Here’s a shot I took from the lava field two years ago, well prior to this event. This is what starting over in Hawaii looks like. The lava field was marked out with white paint showing the boundaries and lot numbers so you knew where you could begin rebuilding. Note the lucky landowner in the background. It’s all real-estate. Sorry for the oversized image.
Oh wow! Thanks for that image, I had no idea. Here I was thinking the land would be totally unusable until sufficient erosion had taken place. Is there equipment that can grind down that lava field to level the ground? There must be mining machinery up to the task, could be a money opportunity to ship something like that over...