02-02-2007, 04:04 AM
18 days to Moving Day :-)
I still think there are more threats on the mainland as in Hawaaii but that there's much that can be done to prevent the bad stuff from happening. For example, people drown in our rivers too, but except in the case of rare, freak accidents, this is easily prevented with a little knowledge of the river and common sense. I think the same holds true for Hawaii's waters.
Predators - I had to interview a poor guy here whose dog had been snatched from his front porch by a cougar :-( while he was home. A bear walked into a lady's house here in town (she'd left the door ajar for his dog). An entire neighborhood in town lost almost all of the their cats to a cougar. And this is city - folks! More than one child has vanished from group hikes in the mountains (running ahead, playing hide and seek). Nile virus is here. Rabid bats and racoons, rattlesnakes, deadly hobo spiders,
lepro whatever you call it in the creeks and
river..danger's everywhere.
Hawaii really has a good safety record compared to many places here. From
http://moving.about.com/od/whymove/a/best_places.htm
"Forbes recently partnered with Sperling's Best Places to uncover the 10 safest places to live. Here are the top 5:
1. Honolulu, Hawaii..."
And Hawaii residents average a longer life span than the mainland average. Also, Hawaii
rank's high in health:
http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/sh...awaii.html
That said, stay off cliffs where rogue waves may crash, wash slug trails of your veges,
use some mosquito deterants like good screens. If you believe in the "law of attraction," use reasonable caution and then focus on the beauty and gentle nature of Hawaii 'nei and all the reasons you are choosing to make your home here. That's my new motto anyway.
Aloha,
Cindy
I still think there are more threats on the mainland as in Hawaaii but that there's much that can be done to prevent the bad stuff from happening. For example, people drown in our rivers too, but except in the case of rare, freak accidents, this is easily prevented with a little knowledge of the river and common sense. I think the same holds true for Hawaii's waters.
Predators - I had to interview a poor guy here whose dog had been snatched from his front porch by a cougar :-( while he was home. A bear walked into a lady's house here in town (she'd left the door ajar for his dog). An entire neighborhood in town lost almost all of the their cats to a cougar. And this is city - folks! More than one child has vanished from group hikes in the mountains (running ahead, playing hide and seek). Nile virus is here. Rabid bats and racoons, rattlesnakes, deadly hobo spiders,
lepro whatever you call it in the creeks and
river..danger's everywhere.
Hawaii really has a good safety record compared to many places here. From
http://moving.about.com/od/whymove/a/best_places.htm
"Forbes recently partnered with Sperling's Best Places to uncover the 10 safest places to live. Here are the top 5:
1. Honolulu, Hawaii..."
And Hawaii residents average a longer life span than the mainland average. Also, Hawaii
rank's high in health:
http://www.unitedhealthfoundation.org/sh...awaii.html
That said, stay off cliffs where rogue waves may crash, wash slug trails of your veges,
use some mosquito deterants like good screens. If you believe in the "law of attraction," use reasonable caution and then focus on the beauty and gentle nature of Hawaii 'nei and all the reasons you are choosing to make your home here. That's my new motto anyway.
Aloha,
Cindy
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