10-05-2014, 06:53 AM
kalakoa, there are AG-zoned subdivisions all around the Big Island where people are living and not farming, and are driving to commercial centers. And not because they are substandard either. It's how things are here.
If you looked at the whole island instead of just Seaview, it would be obvious the County can't just rezone your neck of the woods without opening the door to all the other areas.
You should try driving around the island and looking at how far other people drive to shopping and services. For example, there's are all of three mini-marts and ONE gas station between Honoka'a and Hilo, even though there are at least a dozen long established communities. No medical services, a handful of places to eat, a few credit unions. Nothing like Pahoa.
Amazingly, by Punaweb standards, the people who live along there don't spend their time complaining about their AG zoning. Seriously, don't buy ag if it's not right for you.
The County's job is not to rezone and raise your property values. Way to shut the door to the people who want to move to an affordable part of Hawai'i.
If the land does not lack something substantial, it won't be affordable. It'll be like Maui where you pay 800K to live in a just average house in a tiny lot. Who here wants that?
Nothing wrong with trying to make your area more practical than it is right now within the limitations, but at least educate yourself on the rest of the island before complaining bitterly about dealing with the same issues other places do but at a fraction of the buy-in cost.
Kathy
If you looked at the whole island instead of just Seaview, it would be obvious the County can't just rezone your neck of the woods without opening the door to all the other areas.
You should try driving around the island and looking at how far other people drive to shopping and services. For example, there's are all of three mini-marts and ONE gas station between Honoka'a and Hilo, even though there are at least a dozen long established communities. No medical services, a handful of places to eat, a few credit unions. Nothing like Pahoa.
Amazingly, by Punaweb standards, the people who live along there don't spend their time complaining about their AG zoning. Seriously, don't buy ag if it's not right for you.
The County's job is not to rezone and raise your property values. Way to shut the door to the people who want to move to an affordable part of Hawai'i.
If the land does not lack something substantial, it won't be affordable. It'll be like Maui where you pay 800K to live in a just average house in a tiny lot. Who here wants that?
Nothing wrong with trying to make your area more practical than it is right now within the limitations, but at least educate yourself on the rest of the island before complaining bitterly about dealing with the same issues other places do but at a fraction of the buy-in cost.
Kathy