02-18-2014, 11:09 PM
There are some perks to being old, grey and in the way. Land in Puna is relatively reasonable. Property tax exemptions (owner occupied, over 70) mean we pay $100 a year; find that on the mainland. Hawaii does not tax government pensions from any state. We can grow some of our own food and can get by without heat or air conditioning. However, as we all know basic needs like food are very expensive. Maybe the bill will pass to stop taxing groceries and that would help.