08-24-2006, 08:40 AM
Well, just out of curiosity, why Puna and The BI intead of Oahu or one of the other islands ?
Like I said, in various parts of the BI ( I covered as much of it as I could in 10 days) like HAWI on the North Shore for instance it seemed like there was a hippie contingent running little shops up there. One very small bakery for instance I remember in particular, where the kid working the counter couldn't figure out the right amount of change to give us. (stoned maybe ?)
It was strange. It seemed very much like a "dropout" community, and I don't say that in a negative way, but more in the way of people who just wanted to live in a beautiful , remote far away from it all place and not be part of the high stress rat race. People who just said, "hey, I'm outta here" (wherever "here" was before they moved) Very laid back. I just wonder how they were able to sustain themselves on what they make owning those shops, cos it's not like there was alot of people going through there.
Being raised in East Coast (NY) it was so different from the surrounding I was brought up in, in a good way, I might add. Part of me just wanted to say "f#ck it" and just do it ...part of me still does :-)
Edited by - tikiyaki on 08/24/2006 12:41:30
Like I said, in various parts of the BI ( I covered as much of it as I could in 10 days) like HAWI on the North Shore for instance it seemed like there was a hippie contingent running little shops up there. One very small bakery for instance I remember in particular, where the kid working the counter couldn't figure out the right amount of change to give us. (stoned maybe ?)
It was strange. It seemed very much like a "dropout" community, and I don't say that in a negative way, but more in the way of people who just wanted to live in a beautiful , remote far away from it all place and not be part of the high stress rat race. People who just said, "hey, I'm outta here" (wherever "here" was before they moved) Very laid back. I just wonder how they were able to sustain themselves on what they make owning those shops, cos it's not like there was alot of people going through there.
Being raised in East Coast (NY) it was so different from the surrounding I was brought up in, in a good way, I might add. Part of me just wanted to say "f#ck it" and just do it ...part of me still does :-)
Edited by - tikiyaki on 08/24/2006 12:41:30
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