They wrote more than 1,000 letters to universities and astronomical research institutions in the US and Japan inviting them to set up astronomical research stations on the volcanoes. Their hope was that such stations would spur new construction activity and bring prosperity back to Hilo.
他們寄出一千多封信給美國、日本各大學與天文研究機構，邀請他們到火山上設置天文研究基地，希望引進新的建設，重新為希洛城帶來繁榮。