Hi Lynn,

I wish I could answer your question, but I don’t study the behavior of the lava itself. If you live in Big Island, there’s a lecture by Dr. Ken Hon tomorrow at UH Hilo campus UCB 100.

Mark

Thank you!

I was recently made aware of this situation in a lecture in my Hawaiian studies/Botany class. In order to decrease the worry of many people on the island of Hawaii and throughout the world in general, is it possible to drill release holes off the coast of our islands? This would have the same concept as drilling for oil. Maybe this could offset the amount of lava that could hit and destroy residential areas, human life and agricultural upbringings, to say the least. I am aware of the concern for marine life but as late in the game as we are, this would seem to be a logical solution. Letting mother earth breathe and giving her an opportunity to release much built up pressure while at the same time easing the worry and fear of many individuals. This may even attract national attention and perhaps funding from major corporations and industries may be donated to fund a project such as this. This would also give scientist a unique chance for research and the education that could be passed along from this would be invaluable. Well, this was just a thought of mine. I think it makes complete logical sense, of course there are a lot of content that would need to be ironed out, sort of speak but definitely worth looking into if not already in process.

Lynn A. Colleado