Kilauea is a very active volcano, it's imo what makes the big island so amazing. People buy an acre of lava covered land reclaimed by state for about 1300 bucks, lava level 0, no insurance. They put up cool temporary or just cheap homes, Kilauea blows and they lose whatever they cannot take, then start over again. It really is one of the most amazing places to go. The lava fields are massive! If you go, stay on kona side!
I'm one of those, a former Big Island landowner who once had aspirations of retiring there. My property was well north of the Kilauea East Rift Zone and probably safe from a direct lava threat, but when the flow crossed the only highway going down into Lower Puna I lost my nerve and sold.
Yes, I’m aware of it’s history on the island. I visited many years ago and have kept up with the it’s activity every since. I was posting for two reasons.
Crazy weather events keep happening more often.
Their was a post about the volcano on The Canary Islands & some thought it was fake news.
Yep and I was not so much responding to your post but just throwing out some random facts about it. My favorite place on earth and thought I would chime in.
No problem, I didn’t take it a criticism. It’s my fav as well. I was on Oahu for a week. I took a day trip over and that included round trip flight to the big island. If I could live anywhere it would be Hawaii.
My understanding, it’s not going good for the locals. The government is forcing any mandates they can on the locals. Yet, tourists keep coming in and can do as they wish. I see this from post on instagram & comments.
At least they are fighting back. They have freedom marches and it’s amazing.
Me too, the living part. And yes things are bad down there. I saw a post that had a link that rated the most free to least, Hawaii was like 48th most not free state. Once shit changes, we are buying an acre. The culture there is exactly how I want to live out my days when I retire.
Kilauea is a very active volcano, it's imo what makes the big island so amazing. People buy an acre of lava covered land reclaimed by state for about 1300 bucks, lava level 0, no insurance. They put up cool temporary or just cheap homes, Kilauea blows and they lose whatever they cannot take, then start over again. It really is one of the most amazing places to go. The lava fields are massive! If you go, stay on kona side!
I'm one of those, a former Big Island landowner who once had aspirations of retiring there. My property was well north of the Kilauea East Rift Zone and probably safe from a direct lava threat, but when the flow crossed the only highway going down into Lower Puna I lost my nerve and sold.
Yes, I’m aware of it’s history on the island. I visited many years ago and have kept up with the it’s activity every since. I was posting for two reasons.
Yep and I was not so much responding to your post but just throwing out some random facts about it. My favorite place on earth and thought I would chime in.
No problem, I didn’t take it a criticism. It’s my fav as well. I was on Oahu for a week. I took a day trip over and that included round trip flight to the big island. If I could live anywhere it would be Hawaii. My understanding, it’s not going good for the locals. The government is forcing any mandates they can on the locals. Yet, tourists keep coming in and can do as they wish. I see this from post on instagram & comments. At least they are fighting back. They have freedom marches and it’s amazing.
Me too, the living part. And yes things are bad down there. I saw a post that had a link that rated the most free to least, Hawaii was like 48th most not free state. Once shit changes, we are buying an acre. The culture there is exactly how I want to live out my days when I retire.