Inflation In Puna

[Durian Fiend]

We have only one vehicle and it's old.

Sometimes we shop due to circumstances.  When I lived on Maui many years ago our two options were Pukalani Foodland and Morihara store.  Both had exorbitant prices.  Once in the checkout line at Foodland I heard the clerk proudly tell the customer in front of me Pukalani was the highest profit Foodland in the state.  It was a small size Foodland too.  

They sold 100 coffee filters for $5.00.  When Costco opened 500 coffee filters were under $2.00.  It was worth the drive to Kahului.  I never set foot in that Foodland again.  The owner of Foodland had a house down the road from me in Kula at 4000’ elevation, he only used it for a week or two in summer when it was really hot.

Reminds me of a story from decades ago about a couple of guys who moved to Maui from the mainland for a "business enterprise".   The money they had budgeted for 2 months of essentials was gone in 2 weeks!       

I wonder where the Foodland owner lived otherwise-Wailea?

So, one beer now costs the same as 100 beers in 1970.  Well, that could also be the ratio of how fast your body metabolizes alcohol now and then.