What on earth is going on - top of hove ? Alien invasion or government secrets ? (Waimea: how much, house)

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by winkosmosis

Can you post a link? I have no idea what location you're referring to but I want to see. Having spent countless hours looking at aerial photos, I might be able to figure out what it is

In Google Maps locate the intersection of Pineapple Highway and Sea View Drive in Ocean View, Hawaii.

In satellite view follow Pineapple Highway up to where the road splits in the dark cinder field. Follow the left leg. Along that road there are several large collections of what appear to be a few buildings plus large shipping containers and large vehicles and long thin pieces of industrial/agricultural equipment or something.

I don't know if this will work but here's a link to my display of the lower end of the area in question: https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1603.../data=!3m1!1e3

And here's a couple more, further up that road
https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1622.../data=!3m1!1e3

This one looks to me like a gravel pit. It's even clearer in Google Earth.
https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1625.../data=!3m1!1e3

But this is the really oogey-boogey one, where they are tunneling into the underground bunkers... the ones Mangodog tried to warn us about before he... <dun dunnnnnn> disappeared!

https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1667.../data=!3m1!1e3

[Fredesch]

Quarrying crushed stone/cinder or whatever they have up there.

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by Twin Fiftys

The long thin things appear to be mobile conveyor belts used in a quarrying operation or the like.

Yeah, like I said earlier.

I found records for 13 mining operations on the big island, all producing crushed stone, gravel, and/or lava cinder. The ones in Puna are better known.

[hawaiian by heart]

Originally Posted by OpenD

Yeah, like I said earlier.

I found records for 13 mining operations on the big island, all producing crushed stone, gravel, and/or lava cinder. The ones in Puna are better known.

Could it be that they are setting up or have setup operations to harness geothermal energy such as volcanoes, hot springs?

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by hawaiian by heart

Could it be that they are setting up or have setup operations to harness geothermal energy such as volcanoes, hot springs?

Unlikely. There are maps of the known geothermal resources which might be exploited commercially, and this isn't near any of them.

[winkosmosis]

Originally Posted by OpenD

In Google Maps locate the intersection of Pineapple Highway and Sea View Drive in Ocean View, Hawaii.

In satellite view follow Pineapple Highway up to where the road splits in the dark cinder field. Follow the left leg. Along that road there are several large collections of what appear to be a few buildings plus large shipping containers and large vehicles and long thin pieces of industrial/agricultural equipment or something.

I don't know if this will work but here's a link to my display of the lower end of the area in question: https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1603.../data=!3m1!1e3

And here's a couple more, further up that road
https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1622.../data=!3m1!1e3

This one looks to me like a gravel pit. It's even clearer in Google Earth.
https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1625.../data=!3m1!1e3

But this is the really oogey-boogey one, where they are tunneling into the underground bunkers... the ones Mangodog tried to warn us about before he... <dun dunnnnnn> disappeared!

https://www.google.com/maps/@19.1667.../data=!3m1!1e3

Bing is better because it has oblique aerial photos. It actually does look like they're building a tunnel or something Bing Maps - Driving Directions, Traffic and Road Conditions

Yes they are definitely mining something Bing Maps - Driving Directions, Traffic and Road Conditions

It's not something top secret, otherwise they wouldn't have let Pictometry do the flyovers

[winkosmosis]

Now this is weird... Anybody know what this diamond shaped thing is at the military reserve?
Bing Maps - Driving Directions, Traffic and Road Conditions

[OpenD]

Looks like a race track to me. I've heard they did training on the 8 wheeled Stryker Light Armored vehicle there, so maybe that's where they shook them out on high speed runs.

[mdand3boys]

Originally Posted by Twin Fiftys

Sounds like you nailed it. Do they use lava in concrete, or do they import granite or limestone or similar for concrete?

Lava rock (cinder) is a very poor substitute for aggregate. It doesn't have the strength.

[hawaiian by heart]

Originally Posted by mdand3boys

Lava rock (cinder) is a very poor substitute for aggregate. It doesn't have the strength.

I have to agree, the composition of the lava rocks in Hawaii has a high level of metal in it that causes it to rust and crumble fast. Go look at Kauai, all the canyons were solid volcanic rock, also notice the rock is rust colored and crumbles in your hands when you grab it. Thats one reason we have such a bad erosion problem in the islands, they are all made by the same type of lava rock.

Whats spooky is they say Molokai used to be a round island, that an event happened and a huge part of her broke and fell into the sea. I have a great documentary on it, if anyones interested its kinda chik'n skin let me know.