12-13-2017, 03:50 AM
Easier access to the highway vs driving 5 miles up a scary road = higher values
Not true. I bought near the ocean because of the limited access, the peace and quiet. Every neighbor I've spoken to over the years would not consider a major road in front of their home an improvement. If existing owners think it would make their property less desirable, it's likely home buyers would too. I moved near the ocean to hear the waves and the whales, not cars and trucks. It would also be unlikely that the state or county could turn Beach Road into a main thoroughfare as buying the right of way would be unaffordable. They would have to purchase 10 or 20 feet of property from each owner on both sides of the road.
It's also unlikely Shipman will allow the extension of Beach Road into their property. Not just because they don't want to, but because the shoreline from the current end of Beach Road heading north through Paki Bay and on toward Shipman Beach is filled with Hawaiian archaeological treasures. All of the things the protestors said about Mauna Kea, is actually true about the Paki Bay area. It was the largest Hawaiian village on Big Island for a time in the 1800's.
Not true. I bought near the ocean because of the limited access, the peace and quiet. Every neighbor I've spoken to over the years would not consider a major road in front of their home an improvement. If existing owners think it would make their property less desirable, it's likely home buyers would too. I moved near the ocean to hear the waves and the whales, not cars and trucks. It would also be unlikely that the state or county could turn Beach Road into a main thoroughfare as buying the right of way would be unaffordable. They would have to purchase 10 or 20 feet of property from each owner on both sides of the road.
It's also unlikely Shipman will allow the extension of Beach Road into their property. Not just because they don't want to, but because the shoreline from the current end of Beach Road heading north through Paki Bay and on toward Shipman Beach is filled with Hawaiian archaeological treasures. All of the things the protestors said about Mauna Kea, is actually true about the Paki Bay area. It was the largest Hawaiian village on Big Island for a time in the 1800's.
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