03-21-2014, 02:22 PM
Yes.
IÔd be happy to live in HonokaÔa. Neat village, has the PeopleÔs Theater, has a clinic, hospital, views. Decent drive to great beach.
Reason I donÔt ... money.
If by Hamakua you really mean the whole coast between Hilo and WaipiÔo, then I already do live here.
bananahead mentioned Onomea Bay -- that is South Hilo. (I live in that area.)
Hamakua starts after OÔokala, coming from Hilo, so Kalopa is Hamakua, but Laupahoehoe is North Hilo.
I looked at property all up and down, but I ultimately decided I wanted to be within ten miles of town at this point of my life. IÔve lived far far out of town in the past, but at this point IÔm not into the long haul just to buy something.
There is no really good full-sized market between Hilo and Waimea (although I think HonokaÔa has something). There is one gas station between Hilo and HonokaÔa.
ItÔs all very lacking in goods and services that are readily found. (The community group IÔm part of is starting a resource directory to try to address that and locate the hidden businesses.)
Why live here? ItÔs absolutely gorgeous.
The weather is perfect to my mind. ItÔs green but not soggy.
The air is clean most of the time.
The volcanic risk is 8. Mauna Kea would need to erupt. Otherwise I am good ... and statistically it would more likely erupt on the Saddle side.
I love the people here, most locals are from the plantation culture and theyÔre very caring, sharing, great sense of humor, and friendly.
Most all the new arrivals such as myself are awesome.
Crime -- we have it, but according to Mitch Roth who recently came to a community meeting, our crime is so low compared to Puna that itÔs barely there.
Soil -- we have all soil and no rocks. We are actually rock deficient.
The downside to soil is the weeds are awful and almost impossible to pull out by the roots. When I lived in my Hilo house with lava bedrock covered by cinder soil, it was super easy to weed.
There are some roaming dogs in the Kulaimano area, but I havenÔt had problems with them like what I saw in some Puna areas I looked at.
Then there is County water and cable broadband where I am, although there is plenty off the grid if you go mauka of the highway.
I donÔt know what else to say, but feel free to ask.
IÔve lived here twice now, 8 years total.
IÔd be happy to live in HonokaÔa. Neat village, has the PeopleÔs Theater, has a clinic, hospital, views. Decent drive to great beach.
Reason I donÔt ... money.
If by Hamakua you really mean the whole coast between Hilo and WaipiÔo, then I already do live here.
bananahead mentioned Onomea Bay -- that is South Hilo. (I live in that area.)
Hamakua starts after OÔokala, coming from Hilo, so Kalopa is Hamakua, but Laupahoehoe is North Hilo.
I looked at property all up and down, but I ultimately decided I wanted to be within ten miles of town at this point of my life. IÔve lived far far out of town in the past, but at this point IÔm not into the long haul just to buy something.
There is no really good full-sized market between Hilo and Waimea (although I think HonokaÔa has something). There is one gas station between Hilo and HonokaÔa.
ItÔs all very lacking in goods and services that are readily found. (The community group IÔm part of is starting a resource directory to try to address that and locate the hidden businesses.)
Why live here? ItÔs absolutely gorgeous.
The weather is perfect to my mind. ItÔs green but not soggy.
The air is clean most of the time.
The volcanic risk is 8. Mauna Kea would need to erupt. Otherwise I am good ... and statistically it would more likely erupt on the Saddle side.
I love the people here, most locals are from the plantation culture and theyÔre very caring, sharing, great sense of humor, and friendly.
Most all the new arrivals such as myself are awesome.
Crime -- we have it, but according to Mitch Roth who recently came to a community meeting, our crime is so low compared to Puna that itÔs barely there.
Soil -- we have all soil and no rocks. We are actually rock deficient.
The downside to soil is the weeds are awful and almost impossible to pull out by the roots. When I lived in my Hilo house with lava bedrock covered by cinder soil, it was super easy to weed.
There are some roaming dogs in the Kulaimano area, but I havenÔt had problems with them like what I saw in some Puna areas I looked at.
Then there is County water and cable broadband where I am, although there is plenty off the grid if you go mauka of the highway.
I donÔt know what else to say, but feel free to ask.
IÔve lived here twice now, 8 years total.