Kehena beach question

[Devany]

Ed,

We love that area. Our first trip to Hawaii we rented a house overlooking Kehena (www.haleballeja.com ). We felt very safe and rented the house several times before deciding to move to Hawaii ourselves. The house is filled with art and nicely furnished. We have since become friends with the owners from Chicago.

We did avoid Kehena Beach on the weekends, as it gets a little rowdy then, but other than that it was a spectacular place to play on weekdays. The hike up and down is not for anyone physically impared though and there are no restrooms there. It is a special place to us.

One note, if you want internet access many homes in that area have it now. Hale Balleja does and they have a land line you can use too. Our cell phones (ATT) did not work there. We had to get close to Pahoa to get them to work.

It is a bit of a drive for groceries and restaurants, but not bad 20 minutes.

We felt very safe there, slept with windows and sliders open etc. There can be breakins everywhere. There have been a rash of them in HPP lately, with crooks even breaking in while tourists were sleeping and stole thier wallets and cameras. Lower Puna is not what I would call dangerous at all, you just have to be smart about what you do. It is one of our favorite places to visit. We ended up buying a house in Hilo, but it had nothing to do with crime statistics.

Feel free to e-mail me if you have any specific questions.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

Devany Vickery-Davidson
East Bay Potters
www.eastbaypotters.com
www.myhawaiianhome.blogspot.com
www.travelingfork.blogspot.com