11-20-2005, 11:08 AM
Aloha to all, I'm Hutch, in Leilani, of course, I know what it's like to be torn between "home" and paradise. I've moved here 3 times from Oregon, first in the 80's, moved back because of lack of money/work, second time in the 90's, family illness, (Dad had Alzheimer's & his wife divorced him right after I got back, after getting him to sign his house over to her- ahh another wicked stepmother story, but I digress). Anyway, after he died I got my first PC and one day surfing the net I came across the Hawaii MLS service and saw how low prices had dropped, sold everything and was living here in 4 months. Landed on Sept. 15, 1999, only went back once for a week in the last 6 years- hated it, probably won't ever go back. Hardly a day goes by that I don't notice something new and amazing here, that I don't pinch myself to make sure I'm really here! Such a great place with great people! Never give up! if you want to live here bad enough you will! PS Checked my hometown's online newspaper, they're having freezing rain while I'm looking out the screens at the jungle & flowers, PINCH ME!