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Originally posted by Mimosa
NewGirl - How nice it must be for you to make your income from slow internet ( your standards ) in Puna.
Just wait till some sort of hiccup happens and you are not able to access for a few weeks or a month .
Or we have an extended drought of over 6 months and you are not able to flush your lua.
Maybe a power outage that leaves you high n dry ,what will you do then?
Us locals born n raised have a saying ,it goes similar to this " as soon as a human moves here from where ever they came from,they realize that,like Dorothy,they are not in Kansas any more.The time clock us local long time residents are so accustomed to is in decades,for humans such as yourself,3 years tops " Tick Tock Tick Tock".
Bottom line,very expensive to live here,lack of well paying jobs,the FTZ at Hilo airport building is built upon a known toxic waste dump and may never open.
One tsunami away from no port this side of island.
Most nutrition you consume is shipped in from far away lands.
Keep it real NG.
Listen to the kapuna - you may learn a thing or two.
It is an island in the middle of the big blu pond .
Mrs . Mimosa
blah blah blah doom gloom doom gloom. kinda like that old bumper sticker - “surfing sucks dont try it”.
Please ignore Mrs.Champagne and OJ as she has become sour in her old age...
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Broadband access is a tool, I wouldn't put anymore importance on it then that.
High-speed internet has many uses besides "working from home" ... all of which include avoiding extra trips to town. As the population continues to expand, hanging fiber on the existing poles will be cheaper than sitting in traffic, widening the highway, or tomorrow's gas prices.
Which is more "country", everyone sitting in separate cars on their way to the only retail/commercial "town center", or a delivery truck full of Amazon that comes by twice a week?
As much as people complain "don't turn it into Oahu", that seems to be exactly where we're headed, slow though the progress may be.
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Just wait till some sort of hiccup happens
People who move here can find the adjustment difficult. It's true, we're not Kansas, or anyplace else on the map.
But yet, the population continues to grow. People complain the newcomers who stay are crowding them out, just like when they were the newcomers. If you've already been here 6 months Newgirl, have work and a home, you have a pretty good idea of whether Big Island is a good fit for you. Yes, there are once in 50 year events, or once in 100 year events, but what place on earth doesn't have them?
Welcome
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves
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All of you totally missed my point of view .
You moved here from somewhere else .
You still talk about where you came from months and years after moving here.
Then you want it like where you came from and grumble on and on about other places and how it is there.
This side of island is a 10 year curve as far as anything getting done as opposed to where you came from.
Everything is slower and for good reason.
Yes the masses are moving here from many places,yes the infrastructure is slow in coming , in 10 years time,maybe some of puna might get broadband internet but most will not.
Let's enjoy what we do have and be happy with that.
Mrs . Mimosa
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Wow Mimosa, who knew I gave away so much information divulging so little? First, I've lived in Kansas for 7 years, people were nice but I couldn't leave the place fast enough. I wouldn't have bothered to come here if it I wanted place similar to what I left. What would be the point? The last place I lived was considerably more expensive, Puna is actually a bargain. I buy local products when I can, I barely consume anything that's shipped here from the mainland (that I'm aware of).
I grew up on a little island in the pacific and lived on many other islands, so island life is nothing new, and I've experienced the power and internet outage, but if it becomes an extended issue, I can always drive over to the Kona side.
I hope I did not give the impression that I'm unhappy, I'm actually tickled pink to be here.
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New Girl - We have met - will not say where but we have met,face to face. In this site,not just you - some others want want want and are not happy with the ways of place.
Many here grumble and justify this via their choices in verbiage .
In real life though outside this site is another universe .
We are lucky to live Hawaii the Island .
Mrs . Mimosa
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Newgirl, Aloha, and welcome to Puna and Moku o Keawe.
Some of us "old timers" (I'm not 90, but do have an old, old AARP Card [  ]) appreciate the spirit in which you express reason for being here, and your opinions. Other "old timers" don't represent all of us.
BTW, Mrs. Mimosa, in your statement to Newgirl, if I may, quote from above post:
"...Keep it real NG.
Listen to the kapuna - you may learn a thing or two.
It is an island in the middle of the big blu pond ."...
(BBM) it's Kupuna, not kapuna, perhaps a typo. "Kapuna" would be "the Puna", and "Kupuna" is the proper term, for elders/ancestors, which seems to be your intended message.
Going back to time out, on most threads of late, however, corrections need to be made when appropriate. With due respect.
Have a lovely evening all. We may be "ranked worst state to make a living", however, we are blessed to have such a challenge. Life could be far worse.
JMO.
ETA: Wow! Talk about timing...Puna is "another universe", Mrs. Mimosa. Good Lord! [ ]
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Oh we made a typo - and dyslexia as we have now and key board that is fading, oh gosh we are old and grey - yes we made a typo .We apologize for our screw up and we will try so hard to never make a spelling error ever again.
Where did we put our glasses is the next question,we will get back to you when we find the bi - focals .
Mrs . Mimosa
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Originally posted by Mimosa
Oh we made a typo - and dyslexia as we have now and key board that is fading, oh gosh we are old and grey - yes we made a typo .We apologize for our screw up and we will try so hard to never make a spelling error ever again.
Where did we put our glasses is the next question,we will get back to you when we find the bi - focals .
Mrs . Mimosa
Oh, no worries, however, as you know, one little letter can make a world of difference...in all languages. Kinda like "lua" vs. "luau"... Manu vs. Mano...etc. (lol....j/k.)
Mahalo for the clarification it was a typo. [ ]
Have a lovely evening.
ETA: my own bloody typo! [  ]
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Forbes does this range of surveys every year and their title line is intended to draw in readership. Just part of the marketing seasons, like next year's cars being introduced in September. It's doubtful Hawaii is the worst place to make a living, there are a lot of service jobs available, government, construction, entertainment. It's really hard to believe that trying to make a living in some place like Wyoming is better. If your living isn't from farming and ranching, there doesn't seem like many other options. Making a living seems secondary to staying alive through a winter. Good, hopefully people will read these types of articles and throw up their hands in despair to ever live in Hawaii. We need to thin the population. Why aren't there surveys titled "Hawaii ranked best state to not make a living"?
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
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