I'm wondering if Puna has a private mail drop?

Aloha! On a recent visit to the BI, my husband and I toured Puna, thinking that we'd possibly find a place to live. We're back at home now, putting our plans in order, and are most interested in Orchidland. What can anyone out there tell me about that area? We'd love to have the "inside scoop" I was just looking at the community association website and found out that flooding may be a problem...? What about future development? Any comparable areas that would have 3+ acre plots? Recommendations?

Many thanks!
KB

Looks like things have disappeared; this is my string for developing a lovely 30 acre piece of property on N. Glenwood Rd. It has been several months of fun adventure; if you have been watching the string you know the stories.

Short version: we bought 30 acres of lovely pastureland dotted with rainforest. We have found awesome neighbors, lovely sights, and are planning on building our dream/retirement home.

Adventures have been hilarious as often as wonderful.

For example, I boutht a 4x4 truck used drove it out onto the property and got it stuck in a hole. Took two days, two tow companies refusing to go out into the pasture and a wonderful local native with a jeep 4x4 to get it out.

We have begun setting posts for fencing, weedwhacking five foot tall grass and bought a tractor to mow the rest. We hired a local man as a part time ranch hand to help out and are now seeking a drafter/archetect to help with the house I have designed. We will also be seeking local advice on planting and growing fruit, raising goats, build a road and a variety of other subjects.

Feel free to jump right in, share what you know and come by N. Glenwood Rd, 1/2 mile up from the highway 11 on the right hand side.

I look forward to meeting and/or hearing from everyone. The more ideas, the better.
Mahalo, Pam

May you live in interesting times.

Aloha to All,

I have 8.288 acres in Kurtistown that I want to have cleared in May 2005. Does anyone have any recommendations? How far in advance to I need to make arrangements? Is a permit needed?

Also, does anyone have a recommendation for someone to fence the land?

Mahalo,
David D

My husband and I are currently in escrow on a Hpp property. My last task is to find a job there so escrow will close. I am in the interview process at Hilo Medical Center ( I am a nurse- Director of Nursing , but will do just about any aspect of nursing to get there. We are so excited to be relocating from the outrageus propert prices here in San Diego. Tis is our first home and we will be coming over with 2 boys 15 yrs and 9 yrs and a bischon named Ipo.I belong to the Konaeb forum and saw this link on a post there. I wanted to say hello to my future Puna neighbors and make friends here. If all goes well, I will be there in Dec with furniture and car and big dreams for a simple, slow paced life . My husband is an attorney and will be sitting for the bar exam there next year and hopefully find gainful employment. We look forward to meeting folks- so far everyone we've met has been very warm and friendly.
malama pono!
Kathi H

I will be building in May 2005 in Kalapana Sea View Estates. My quetion is. Can one get a permit for septic before pulling permits for main house. Would like to have temp housing onsite. Will be there in Nov. would like to start septic then. Any advice
appreciate

We just bought 30 acres on N. Glenwood Rd. We are very excited and are coming to Puna for the month of October to scout the land, see where the wind blows the water flows, etc.... and decide where to build a house. We need to find a building contractor We need to buy a used tractor mostly for cutting grass but would like to be able to have attachments to build a road if possible.... lastly, would love to meet new friends and neighbors in the area.
Mahalo.

May you live in interesting times.

It's time for an Atlanta Soon to Hawaiians party. Wednesday September 29 at The Masquerade at 7:30 pm. The Aloha Live tour is hitting the Big Peach.
This should be a lot of fun. We will meet before the show for a quickie dinner and then enjoy Hawaiian music. It you are new to the forum and in the Atlanta area you should really consider this. We have a great bunch of folks and throw great parties. It is so nice to spend an evening not having to explain"yes you can own land in Hawaii, no milk does not cost $6 a gallon, yes it is part of the United States, no I am more afraid of tornados, hurricaines and Atlanta traffic than the volcano & tidal waves, no I am not insane and everyone understands that feeling of deplaning when you are at your "real home". And I think we have the best record for getting people moved. All the guys in our group love to help folks pack their containers and Sophie & I are real good at watching. And if you are real lucky I will host a party soon and you will get to meet my dogs!!!!!!!!!! What better incentive than to throw on an Aloha shirt or coconut bra and head in town for a night of fun!!!!!
e-mail me if you are interested in attending
here is a link for the show http://www.alohalive.com/tour.asp

We all met through Konaweb so we are not internet weirdos. Everybody in the group is moving to different parts of the island and we have already had a lot of of friends move on over to HOVE, Puna, S. Kona, Hamakua & Hilo. Just post a response if interested and I'll get in touch with you.


Soon to be a Hawaii resident !!

We are thinking of moving to the Big Island, the wet side, and are in research mode. Puna is the area we are most interested in. We hope to visit soon. I'm hoping that someone can answer some of our questions. Can anyone tell me where the nearest surfing spots are that break year-round? Are the prices of land and homes going up as quickly as realtors would have us believe (they have a tendancy to want to create a sense of urgency)? I've heard that there are buses to Hilo, but do they stop in Hawaiian Paradise Park, any of the other subdivisions, or do they just stop in town? Also, for my work I need some type of fast Internet connection (HSI or DSL). Is that available? Thanks very much. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Hi All,

We're in the process of clearing a lot in Paradise Park, in preparation for building. We're debating on whether we should hand clear or to bulldoze. We initially did not even consider bulldozing as we want to use the lava in its natural form as part of the landscaping but were recently told that a bulldozer can be used to remove the trees and other plant material and still leave the lava intact.

Any recommendations on what we should use? Any ideas on the typical cost for work like this?

Also, any recommendations on professionals who do this type of work is greatly appreciated.

The lot contains several ironwood trees and is a half acre.

Thanks in advance.

Noel