What's Happening With the Maiʻa?

This morning I looked more closely at the volunteer keiki that popped up near the southernmost maiʻa. I am probably mistaken that this is a keiki that was left after the rest of the grove was dug up. I do remember seeing a small eye at the base of the root mass for that southernmost maiʻa. And I found another maiʻa keiki sprouting at the base of the middle maiʻa which is the tallest one. I also checked the 2nd maiʻa & found the keiki eyes are mushy & showing no growth.  My current plan is to separate the smallest maiʻa from the tall one & replant it in the spot where the dead maiʻa is currently at; it is small enough I can easily move it.

Keiki at base of southernmost maiʻa.

Keiki at base of tallest maiʻa.

I called Hakoda's Builders Appliance this morning & talked to Dan. Unlike Lake Appliance Repair, Dan did not immediately promise me a repair appointment. He told me that next week's appointments are all filled & they are just starting the scheduling for the week of January 6th. He said it would be either the 7th or the 9th & someone from Hakoda's would call me by the end of next week to let me know when my appointment will be for the washer repair.🤞 Dan also told me my washer was still under warranty which Whirpool said it was not! I am interested in seeing which business is correct on that. I also checked Hakoda's Yelp reviews; their average is 3.8. Over their time on Yelp they have only had 22 reviews & while 6 of them were 1 star reviews, only 1 was recent. The other 1 star reviews were prior to 2019, unlike Lake Appliance Repair that had a lot of 1 star reviews in 2024.

Just after dinner, Dan from Hakoda's called to say, based on my troubleshooting, they ordered a new control panel. When the control panel arrives, they will call to set up the installation. He said it might take a couple weeks for the part to arrive. It sounds like as they were developing the schedule for January, the information I provided gave them enough to determine what the likely problem was. I like that they are arriving with a part to fix what is most likely to be the problem. 

Emily is back mowing the lawn! Frank had been covering for her while she was on a medical leave. But she's back now! And I need to get back in to prepping Moʻo & the yard for her. Moʻo also needs to get back in to the habit of Emily mowing the lawn. 

I got an email from Chris with the cost of materials; it will be around $3800. That plus the labor & impact-resistant windows will bring the cost for the hurricane-resistant room to around $25,000. Which is kinda what I was thinking it would be; glad I have that Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)! He will be starting on the project on January 2, 2025.

In the morning Kīlauea's eruption was going but slowly. No lava fountains, but still plumes of vog. 

Later in the evening, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory issued an update. More vigorous fountaining started a little after 6 pm!

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Rosalinda!