03-16-2010, 03:50 PM
Drive through Car and Boat wash in Kea'au. Salt water is really hard on both cars and boats and Kea'au would be a good location for both mauka and makai residents.
Really good bakery/coffee house with killer deserts, live entertainment and a good breakfast that can feed everyone from a strict vegan to a dedicated carnivore, but without some of the more colorful elements the Punatic Cafe attracted at the end.
Almost anything in the way of second tier medical services: walkers, wheelchairs, custom orthotics and compression stockings; all this stuff, especially if it involves custom fitting is expensive and hard to get here. People fly over to Oahu for the kinds of prescription medical devices that in any town the size of Hilo on the mainland you could easily find several providers for.
Services for the old and the young who seem to be the two biggest and fastest growing demographics on this island.
My students (high school) all say Hilo needs a roller rink and arcade where kids can hangout and spend money. They have disposable income and time, but no place that welcomes them and their money. Plus, can't you just see a Big Island roller derby team!
Carol
Really good bakery/coffee house with killer deserts, live entertainment and a good breakfast that can feed everyone from a strict vegan to a dedicated carnivore, but without some of the more colorful elements the Punatic Cafe attracted at the end.
Almost anything in the way of second tier medical services: walkers, wheelchairs, custom orthotics and compression stockings; all this stuff, especially if it involves custom fitting is expensive and hard to get here. People fly over to Oahu for the kinds of prescription medical devices that in any town the size of Hilo on the mainland you could easily find several providers for.
Services for the old and the young who seem to be the two biggest and fastest growing demographics on this island.
My students (high school) all say Hilo needs a roller rink and arcade where kids can hangout and spend money. They have disposable income and time, but no place that welcomes them and their money. Plus, can't you just see a Big Island roller derby team!
Carol
Carol
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb
Every time you feel yourself getting pulled into other people's nonsense, repeat these words: Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Polish Proverb