Brad Bordessa
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Saw Ikaika's video this morning in Opihikao. Hadn't realized it was so bad. Then dad came home early today because they were getting gassed out up in Pahoa. Crazy.
I was corresponding with Chuck Moore and he mentioned that all roads to his home are covered in lava..
What can we do to help?
I was corresponding with Chuck Moore and he mentioned that all roads to his home are covered in lava..
What can we do to help?
Negative, snarky replies to legit questions are certainly not what is needed in a time of crisis. Keep them to yourself.
I'm sure kerneltime was wondering more along the lines of how to help with donations, etc... that would go to the cause. In which case it's not a stupid question at all. I'm sure the people of Puna appreciate the want to help.
Pu'uhonua o Puna is the main on-the-ground organization lending support and providing a home base for displaced families to get supplies and information: https://www.facebook.com/puuhonuaopuna/. It's run by local volunteers and is the grassroots hub of the relief action. That's where I'd send my money.
Other options: http://www.khon2.com/news/local-new...splaced-by-lava-at-leilani-estates/1162187740.
Negative, snarky replies to legit questions are certainly not what is needed in a time of crisis. Keep them to yourself.
I'm sure kerneltime was wondering more along the lines of how to help with donations, etc... that would go to the cause. In which case it's not a stupid question at all. I'm sure the people of Puna appreciate the want to help.
Pu'uhonua o Puna is the main on-the-ground organization lending support and providing a home base for displaced families to get supplies and information: https://www.facebook.com/puuhonuaopuna/. It's run by local volunteers and is the grassroots hub of the relief action. That's where I'd send my money.
Other options: http://www.khon2.com/news/local-new...splaced-by-lava-at-leilani-estates/1162187740.
Heard they're evacuating all of Leilani Estates! People all over the US have suffered loss of homes in fires and floods, but when it's over, they have their home and/or land, but in this case maybe not! That area may not ever be habitable again.
And to make matters worse many o these home owners (us included) carry no insurance against lava/fire damage. "IF" you can get it it's prohibitively expensive for most folks who live in lava zones 1 & 2. (Leilani Estates is all in lava zone 1. They should never have allowed a subdivision to be built there in the first place.
They still own the land after lava covers it, and when the Leilani vents become inactive people will rebuild there. (though there may be continued outgassing from the vents for some time) Many of the lots that were covered in the Kalapana area years ago were rebuilt so there's a little neighborhood on the bare lava field. My house is on the 1881 lava.
Heard they're evacuating all of Leilani Estates! People all over the US have suffered loss of homes in fires and floods, but when it's over, they have their home and/or land, but in this case maybe not! That area may not ever be habitable again.
And to make matters worse many o these home owners (us included) carry no insurance against lava/fire damage. "IF" you can get it it's prohibitively expensive for most folks who live in lava zones 1 & 2. (Leilani Estates is all in lava zone 1. They should never have allowed a subdivision to be built there in the first place.
Can you get to your home now? Is it safe to be there currently?
Can you get to your home now? Is it safe to be there currently?
No. Our house is unlivable for now. If we are spared a direct hit from the lava then the poisonous gases make it uninhabitable. This volcanic event could last for many years (the Kaapana flow lasted 35 years.) We are currently looking for a place on Big Island to start over.