09-27-2004, 11:39 PM
N. Glenwood Rd is between Mt. View and Volcano on highway 11 at about mile marker 19. It is a great area, located around 2500 ft. elevation, of rural sites from one to 90 acres! We leased half a house in Mt. View 5 or so miles away from our prooperty to give us a base during the comings and goings of building our home.
I registerd a car last month. It was much cheaper than in CA. We spent a month on island in June and found that things weren't much of any more expensive than in Southern California, with real estate cheaper, groceries the same and gas only about 10 or 20 cents more a gallon. The presence of Costco, Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart in Kona seem to have stabilized and reduced prices because of their mass inventories. Maybe we missed something but everyday items seem readily available and within 10 per cent of the California price. My guess is that it is the big ticket items that will be more pricey: cars, furniture, appliances, etc....
Have a wonderful visit in October. consider getting the map books at Borders for both east and west Hawaii. Can't think of the proper name but they are 8.5 x 11 in size and very comprehensive. Every street and subdivision is listed. Then you drive drive drive and get a feel for everywhere. We found that elevation was more important than most anything else for us; it determined wind, rain, sunshine, humidity and temperature. Below 1000 ft is hot HOT HOT... 1200 TO 1500 seemed ideal and up to 2500 was really nice. 3500 started to be both remote and cold in the evenings plus way too wet.
Enough already. That's my 2 cents... or maybe six dollars worth. Have a wonderful adventure on the island. Maybe we'll run into each other! We are there all of October.
Aloha!
May you live in interesting times.
I registerd a car last month. It was much cheaper than in CA. We spent a month on island in June and found that things weren't much of any more expensive than in Southern California, with real estate cheaper, groceries the same and gas only about 10 or 20 cents more a gallon. The presence of Costco, Home Depot, Lowes and Walmart in Kona seem to have stabilized and reduced prices because of their mass inventories. Maybe we missed something but everyday items seem readily available and within 10 per cent of the California price. My guess is that it is the big ticket items that will be more pricey: cars, furniture, appliances, etc....
Have a wonderful visit in October. consider getting the map books at Borders for both east and west Hawaii. Can't think of the proper name but they are 8.5 x 11 in size and very comprehensive. Every street and subdivision is listed. Then you drive drive drive and get a feel for everywhere. We found that elevation was more important than most anything else for us; it determined wind, rain, sunshine, humidity and temperature. Below 1000 ft is hot HOT HOT... 1200 TO 1500 seemed ideal and up to 2500 was really nice. 3500 started to be both remote and cold in the evenings plus way too wet.
Enough already. That's my 2 cents... or maybe six dollars worth. Have a wonderful adventure on the island. Maybe we'll run into each other! We are there all of October.
Aloha!
May you live in interesting times.
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"