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[pbmaise]

To a degree isn't someone naive to have purchased a home among hundreds of empty lots and then expected them to remain empty.

4 million people retire every year , as of 2014. From
2014 to 2034, about 80 million people are expected to
retire.

With those figures in mind, now realize average home prices in US are about $220k. That will buy a modest home in most of Puna.

www.hiloagent.com/bigislandrealestate.htm

11 million Americans now commute more than 2 hours per day. That number included me when I commuted to work in Chicago.

Commuters like these will not be so concerned about a long time trip to reach Hilo for a once a week shopping .