01-18-2008, 07:44 AM
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest. We live in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains where it averages 80 to 100 inches of rain per year and one may not see a day of sunshine for a month or two.
We have visited the BI many times and would like to move there some day soon. On-line property searches can only tell you a small part of what is really there. HPP has caught our eye as being affordable and relatively close to Pahoa and Hilo. We especially like the looks of a couple of lots in the lower one quarter of the park. However after reading quite a few posts here, we are confused to say the least, as we have never seen the park.
It sounds as though the roads are on a par with what the pioneers used for their covered wagons, knocking wheels off of four wheel drive vehicles, there is no mail service and a two year to a life time wait for a PO box, the park is over run with thieves and hoodlums, and the mosquitoes are so thick one could cut them with a knife. This is just mentioning a few of the negative posts.
We could use a little insight from a few park residents, such as,
is Paradise Dr. paved from beginning to end. Is it possible to ride a bicycle, or walk, without getting run over? Are there any solutions to the mail situation, such as a mail service store in Pahoa? Is there any bus service in the park? Maybe a park and ride near by? Is the crime any worst than any other area? Don`t care about the skeeters, we have them here too. Any yurts in HPP?
Thanks for any help, Little Bill
We have visited the BI many times and would like to move there some day soon. On-line property searches can only tell you a small part of what is really there. HPP has caught our eye as being affordable and relatively close to Pahoa and Hilo. We especially like the looks of a couple of lots in the lower one quarter of the park. However after reading quite a few posts here, we are confused to say the least, as we have never seen the park.
It sounds as though the roads are on a par with what the pioneers used for their covered wagons, knocking wheels off of four wheel drive vehicles, there is no mail service and a two year to a life time wait for a PO box, the park is over run with thieves and hoodlums, and the mosquitoes are so thick one could cut them with a knife. This is just mentioning a few of the negative posts.
We could use a little insight from a few park residents, such as,
is Paradise Dr. paved from beginning to end. Is it possible to ride a bicycle, or walk, without getting run over? Are there any solutions to the mail situation, such as a mail service store in Pahoa? Is there any bus service in the park? Maybe a park and ride near by? Is the crime any worst than any other area? Don`t care about the skeeters, we have them here too. Any yurts in HPP?
Thanks for any help, Little Bill