Are there any restaurants/eateries in HPP?

[EightFingers]

Are there any? Seems like a decent business oppotunity unless the Dept. of Health is killing them off.

Edited to change title for clarity.

[GuyinHPP]

I don't know about a restaurant but I do think they need a little convenience store out here in HPP.

[kalakoa]

Anyone brave enough to navigate the "Special Use" process probably can't afford the infrastructure requirements, or it would have happened by now.

Same with all the other subdivisions; the 2-acre site across from the Ainaloa mailboxes has been "pending" for years -- on top of which, the subdivision includes a "centrally located" 5-acre parcel designated for future commercial use.

Remember, everyone can meet their needs with three simple words: "Drive To Hilo."

[Carey]

The biggest hurdle for an eatery is the water issues...few lots are hooked up to county water. Well water would probably need test results every so often... & I think catchment is even more complicated...
The second biggest would be the commercial septic...

[OpenD]

I think the septic would be the bigger issue for a restaurant. I mean, if you have to you can haul water, but...

[Seeb]

It needs one. A deli or something were you could get an egg sandwich and coffee. It would make a killing if you could front the money long enough to get through the bs.

I think that gift shop on makuu closed

[Todd H]

Has anyone ever explored food trucks (not to be confused with wheeled food carts)? These are wildly popular right now, and there's at least one web-site devoted exclusively to food truck patron reviews, etc.

Based on the concerns with estabishing a brick and mortar business in Puna, it seems like these would be a viable alternative. Not a restaurant, per se, but at least a place to grab some grub.

Portland, Oregon, has gone food truck crazy, as have many other places.

Todd

[Seeb]

There are very few places you can legally Park one.
unless someone wants to turn one of the 20 acre lots into a farmers market

[kalakoa]

The food truck is an excellent idea, at least until it's parked somewhere, at which point it's a zoning problem again -- I've only seen them at farmers' markets or on a parking lot that's obviously commercial.

Maybe if the food truck drove around at random, updating a website with its next stop?

[Guest]

^^most food trucks use Twitter to tell patrons where they are !