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Someone in Kalapana just lost their house to lava flow. You won't have VOG or lava on the other islands. But is the BI is calling to you,best of luck.
Yeah, but that woman built where the last lava flow was only 8 years old. Sure hope she got it cheap, because it's all gone now. But the area that is at danger is fairly small and well defined. Not like it's just gonna pop up anywhere.
And let's put the VOG in perspective... I've lived in Denver and in Burbank, and the bad air days there were worse and more frequent than anyplace I know on the BI.
Just got through reading everyone's comments and still have questions.... Is the VOG in Hilo especially bad or does it vary? Also what areas are in lava zone? Are parts of Hilo a no no? Im so lost and am looking to buy a home there soon, so please any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!! Mahalo!
Hi there, thanks for taking the time to read my Q. My husband, infant daughter and grandmother have the opportunity to move to the big island for a job. His job involves traveling all over the island, so we have some freedom in choosing where we live. The only thing holding us up is the Vog issue. I've gotten a lot of info from the Hawaii DOH website, but I still don't understand how severe of an issue it is. I realize that right now it's worse because of the volcanic activity. Is there an area of the island that consistantly has bad air quality? Is there an area that is rarely affected by Vog? From your perspective, is it enough of a health issue for children that you would turn the job down? Does it compare to any mainland cities' smog problems? Obviously, I'm so excited at the prospect of my daughter experiencing her first years of life in such a beautiful spiritual place. I want her to have first hand appreciation of how amazing our natural world is, but if this move is going to harm her then we will stay put. To put it plainly "How bad is it?"
Sorry, I'm a new mom and insist everyone "Gotta see the baby!" (Seinfeld ref)
Fortunately, your baby bears not the slightest resemblance to Lyndon Johnson.
Just got through reading everyone's comments and still have questions.... Is the VOG in Hilo especially bad or does it vary? Also what areas are in lava zone? Are parts of Hilo a no no? Im so lost and am looking to buy a home there soon, so please any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!! Mahalo!
Here is a map of lava zones. I believe zones 3-9 are insurable; zones 1-2 are not.
The vog levels vary on a daily basis. Depends on how much activity there is at Halemaumau and which way the winds are blowing. Generally the vog blows west from the volcano, and Hilo is to the northeast. The tradewinds help blow the vog past us on the south end of the island and then it ends up sitting over Kona. So even though Hilo is closer to the volcano, Kona is much more affected by the vog.
You can google "lava zone maps hawaii" and find out all sorts of information about that. I don't think any areas of Hilo are in a bad lava zone. Hopefully you will find a good realtor to work with who can explain lava zones and tsunami zones and all of those things to you.
Someone in Kalapana just lost their house to lava flow. You won't have VOG or lava on the other islands. But is the BI is calling to you,best of luck.
Actually, the other islands do get vog. It depends upon the wind. If you watch Oahu weather forecasts, they mention it and sometimes show video where you can see it. They will mention is as "Kona winds".
Vog and haze are 2 different things. Vog looks kinda like haze though. Haze is from warm, humid air - basically a cloud.
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