A developer in Hawaii wants to build the Kona Estates at Opihihale in rural South Kona before permits have been acquired, setting the local community on edge.
, the second most hazardous. Lava has covered 15% to 25% of zone 2 since 1800, and 25% to 75% in the past 750 years, according to the designation.
“The primary thing is that South Kona is a relatively pristine area,” Flaherty said. “With regard to development, the environmental and cultural resources that are in place [include] burials, trails, heiau, other significant burial caves, birthing caves.” But Hawaii residents believe that Kona Development Partners’ practices are unethical and built on misrepresentation. They say developers who pull projects together in a piecemeal fashion should no longer be tolerated.
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