Pohoiki boat ramp could reopen, but no time frame set yet

State officials said the popular Pohoiki Boat Ramp in Puna shows no damage from lava and could possibly be used again, but the entrance is blocked off and surrounded by about 14,000 cubic yards of black sand.
“We have a lot more analysis to do but it appears, based on our initial assessment, that we could actually remove the black sand and re-create the entrance to the boat ramp,” said Finn McCall, a state engineer who measured the new, crescent-shaped black sand beach. “The re