03-28-2011, 02:20 PM
We're in a different situation. I knew the job situation on the Big Island was tough. But we are on the verge of retiring. We are putting our house up up for sale in Puyallup and aready bought a place in HPP which we are renting short term to vacationers.WEhen we sell the place in Puyallup that will pay off our loan in HPP.
We 've been to the Island a bunch of times and love it there.
We're not leaving Puyallup because we don't like it here. Our place is in old town Puyallup and not the south hill. We love it where we are too. But both of my parents ahve passed away, and my Sister. My wife's parents are now deceased also. There goes our ties to this area. And our daughter and beautiful Granddaughter live nearby in HPP on the Island, and we are ready to spoil that little girl.
I'm a life long shotter and I realize Hawaii is not very firearm friendly. So I'm selling off most of my guns and reloading stuff and am just going to bring a few favorites. I quite compeating some years ago.
We do hope to find some work, but are prepaired for the worst case hopefully.
Alsakana, I would highly recommend Puyallup as a very friendly and family oriented place to live. I wouldn't want to live on South Hill due to lots of traffic and more of a strip mall area. But old topwn Puyallup on the flatlands near the fairgrounds is great.Lots of older houses and buildings with character.
I've heard that a lot of folks move to the Big Island, and then give up and head back. Often its job (or lack of) related. We love the Island and, hopefully, did our research and planning well enough that we'll be okay. We have a few friends, and great neighbors that are watching our place for us until we make the move. Hopefully we'll make more friends too.
I'm also a lifelong motorcyclist, and am looking forward to riding there.
jon
Jon in Puyallup, Wa.
We 've been to the Island a bunch of times and love it there.
We're not leaving Puyallup because we don't like it here. Our place is in old town Puyallup and not the south hill. We love it where we are too. But both of my parents ahve passed away, and my Sister. My wife's parents are now deceased also. There goes our ties to this area. And our daughter and beautiful Granddaughter live nearby in HPP on the Island, and we are ready to spoil that little girl.
I'm a life long shotter and I realize Hawaii is not very firearm friendly. So I'm selling off most of my guns and reloading stuff and am just going to bring a few favorites. I quite compeating some years ago.
We do hope to find some work, but are prepaired for the worst case hopefully.
Alsakana, I would highly recommend Puyallup as a very friendly and family oriented place to live. I wouldn't want to live on South Hill due to lots of traffic and more of a strip mall area. But old topwn Puyallup on the flatlands near the fairgrounds is great.Lots of older houses and buildings with character.
I've heard that a lot of folks move to the Big Island, and then give up and head back. Often its job (or lack of) related. We love the Island and, hopefully, did our research and planning well enough that we'll be okay. We have a few friends, and great neighbors that are watching our place for us until we make the move. Hopefully we'll make more friends too.
I'm also a lifelong motorcyclist, and am looking forward to riding there.
jon
Jon in Puyallup, Wa.
Jon in Keaau/HPP