"...One property owner in the lava's potential path has
put up barriers to protect his home and divert the
flow, but that has created tension in the community
because, others feel, it goes against Pele's wishes..."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/lava-flow-stalls-still-could-wipe-out-hawaii-town/
based on my semester in spain @ chaminade university of honolulu in 1986...one of the most outstanding and liberating experiences of my life..by keeping it short (one semester) i kept it "fresh" forever...i left because it was "too good to be true" and wanted to keep it that way in my mind forever..i lived in hale pua dorm , ron foo was my roommate...ed durkin became a friend among others