More affluent people moving to Puna?

[cara4art]

A few days ago, my friend who lives in Puna commented that there seemed to be more of an influx of more affluent people into the area in just the past couple of weeks or so - is that true, or just one person's view of the ebb and flow of people? If so, this could affect the funky, countercultural/multicultural quality, as well as affordability of the area. She has been living in the area for a couple of years.
My husband always says that an area in question(where one is contemplating moving to)can always change one way or the other and usually does - Anyone's comments on changes in the Puna area welcome!

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