Pahoa; cool small town contest

[Chunkster]

My acquaintance with Pahoa goes back over 17 years, and the terms "thugs" and "dumpy" come to mind when I think of it. Kaleo's is way overrated, but gets rave reviews because it shines by comparison to the other eateries, I suppose. I agree with Kelena about the Mexican place, and the Malama Market is an example of ghetto pricing in the tropics. The nicest things in town are the new civic facilities on the outskirts, and they don't seem to have done a thing to improve the core. Too bad.

Special note to Kelena: Something strange must be going on because this grumpy Libertarian agrees with everything you said about Pahoa.