02-19-2018, 06:06 AM
Hotels schmotels, they don't have the capacity to handle the number of visitors we have as it is. As the illegal vacation rentals grow on other islands, Oahu and Maui being the most glaring examples, rentals for local residents have disappeared at alarming rates. Those who no longer can afford to live there look for cheaper places to rent/buy, namely the Big Island, and in particular, Puna. Hawaii island is to Oahu what Oregon/Washington are to Southern Californians.
While the rental market for locals needing a home on Hawaii island is relatively affordable for now, this is already changing with the influx of folks from Oahu, Maui, and elsewhere, the proliferation of illegal vacation rentals will consume Hawaii. The housing issues for those places are coming fast to Puna and the Big Island. If you think the rents and real estate prices are bad now, not to mention the various issues among the various community associations are bad now? Wait until those with just a little bit more pocket change arrive.
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While the rental market for locals needing a home on Hawaii island is relatively affordable for now, this is already changing with the influx of folks from Oahu, Maui, and elsewhere, the proliferation of illegal vacation rentals will consume Hawaii. The housing issues for those places are coming fast to Puna and the Big Island. If you think the rents and real estate prices are bad now, not to mention the various issues among the various community associations are bad now? Wait until those with just a little bit more pocket change arrive.
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Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
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Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.
Don't speak unless you can improve on the silence.