the road grading, septic and landscaping at risk of lava but if Pele came near, you could pick up your house and move. A small house built on post and pier with large floor joists would be a movable house so then you wouldn't have to worry about lava as much.
Hey! I think trailers are legal in Hawaii now. Maybe buy a trailer and ship it over here?
Stillhope, Lava insurance doesn't exist so nobody got any. Some folks presumably got fire insurance, but I don't personally know anyone involved. Some of the folks moved their houses out of the lava's path so I suppose they saved their house. They still had to buy another lot to put it on, though.
The old sugar cane camp houses were moved all the time. Perhaps you could find an old camp house and have it moved onto your lot. You would have the costs of the road grading, septic and landscaping at risk of lava but if Pele came near, you could pick up your house and move. A small house built on post and pier with large floor joists would be a movable house so then you wouldn't have to worry about lava as much.
Hey! I think trailers are legal in Hawaii now. Maybe buy a trailer and ship it over here?
Kurt Wilson