05-17-2012, 03:12 PM
Looked at one house near Volcano last August. Drizzly driving to the house from Hilo, the ground was soggy,soggy.
I liked Eden Roc but the house I almost bought went off the market. Those lots are one acre.
I live in Nanawale now, been here 5 months and never have felt "hot" (yes, I am a newbie and have not experienced the summer here). Kathy is correct about how quickly you get accustomed to this climate and you begin to get chilled when the temp drops below 70...LOL. The rain is frequent here but seems to be mostly in evening/ night time. December was very, very wet!
I wanted to share with you that a local contractor told me that he likes to set homes from north to south. My house is east to west, length-wise. He mentioned that a north-south house is cooler in summer while E-W house is warmer due to intense sun shining in on the full south side of house. Hope that makes sense and you might keep that in mind when setting your house. He also said the tradewinds blow through the house better N-S. My house gets hot during on a sunny day but I still get wonderful tradewinds on my lanai in the afternoon and I am not by the ocean!
Many on here advised me to rent for a year or so before buying in order to experience the different microclimates. That is a great piece of wisdom to heed. I didn't but I got lucky, too. I love my location to Pahoa, Kapoho, the hot ponds, church.
I liked Eden Roc but the house I almost bought went off the market. Those lots are one acre.
I live in Nanawale now, been here 5 months and never have felt "hot" (yes, I am a newbie and have not experienced the summer here). Kathy is correct about how quickly you get accustomed to this climate and you begin to get chilled when the temp drops below 70...LOL. The rain is frequent here but seems to be mostly in evening/ night time. December was very, very wet!
I wanted to share with you that a local contractor told me that he likes to set homes from north to south. My house is east to west, length-wise. He mentioned that a north-south house is cooler in summer while E-W house is warmer due to intense sun shining in on the full south side of house. Hope that makes sense and you might keep that in mind when setting your house. He also said the tradewinds blow through the house better N-S. My house gets hot during on a sunny day but I still get wonderful tradewinds on my lanai in the afternoon and I am not by the ocean!
Many on here advised me to rent for a year or so before buying in order to experience the different microclimates. That is a great piece of wisdom to heed. I didn't but I got lucky, too. I love my location to Pahoa, Kapoho, the hot ponds, church.
He who hoots with owls at night cannot soar with the eagles in the morning.