06-06-2009, 08:39 AM
I am interested to see what the age demographics is here at Punaweb...
Myself, I am 30. The wife 26. Moved here 2 years ago. Fairly young for "transplants"
Damon, you hit the nail right on the head...
I am in the last stages on my Nursing degree. Most of my classmates are about 8-10 years younger than me. I talk-story w/ them all the time. Most if not all have already booked their flights to the mainland for work. When I tell them I moved here from the mainland, their first response, "why?"
These young people are leaving at an alarming rate..
The reason:
Nothing to do. Born and raised here. Want to see something new, etc.
Guess what, more people are staying on the mainland than returning to their roots.
There is just endless options there. I understand the not wanting to be like ____.
But at the rate we are going, no one wants to develop here on the East Side and no one wants to stay b/c of that. We are losing more and more health care professionals each year. Whos going to take care of the future generation? Whos going to take care of you?
And sad but true, I have already explored moving to Kona or Maui. I like Puna but I am all about options. Options, options, options...
Myself, I am 30. The wife 26. Moved here 2 years ago. Fairly young for "transplants"
Damon, you hit the nail right on the head...
I am in the last stages on my Nursing degree. Most of my classmates are about 8-10 years younger than me. I talk-story w/ them all the time. Most if not all have already booked their flights to the mainland for work. When I tell them I moved here from the mainland, their first response, "why?"
These young people are leaving at an alarming rate..
The reason:
Nothing to do. Born and raised here. Want to see something new, etc.
Guess what, more people are staying on the mainland than returning to their roots.
There is just endless options there. I understand the not wanting to be like ____.
But at the rate we are going, no one wants to develop here on the East Side and no one wants to stay b/c of that. We are losing more and more health care professionals each year. Whos going to take care of the future generation? Whos going to take care of you?
And sad but true, I have already explored moving to Kona or Maui. I like Puna but I am all about options. Options, options, options...