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10/1/2014

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There's been a lot going on lately on the Big Island - in Puna in particular.

Starting with the hurricane in August, I've been scrambling to clean up downed limbs and trees on my land and nearby roads. Then came the lava flow (google hvo maps for the latest). If you planned on sticking it out, the wisdom was to stock up on essentials as the road to Hilo was looking sure to be covered by a long finger of lava from Pu'u O'o. Pahoa, lovely little Pahoa, is in the crosshairs as well. Mourning has begun for its loss, who knows whether necessarily or not. Some stores have closed, people have moved. There have been "fire sales" by some distressed owners. You can imagine what most conversations have been about.

The people of Puna are preparing for the worst, hoping for a cessations of the lava flow, and are getting to know their neighbors even better. This community, I say with a lump in my throat, is positive and caring and the best I've ever lived in.

Since real estate sales have declined in this time of uncertainty, I've had time to spend getting my garden in order. It's almost never too late to plant something here. I just planted peppers, peanuts, cukes, okra, beans, popcorn, soybeans, tomatoes and greens galore. Still have to put in onions, brussel sprouts (wishful thinking perhaps that they'll produce in the warmth), and lots of pineapple tops.

I blog so infrequently that I expect no one really reads my stuff,  but if you do and want to correspond, by all means, send me a note! Especially you garden buffs. And where does the term 'bum' come fruff, anyway?
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The Youngest Land Around

10/1/2014

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In 1960, the village of Kapoho on the Big Island of Hawaii was buried under up to 80 feet of cinder. Now we've got new fresh earth available to plant and tend. My property has several of the cinder cones that were created during that volcanic episode. They're shaped like dramatic standing waves, slightly overhung, with a steep pitch on the backside,  and an even steeper pitch down the "front" of the wave. My children and I rappelled into the crater that is the "front" of the cinder cone and found beautiful ferns and crystals growing. Seriously amazing crystals in colors from pure white to tan to dark brown to light green and - my favorite - dark green sparkling formations. Not to mention the lava formations. Imagine the most crazily dripping hardened candle wax you've ever seen, then scale it up to about 100 feet tall. We're taking them to the Geology Department at the University of Hawaii in Hilo to see if anyone can tell us how the crystals were formed.

About a half a mile from my land is a property for sale that also is covered with cinder cones and lava formations that are a delight to see. I climbed up to the top of the tallest one and had the most spectacular view of Green Mountain and the Pacific Ocean, along with a bird's eye view of the surrounding neighborhood. This 8.41 acre parcel contains the point of origin of the A'a flow that fountained and covered Kapoho Village and people's farms and papaya fields. See Featured Listings for more about this property.
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