06-11-2008, 04:17 AM
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Originally posted by JWFITZ
Actually I've found it very cheap to live here, if one lives in reflection of the place itself.
There really is a lot to JW's comment above.
It is not only liking bananas and discovering lots of ways to eat coconut, pumpkin, taro roots and leaves, papaya, limes and lemons, wild pig and fresh fish, etc instead of standard supermarket fare.
HELCO? They cannot survive the coming off grid/net meter wave. Wait 'em out.
Taxes? Make sure you get value for money. Vote. Get informed. Get involved. It actually works... (btw: imho, real estate prices will take tax bills down for years to come, given no change in rate -- of course then the County Treasury will be $quee$ed).
Insurance? That's risk abatement. Lower your risks, including assessed value of material/depreciable assets.
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park