05-04-2011, 03:10 AM
The baby boomer government worker early retirement age was 50. Regular retirement was 55. Both my wife and I retired here at 50 as did our neighbor. Maybe we were the exceptions to the rule but I think not. I wonder how many people in Puna are retired at age 50 or above. I think that the percentage of people in Puna that don't have to commute to Hilo daily is substantial.