06-30-2005, 08:15 PM
i don't know who opened the floodgates, but puna has been found. people are coming in droves and in the process they are ruining what they are coming here for. prices have doubled,tripled,quadrupled in the past year. soon locals won't be able to afford to live or buy here,just like what they've done to maui. i knew sooner or later it was inevitable, but was hoping for the later. and the traffic keeps reminding me of what i got away from. paradise has been ruined. and with many of these folks comes the "mainland" attitude. one can only hope that we get one of those famous 3 month rains, maybe that will slow the tide, lol!