04-30-2015, 08:32 AM
Thank you all for your responses . Really this is so helpful. I did consider lots with soil but for the price of the land and the exquisite location it can't be beat. Even after ripping and amending its still a better value than other places in Hawaii. We were not just looking for low priced land but also the fantastic Communitee of like minded people who love the aina and care about our future . We also don't want to be to close to the city so the location is perfect. We have been farming/homesteading on Molokai for 5 years and love it but each place has its challenges. For us the chemical spray all over the homesteads became difficult to live with because you have to drive through it , eat it ( in the dust) , breath it in massive dust storms constantly from all the monsanto tilling, be covered In the chemical spray that blows all over our homes and school and of coarse last it's contaminated most of the soil on or near homesteads. It has been affecting my children's health so we are forced to move. Sadly many people from Molokai are getting sick but it's never on the news or really made pubic? I have been to Hilo and considered all the challenges ahead of us but with a cheerful and greatfull attitude because it really is paradise. The cost of the ripping and Amendment plus bringing in soil still doesn't sound to bad as long as we pase ourselves.
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