FREE CONTENT: As preparations continue for lava possibly inundating Pahoa, some area residents are bristling about a plan to cut down three trees near the Pahoa Senior Center to make room for fire trucks. Fire department officials say the move is necessary so they can maintain a presence in lower Puna if the lava flow crosses Highway 130, cutting off access to the region. About 20 residents gathered Monday morning around the trees, located between the senior center and the Pahoa Community Center. They held signs and blocked contractors with Arborist Services LLC from cutting the trees down. Shortly after arriving and finding the protesters there, the workers packed up their chainsaws and left, according to Toby Hazel, who alerted several of her friends about the plans to cut down the trees. “It’s over the line, at this point, to cut down the trees. I don’t know that I totally understand the reason for it,” she said.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 23:00:01 +0000
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