10-04-2008, 08:22 AM
Wayne, she is NOT just asking about the weather because she gave additional concerns in her subsequent posts.
Yes, I think it is necessary for someone moving here with kids who has only done one visit as an adult to know that there CAN be problems, when she asks is it safe?
A couple of the more heinous crimes in Puna have occurred in Fern Acres. Do the people who live there cower? No, I'm sure they are busy creating their dream. But some of you guys on Punaweb tend to forget that you share "paradise" with some real out there people who have for years gravitated to more remote subdivisions in part because they can do what they want there, whether it be to grow pakalolo or deal drugs.
Some of the more bizarre things to happen in Fern Acres in this decade:
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/06...ndex5.html
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/12...ory11.html
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/arti...ocal01.prt
Read the second article that quotes the confessions of the two murderers, and realize these guys are not complete aberrations. There are people of this caliber around and they could be your neighbors if you don't do very good homework.
ed to add that I have talked to plenty of people who feel that a lot of crimes are committed that just never get discovered. People go down lava tubes or over cliffs or are buried out in the forest reserve. S*it happens here. Don't be scared out or your wits, but don't be all la-la-la either.
The woman who was shot by her boyfriend -- followed the grateful dead for years, was into dolphins and spirituality. Although I did not know her, one can tell from the description that she didn't look for the evil in people, and thought the best. While I too like to think the best of people, I found out a long time ago that there are people with no conscience, and when drugs come into play especially, in areas where people are into drugs, you run into them.
I am not anti-pot growing, but some people are good and some bad, and everyone on meth /ice is a mess. I've been ripped off; I've had a friend murdered, while I was just living my life trying to do the right thing, treat people right, raise my kids. So I've learned, you have to pay attention, you have to ask questions in the neighborhood from a bunch of people to get the whole story. Thus ... buying after one visit ia a real gamble.
Yes, I think it is necessary for someone moving here with kids who has only done one visit as an adult to know that there CAN be problems, when she asks is it safe?
A couple of the more heinous crimes in Puna have occurred in Fern Acres. Do the people who live there cower? No, I'm sure they are busy creating their dream. But some of you guys on Punaweb tend to forget that you share "paradise" with some real out there people who have for years gravitated to more remote subdivisions in part because they can do what they want there, whether it be to grow pakalolo or deal drugs.
Some of the more bizarre things to happen in Fern Acres in this decade:
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2002/06...ndex5.html
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/12...ory11.html
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/arti...ocal01.prt
Read the second article that quotes the confessions of the two murderers, and realize these guys are not complete aberrations. There are people of this caliber around and they could be your neighbors if you don't do very good homework.
ed to add that I have talked to plenty of people who feel that a lot of crimes are committed that just never get discovered. People go down lava tubes or over cliffs or are buried out in the forest reserve. S*it happens here. Don't be scared out or your wits, but don't be all la-la-la either.
The woman who was shot by her boyfriend -- followed the grateful dead for years, was into dolphins and spirituality. Although I did not know her, one can tell from the description that she didn't look for the evil in people, and thought the best. While I too like to think the best of people, I found out a long time ago that there are people with no conscience, and when drugs come into play especially, in areas where people are into drugs, you run into them.
I am not anti-pot growing, but some people are good and some bad, and everyone on meth /ice is a mess. I've been ripped off; I've had a friend murdered, while I was just living my life trying to do the right thing, treat people right, raise my kids. So I've learned, you have to pay attention, you have to ask questions in the neighborhood from a bunch of people to get the whole story. Thus ... buying after one visit ia a real gamble.