---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kirsten Chojnicki <kchojnic@asu.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:16:48 -0700 Subject: VOLCANO: Establishment of international preserve for Kilauea Volcano To: VOLCANO@asu.edu ************************************************************************************ Establishment of international preserve for Kilauea Volcano From: "Lee @ Royal Gardens" <lee@royalgardens.us> ************************************************************************************ ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERNATIONAL PRESERVE for the active flow fields of KILAUEA VOLCANO and related areas. The active flow fields contiguous with Kilauea and Pu'u O'o volcanic systems cover a wide area adjacent to the Hawaii Volcanos National Park and state or local preserve areas and include small areas of privately owned and state owned land. UNESCO has indicated these areas as protected sites and religious and cultural groups globally respect this area as a place of significance and natural wonder. Thousands of individuals visit daily at a makeshift viewing area. - This area is frequently innundated with diverse lava flows and is expected to continue as an active volcanic area for a long time. - The majority of the area is a collection of state, county, and national protected areas or state holdings which are entirely unmanaged and most frequently under exclusion orders for prohibiting public access and for situations related to the volcano. - State of Hawaii DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) is also responsible for numerous fragmented sections which they would prefer to dispose given fire and safety liability and impossibility to manage. - Of the remaining private property, 40% is in tax default and can be transferred by county order and most parcels are appraised at $100 per parcel for intended emanent domain and are vacant having not been touched since the original lava flows. - The National Park has trouble managing its eastern expansion as it is active flows and out of range for rescue and safety crews and local emergency services refuse to respond throughout the entire area. These combined factors strongly encourage the establishment of an INTERNATIONAL PRESERVE. Parties represented include: Royal Gardens Community Association, Keone Ranches Estates, Kalapana Gardens Subdivision, land owners in Kaimu, Kalapana, Kupahua, etc representing a strong majority of land holders in this exciting but dangerous area. ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@asu.edu, or write to: volcano-request@asu.edu. To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@asu.edu. Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================