• Pāhoa Town: Then and Now

    Historic photo hanging on the wall of Jan’s Barber Shop. photo courtesy of Jan Ikeda

    By Tiffany Edwards Hunt Pāhoa’s old-timers will tell you that living on the East Rift Zone, they have dealt with flowing lava before. The volcanic soil attracted the Puna Sugar Company to the area, making Pāhoa rich in the history…