08-20-2009, 08:10 AM
What Wao proposes has merit if done in the right location. The lava plain at the former Kaimu beach would be a good spot to make a keiki/family lagoon, and create a surf point with the material excavated.
The positives are that the Kalapana lava flow already destroyed and covered any nearshore ecosystem, so it's basically a barren seafloor.
It would create a new recreational area for locals and visitors alike.(and) The residents of Kalapana have too much aloha to erect any gates or barriers keeping people out.
The negatives are that some Hawaiians feel altering the lava would be a desecration.
Worth a study?
punatoons
The positives are that the Kalapana lava flow already destroyed and covered any nearshore ecosystem, so it's basically a barren seafloor.
It would create a new recreational area for locals and visitors alike.(and) The residents of Kalapana have too much aloha to erect any gates or barriers keeping people out.
The negatives are that some Hawaiians feel altering the lava would be a desecration.
Worth a study?
punatoons