08-05-2009, 09:55 AM
I'll take tiny Kilauea over mighty Mauna Loa any day. Hilo was threatened as recently as 1984.
With all those houses so close together, fire is a big risk.
If you stand in Hilo and look up towards the Saddle, it looks like you're the easiest route between the mountain and the sea.
But then again lava is something that you can't really worry about, it may not happen again for another 100 or 1000 years. And you're covered by fire anyway.
I agree about the coquis, don't buy where they're not because they're coming. They can be controlled fairly easily by clearing your yard of plants and trees they like.
With all those houses so close together, fire is a big risk.
If you stand in Hilo and look up towards the Saddle, it looks like you're the easiest route between the mountain and the sea.
But then again lava is something that you can't really worry about, it may not happen again for another 100 or 1000 years. And you're covered by fire anyway.
I agree about the coquis, don't buy where they're not because they're coming. They can be controlled fairly easily by clearing your yard of plants and trees they like.