In Hawaii each section of the island is in a specific lava zone. When purchasing property or a home on the island of Hawaii the lava zone is important because in some areas home owners insurance cannot be had, in some areas the banks will not grant loans. If you are looking to buy in Hawaii make sure you do your homework and find out the facts on lava zones by checking with a local Hawaii Realtor (preferably me!)
Hazard Zones for Lava Flows on the Island of Hawai`i
Hazard zones from lava flows on the Island of Hawai`i are
based chiefly on the location and frequency of historic
and prehistoric eruptions and the topography of the
volcanoes. Scientists have prepared a map that divides the five
volcanoes of the Island of Hawai`i into zones that are ranked from 1
through 9 based on the relative likelihood of coverage by lava flows.
Zone
Percentage
of area covered by lava since 1800
Percentage
of area covered by lava in last 750 years
Explanation
1
greater than 25
greater than 65
Includes the summits and rift zones of Kilauea
and Mauna Loa where vents have been repeatedly active in
historic time.
2
15-25
25-75
Areas adjacent to and downslope of active rift zones.
3
1-5
15-75
Areas gradationally less hazardous than
Zone 2 because of greater distance from recently active
vents and/or because the topography makes it less likely
that flows will cover these areas.
4
about 5
less than 15
Includes all of Hualalai, where the frequency
of eruptions is lower than on Kilauea and Mauna Loa. Flows
typically cover large areas.
5
none
about 50
Areas currently protected from lava flows
by the topography of the volcano.
6
none
very little
Same as Zone 5.
7
none
none
20 percent of this area covered by lava
in the last 10,000 yrs.
8
none
none
Only a few percent of this area covered
in the past 10,000 yrs.
9
none
none
No eruption in this area for the past 60,000 yrs.
Reference
Wright, T.L., Chu, J.Y., Esposo, J., Heliker, C., Hodge, J.,
Lockwood, J.P., and Vogt, S.M., 1992, Map showing lava-flow
hazard zones, island of Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey
Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2193, scale
1:250,000.
Sally do you have these zones on the island of Oahu? Are you even on Oahu ... I am just assuming Mililani is in Oahu, I truthfully don't know. I will have to look.
Ka'u District of the Big Island of Hawai'i
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