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THE ROAD AHEAD
National park’s closure, drop in visitors hurt Volcano businesses
Kathleen and Peter Golden, owners of Volcano
Rainforest Retreat, stand at the door of one of their
cottages Wednesday in Volcano.
On the fast tract
Gilbert Aguinaldo
hadn’t seen anything
happen like this before,
at least not so rapidly.
What started as an
idea two or three weeks
ago to build micro-units
for those displaced by
the Kilauea eruption
became reality Saturday
as 150 to 180 volunteers
constructed a village
of small shelters at
Sacred Heart Catholic
Church in Pahoa.
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Ola Tripp, owner of Lava Rock Cafe, Kilauea General
Store and Kilauea Kreations, stands in front of the
cafe on Friday in Volcano.
As Hawaii Volcanoes National
Park continues into its
fourth consecutive week
of closure, the hospitality industry
in the hamlet of Volcano faces
unprecedented lean times.
Park spokeswoman Jessica
Ferracane said the closure of the
park, which has gone on for 30
days as of Saturday, has so far cost
Hawaii Island more than $12.3 million
in visitor spending — park
visitors last year spent $455,000
each day at Big Island businesses,
not counting park entrance fees.
Volcano ordinarily would be a
significant beneficiary of that visitor
spending, located within a mile
of the park entrance. Without the
flow of visitors, however, many businesses
have seen income dry up.
“We used to get between 40 and
60 visitors here for dinner,” Tom
Smith, owner of Ohelo Cafe, a popular
restaurant in town, said on
Monday. “Last night we had six.”
Drivers make tracks
through volcanic ash
on Highway 11
Wednesday in Volcano.
Photos: HOLLYN JOHNSON/
Tribune-Herald
By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
See VOLCANO Page A6
KILAUEA ERUPTION
Volunteers
build
micro-houses
for people
displaced by
the Kilauea
eruption
Saturday at
Sacred Heart
Catholic
Church in
Pahoa.
TOM CALLIS/
Tribune-Herald
Volunteers spring into action to build micro-housing
By TOM CALLIS
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
INSIDE
>>> The Kilauea eruption in
Puna continues to reshape
the coastline. A6
>>> Volcano Watch: How
to protect yourself from
volcanic ash produced by
See HOUSING Page A9 Halema‘uma‘u explosions. A11
Hapuna
hijinks
at ocean
swim
SPORTS, B1
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