Forever Changed – Pahoa survives lava and a hurricane

Photo: Ciara Enriquez

Published in Hawaii Business Magazine (November 2015). 

Petra Wiesenbauer, owner of Hale Moana Bed and Breakfast for 15 years, lives month to month on her income, without large reserves to get through difficult times. Last year, Tropical Storm Iselle left her Pahoa B&B without electricity and running water for nine days in August, while Kilauea’s threatening lava flow discouraged new bookings for several months.

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