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Places to Stay? - Jason762 - 01-02-2011
Hey all -
I'm looking for a place to stay somewhere close to Pahoa that's cheap. I'll be at the Kalani yoga retreat, but as a guest I can only stay up to 7 days (I think).
I will need a place from about the 24th of Jan to the 1st of February. Hoping for a cheap place and would have absolutely no complaints about working for rent. I'm a hard worker and I do quality work.
Thanks all!
Jason
RE: Places to Stay? - leilaniguy - 01-02-2011
Try hedonisiahawaii.com It's just off Pohoiki rd. on Hinalo st. in Lanipuna. $15 up, will do work/trade.
RE: Places to Stay? - Jason762 - 01-03-2011
Thanks! Have you stayed there by any chance? How is it?
Also, have you heard anything about this place? Pahoa Hostel & Poho'iki Organic Farm http://www.pahoahostel.com/
RE: Places to Stay? - leilaniguy - 01-03-2011
I was at the property before it became what it is. It has nice ocean views from the rear of the property, a huge crater in the middle. There is piped water and electricity on site, but basically just "shelter from the storm". I would NEVER recommend Pahoa hostel. A young lady we know spent two weeks there, at the organic farm, got very ill and spent nearly three weeks recovering at our home. She lost all the skin on both hands. When we called the hostel about her condition and a possible cause they blew us off with "too bad, so sad."
RE: Places to Stay? - Jason762 - 01-03-2011
Whoa! Did you ever find out what caused the illness/loss of skin on her hands?
Did she speculate how she might've gotten it? Like bad food or poor hygiene from those around her, etc?
RE: Places to Stay? - leilaniguy - 01-04-2011
It took 3 trips to the Dr. to find out it was severe contact dermatitis from plant sap. (plant unknown) Everyone working there was sharing the same dirty communal gloves to work.
RE: Places to Stay? - csgray - 01-04-2011
Some people get that kind of reaction from Mango. I have a coworker whose boyfriend has it, he reacts to all parts of the plant, except peeled flesh of the fruit, but especially to the sap from the leaves and branches.
Carol
RE: Places to Stay? - Jason762 - 01-06-2011
Leilaniguy, wow. I'm surprised the folks who run the camp didn't instruct the workers to avoid the plants or wash/replace the gloves!
Will be avoiding that place for certain.
Carol, never knew people had reactions to mangos through touch. I've heard of some folks who have a reaction to eating/drinking citus juice, but not by touching. Interesting...
RE: Places to Stay? - kimo wires - 01-06-2011
Mango allergy will make you blister like poison Ivy and usually goes away in 7 to 10 days. But It doesn't make your "skin fall off". other than what comes off naturally when the skin heals.
I'd be a whole lot more concerned with getting a bad strain of staff infection that can last for 1 to 3 months and even be fatal if you don't get the right antibiotics.
RE: Places to Stay? - missydog1 - 01-06-2011
Jason, the mango contact reaction is pretty common. It's not the peeled fruit that's the problem, but the sap, which is in the skin. Peeling the mango is where people get the most contact. Mango is related to poison ivy, has the same substance in the sap, but not all people are sensitive to it.
Staph infections are definitely something to watch for here.