12-28-2017, 03:15 AM
randomq: 'A long way from anywhere ? Not really..."
You miss the most basic point: you chose to move to the far side of the last island of the most remote archipelago on the planet ( and as noted in terracore's post, 'either on the flanks of an erupting volcano or in it's rift zones' ).
People who moved here knowing and accepting these realities tend not to grumble about what they do and do not have. It is very often the people who believe the rosy pictures painted by real estate agents and think they are moving to a suburbia that complain the loudest, and demand that ' we have to sue ' to get what they think they deserve.
kalakoa: ' Is it unreasonable to expect a better return on your mandatory HOA dues ? '
But I do think I've gotten a reasonable return on the fees I've paid: when I first moved into OLCA, most roads were passable only by jeep or truck, and bringing a machete to clear vegetation off the roadway was standard. The only way to get up Auli'i past 37th was by dirt bike. Now it's paved.
k: 'that tired old "we can never afford to fix the problem"
This goes back to the point that you get what you pay for. If you can afford the taxes, both state and property, to pay for the upgrades you keep bringing up, please do so. I, for one, cannot.
You miss the most basic point: you chose to move to the far side of the last island of the most remote archipelago on the planet ( and as noted in terracore's post, 'either on the flanks of an erupting volcano or in it's rift zones' ).
People who moved here knowing and accepting these realities tend not to grumble about what they do and do not have. It is very often the people who believe the rosy pictures painted by real estate agents and think they are moving to a suburbia that complain the loudest, and demand that ' we have to sue ' to get what they think they deserve.
kalakoa: ' Is it unreasonable to expect a better return on your mandatory HOA dues ? '
But I do think I've gotten a reasonable return on the fees I've paid: when I first moved into OLCA, most roads were passable only by jeep or truck, and bringing a machete to clear vegetation off the roadway was standard. The only way to get up Auli'i past 37th was by dirt bike. Now it's paved.
k: 'that tired old "we can never afford to fix the problem"
This goes back to the point that you get what you pay for. If you can afford the taxes, both state and property, to pay for the upgrades you keep bringing up, please do so. I, for one, cannot.