Politics of moving to Puna

[rainyjim]

I would say keep an open mind that most people in puna don't like the test rest of America, and may be there for that very reason. With that in mind it is easier to understand why there is no businesses and why everything moves so slow. It's not just island paced it's SLOW. No accountability on any level of anything anywhere ever. That said puna is beautiful and I'd say it's about half and half full of people who would help you up if you stumbled and those who would pretend not to notice or just plan sneer at you. If you are white many of the "locals" (of dark colored skin) will refuse to ever smile back at you and in general pretend your not there. If you want to do something do it yourself and don't trust random people you just met any farther than you could throw them. Be prepared to get passed on the centerline by raised trucks and lowered rice rockets. If you have a legal issues don't expect the local police to help because it was their brother/cousin/uncle/etc who ****ed you over and they won't risk their family ties to help you. Don't speed and keep your registration up to date a ticket for the whitey is always forthcoming even if they can't help you when you need it. Watch out for the phillipinos and Micronesians they may throw rocks at you if you have white skin. Don't trust any produce to be organic at any roadside stand, farmers market, or store unless properly certified and documented, many Asian looking woman will attempt to put across their produce is organic while feigning little English skills. Check prices everywhere for competition everything everywhere is overpriced. Many people order the bulk of their commerce over online sources because of all the price issues on the island. Watch out for monopolies like HELCO apparently laws don't apply to them ? I'd suggest going off grid for utilities. Hmm I don't know what else but those are all things I wish someone would have told me before I moved here.

Cheers

rainyjim