12-27-2013, 12:21 PM
Throughout my life I have lived on unimproved roads.. I suspect I ended up that way because I want a rural isolated lifestyle. Unfortunately we can't stop development from following us into every nook and cranny as long as someone thinks they can make a buck off of it. The two things that have impacted my life the most in this regard is HELCO's SSPP program and improvement of the roads. Both have had a positive impact on property values.. ease of life.. and the car's shocks! But then those.. except for the shocks.. haven't been my interest. And now, with practically a whole lifetime to look back on the cause and effect of the thing I can see how once a rural area is penetrated by any of the main components of first world infrastructure the rest follows. It might not be immediately but they do. it seems to me that the only way to prevent this is with some sort of natural barrier. Waipio valley for instance would be paved over if it wasn't for the limitations of the pali road and untamed water ways. With that in mind I'd speculate that Red road 's present condition is probably going a long way towards keeping the community from being heavily invested in by outside concerns and all that would follow. Anyone want to speculate what the differences in property values would be?