01-20-2009, 08:12 AM
As some have mentioned, there were dozens of former plantation homes on the Hamakua coast either moved or dismantled in the mid-1970s, many from Hakalau and Ookala. The homes, which were remarkably well-preserved after five or six decades, were being sold to make way for a little more cane land (rather short-sightedly, in retrospect). Many went for around $100 and contained a variety of lumber (actual dimensions Ð a 2x4 measured two inches by four inches), redwood panelling and roof metal.
Moving out of lava's way has been going on for some time. A man I interviewed for a Trib article a few years back was forced from his home in 1955 when lava burst out of his cucumber patch three miles down Kalapana Road from Pahoa. He went back when the activity subsided and moved the semi-scorched remains to a lot in Hilo.
Moving out of lava's way has been going on for some time. A man I interviewed for a Trib article a few years back was forced from his home in 1955 when lava burst out of his cucumber patch three miles down Kalapana Road from Pahoa. He went back when the activity subsided and moved the semi-scorched remains to a lot in Hilo.