Originally Posted by
Eastbay1K
This is one natural event (I don't consider it a "natural disaster" because it is just doing what a known active volcano will do) where no one needs to get hurt, no one needs to get stuck, and most people can get their most valuable possessions not affixed to the property out, as long as they act in a timely manner.
I am reminded of whenever there might be an earthquake in LA that well-meaning people might check up to see if I'm ok. Accordingly, if you're headed toward KOA, absent some catastrophic explosion which results in an ash cloud that pollutes the airspace, I wouldn't cancel.
I think you minimize the impact of having one's home destroyed, becoming homeless, and leaving a community in which friends and family ties have existed.
While one might be able to outrun the lava, one can't escape the turmoil caused by it. This is a natural disaster, as much as Tohoku, Montserrat, Katrina, Sandy, Andrew, and any other force of nature that destroys everything in its path and wreaks havoc for survivors.