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There is a good article out today regarding the small decrease in Hawaii population in the Washington Post dated 1/5/18.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...83ffe1a3b0
Not surprising of course for those of us living here -- I would have a hard time living here without renting from a family member and basically paying mortgage and taxes (not the commercial rate).
The comment section for the article contains some good discussions as well.
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High cost of living combined with high taxes and little opportunity for most folks to get quality jobs.
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I don't see how any average person could raise a family here with the cost of living and what the average job pays. I love Hawaii but I am lucky have decent retirement from working Union all my life and no kids to raise. I move from Alaska so wasn't shock by the cost of living but if in didn't live in puna it would cost to much for me in Hawaii.
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A few thousand people left Hawaii.
A million + have figured out a way to stay.
I'll take those odds.
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Wonder what the population would be if there was no EBT?
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The population of Puna has increased massively in the past 10 years
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The population of Puna has increased massively in the past 10 years
Hopefully someday the population will be large enough to demand (and get) representation from the County.
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someday the population will be large enough to demand (and get) representation
Otherwise, succession. 1st action, join up with the other ugly stepsister district on Big Island, Ka'u. Then Puna & Ka'u commandeer Volcanoes National Park and collect admission fees as funding for the newly formed country of Pele-topia.
The county has even made it easy for us. We'd only have to barricade and create two border crossings, Highway 11 heading into Hilo, and Highway 11 northwest of Oceanview.
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The population of Puna has increased massively in the past 10 years
Because it's the only place in the state where housing is affordable.
