02-07-2006, 08:33 PM
Aloha all,
I have made a few posts here and on HPP forum but never introduced myself so here goes:
I'm Linda and my husband is Mark. We have been visiting family/vacationing in Hawaii forever; my grandparents had a coffee farm in South Kona and my favorite uncle lives in Ocean View.
We have lived in NW Colorado for over 25 years, the last 15 in Steamboat Springs, "Ski Town USA." We are about ready for the big change and hope at least some of our family will follow us to the Big Island. Mark retires from teaching this year, I've started the application process for teaching in Hawaii (math teachers are usually in demand...)
We have a lot on 3rd in HPP and will start building, hopefully this summer, if our house here sells and I get a teaching job. We've built our previous 3 houses here as owner-builders doing literally 95% of the work ourselves- Mark can build anything from framing to trim to cabinets. I'm just a grunt, along with our kids and assorted nephews. ("Now what do we do?!?"
We are outdoorsy and esp love riding the bikes (mountain and road). I'm pretty fast on my snowboard for an old bat but have gotten hooked on sea kayaking, so I can give up the snow- esp the shoveling part. We love East Hawaii, and West Hawaii too since that's where the family roots are but Kona has gotten so built up. We love the fact that we could actually afford to be w/in walking distance of the ocean at our lot. We appreciate the useful info here and hope to be at a Puna Party in a few months.
Linda in CO
I have made a few posts here and on HPP forum but never introduced myself so here goes:
I'm Linda and my husband is Mark. We have been visiting family/vacationing in Hawaii forever; my grandparents had a coffee farm in South Kona and my favorite uncle lives in Ocean View.
We have lived in NW Colorado for over 25 years, the last 15 in Steamboat Springs, "Ski Town USA." We are about ready for the big change and hope at least some of our family will follow us to the Big Island. Mark retires from teaching this year, I've started the application process for teaching in Hawaii (math teachers are usually in demand...)
We have a lot on 3rd in HPP and will start building, hopefully this summer, if our house here sells and I get a teaching job. We've built our previous 3 houses here as owner-builders doing literally 95% of the work ourselves- Mark can build anything from framing to trim to cabinets. I'm just a grunt, along with our kids and assorted nephews. ("Now what do we do?!?"
We are outdoorsy and esp love riding the bikes (mountain and road). I'm pretty fast on my snowboard for an old bat but have gotten hooked on sea kayaking, so I can give up the snow- esp the shoveling part. We love East Hawaii, and West Hawaii too since that's where the family roots are but Kona has gotten so built up. We love the fact that we could actually afford to be w/in walking distance of the ocean at our lot. We appreciate the useful info here and hope to be at a Puna Party in a few months.
Linda in CO