06-17-2013, 11:43 AM
Aloha and welcome!
I seriously love living in HPP. There's a lot of fun positive things to learn of course, but you should also be aware of some of the current issues here. There's a bunch of threads happening right now regarding HHPOA (the community board), the road issues (dust/paving, etc), and the frustratingly backwards backscratching political & law enforcement approaches in Puna. Additionally, get familiar with pigs, water caches, excessive barking dogs, roosters, fall in love with helicopters, and prepare to drive the highways by going to the bumper car park. (All the former somewhat dependent upon exactly where you live.)
All that said, Jon is right; it's a great location and Hilo is a fab little villa.
-- rainshadow
I seriously love living in HPP. There's a lot of fun positive things to learn of course, but you should also be aware of some of the current issues here. There's a bunch of threads happening right now regarding HHPOA (the community board), the road issues (dust/paving, etc), and the frustratingly backwards backscratching political & law enforcement approaches in Puna. Additionally, get familiar with pigs, water caches, excessive barking dogs, roosters, fall in love with helicopters, and prepare to drive the highways by going to the bumper car park. (All the former somewhat dependent upon exactly where you live.)
All that said, Jon is right; it's a great location and Hilo is a fab little villa.
-- rainshadow
-- rainshadow