SKILLS?? needed in Puna?

[Frank]

when "hemp" is legal to grow on a commercial scale, not for the pot necessarily but ( http://othersidefarms.com/blog/many-uses...pZDJ6qYNok ) ...opportunity for Puna's young folks will be on the door step...

an entire economy may be in the offing...jobs, jobs, jobs, "made in PUNA"...is a possibility

[Bullwinkle]

Punaweb - a prime example of what creative effort can bring forth -

and yes some of us continue to work remotely and telecommute from here out in the boonies

[kalakoa]

What the County and/or State don't seem to realize is that fully-remote workers choose to live here despite arbitrary rules and a lack of infrastructure.

Perhaps the economy would benefit if such people were encouraged to live here (like, say, if broadband were "generally available"...)

[Guest]

Well thank you everyone so far, for all has been helpful. See my boys who have all been born here will be men soon. I would like to think they can learn from threads like this that are loaded with ideas such as yours. I do have a few questions which do seem appropriate for this post and site. They seem to have aspirations to make lots of money. So looking around at better paying, stable, and of course CAREERS with good benefits included. There a bit hard to see with the naked eye so were hoping for some help from you all?. what qualifications or skills will they need to get them?. They want to buy land or house one day, so I love their enthusiasm to possibly want to work and live out here where they grew up. Any ideas or suggestions for these types of careers here in the future?.

[punafish]

I think a college education doesn't buy you much anymore unless it's in a technical field. A liberal arts education is great for personal development and broadening one's horizons for sure. But the return on investment from a pure economics standpoint just isn't there today. On the other hand, a college education combined with an in-demand skill--or a rare combination of other skills--gives you a better chance (ex: marketing degree with fluency in a foreign language, etc.) If developing international/intercultural skills is not your thing, then mastering the right trade would seem to be a practical survival strategy. We're in an era now where anyone with the initiative, a computer and on-line connection can teach themselves whatever they need to learn. Colleges as we know them today will one day become obsolete imho.

[Greg]

Along with a college degree, the ability to say; "Do you want room for cream?" almost guarentees you a job.

[Bullwinkle]

So does "I know how to repair one of those"

[Hanley]

I'm very privileged and fortunate in this life, so take this for what you will. If one follows his heart and does what illuminates his soul, all of his material needs will be provided for.

[Aaron]

Your answer, NONE. I could barely even get past your first sentence. Any rational economist (Read: not on the payroll of benefactors of inflation of tuition or the institution at large) would argue that there is no Return On Investment (ROI) in a college education these days, and you've be better off going into debt and starting your own small business, or learning a simple and much needed trade as you described.

The Big Isle is a tough market fro jobs and

Living on the side of creation.

[pander75]

In the list of good skills to have anywhere I'll add a willingness to learn new things. ALL of the skills that I use in my businesses are things that I've taught myself. I've been very successful in life because I'm not afraid to pick up a book or admit to someone "hey I don't know how to do that, can you show me?" It always surprises me when someone has an opportunity to learn something new and they pass it up. You just never know when that knowledge will come in handy.

Gypsy69 I would advise you to get your sons into some kind of computer education. If there is one field that looks like it will continue to grow in the future it's computers. The other sure bet is medical. We will always need people to help fix Grandma's broken computer or broken back!