04-26-2016, 01:22 PM
Homeless is an issue in every county of Hawaii including Puna. Because of the High food prices meant for tourists in both the stores and the restaurants, the limited affordable available housing, and a limited amount of minimum wage type of jobs,jmo.
http://www.cracked.com/personal-experien...awaii.html
Although that article above shares another islands homeless troubles, Puna has its own. Right now one of my families favorite poihiki spots is currently a new home( and has been now for the past two months) to a couple of homeless, non-trustworthy type of guys, that are probably wanted by police also.
I feel torn at the moment, as I would like to have my family and kids continue to visit the poihiki place but not while these two homeless characters, Have their tent set up on the public used trail that leads to the beach, accompanied with a ripe sense of human feces in the air and a free roaming pitbull. Our Puna coastline is seeing the 10% plus increase in homeless, so its not like puna shouldn't receive its fair share of tourism generated dollars or homeless aid help to help keep puna, puna,jmo.
Is it true that all vacation rentals built after 1989 are illegal? The taxes from these tax dodgers would help ease our local homeless problems, especially since they are a major contributor to the growing homeless problem itself.
http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/lodgers-and-tax-dodgers/
Always thought it was very hard to compete with the military housing aid or section 8 housing. But now we have to compete with tourists and private corps for decent family housing too. Why would one want to rent their home to a local family for 1,500 a month when they can get that a week from tourist, without paying taxes too?
http://www.cracked.com/personal-experien...awaii.html
Although that article above shares another islands homeless troubles, Puna has its own. Right now one of my families favorite poihiki spots is currently a new home( and has been now for the past two months) to a couple of homeless, non-trustworthy type of guys, that are probably wanted by police also.
I feel torn at the moment, as I would like to have my family and kids continue to visit the poihiki place but not while these two homeless characters, Have their tent set up on the public used trail that leads to the beach, accompanied with a ripe sense of human feces in the air and a free roaming pitbull. Our Puna coastline is seeing the 10% plus increase in homeless, so its not like puna shouldn't receive its fair share of tourism generated dollars or homeless aid help to help keep puna, puna,jmo.
Is it true that all vacation rentals built after 1989 are illegal? The taxes from these tax dodgers would help ease our local homeless problems, especially since they are a major contributor to the growing homeless problem itself.
http://www.hawaiibusiness.com/lodgers-and-tax-dodgers/
Always thought it was very hard to compete with the military housing aid or section 8 housing. But now we have to compete with tourists and private corps for decent family housing too. Why would one want to rent their home to a local family for 1,500 a month when they can get that a week from tourist, without paying taxes too?