10-02-2007, 03:57 AM
I shopped in all 3 "grocery stores" in Pahoa, and they all seem to have offerings that differ (delighted finding the fishing supplies, for instance).
The first time I drove through town, Pahoa seemed too rough for me (I'm a farmer, so don't expect to see trendy shops like Waimea, or whatever). The last 2 times I was on the Big Island, I stayed right there in Pahoa, and drove to the laundromat across the street (too heavy to carry). The road is too narrow for both vehicles and pedestrians, it seems. Its a good thing there is a bypass, or there would be many more accidents, I fear. With the houses built so close to the road, I don't expect to see widening occur, so everyone has to depend on caution to cross, or to pull out in a vehicle.
Many signs could be bigger, you can't read fast enough and drive safely, too. If they would like more business, their reason for being needs to be obvious. I don't feel that urge to change it, just my observations. For instance, I knew of only 2 places in town that served food, and the Subway out on 130. Does the fish market serve food, or just sell fish? (I WAS busy cleaning up my newly bought house so I hit the hardware store quite often).
Maybe a town directory could be drawn up, so driving to places could avoid passing by and turning around to try them out (I was there during a music event, advertised as behind someplace, I heard the music, but couldn't find a place to park).
Hope that wasn't too rambling.
The first time I drove through town, Pahoa seemed too rough for me (I'm a farmer, so don't expect to see trendy shops like Waimea, or whatever). The last 2 times I was on the Big Island, I stayed right there in Pahoa, and drove to the laundromat across the street (too heavy to carry). The road is too narrow for both vehicles and pedestrians, it seems. Its a good thing there is a bypass, or there would be many more accidents, I fear. With the houses built so close to the road, I don't expect to see widening occur, so everyone has to depend on caution to cross, or to pull out in a vehicle.
Many signs could be bigger, you can't read fast enough and drive safely, too. If they would like more business, their reason for being needs to be obvious. I don't feel that urge to change it, just my observations. For instance, I knew of only 2 places in town that served food, and the Subway out on 130. Does the fish market serve food, or just sell fish? (I WAS busy cleaning up my newly bought house so I hit the hardware store quite often).
Maybe a town directory could be drawn up, so driving to places could avoid passing by and turning around to try them out (I was there during a music event, advertised as behind someplace, I heard the music, but couldn't find a place to park).
Hope that wasn't too rambling.