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Update --
We had Sara scheduled for today and she was right on time. Unfortunately, within 90 minutes she called to tell us that the County had covered/destroyed one front pin when they improved the road during the lava emergency. She needs two front pins to actually do the rest. So, we will contact the County (futile I'm sure) or get a surveyor to re-set the missing pin and have Sara go from there.
A good report card so far -- she was on time and she called promptly when she discovered an issue.
microage97: Island Boundaries' website is no longer so I assume they are out of business. If you have current contact info for them please share.
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Thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, what was the charge for the pin misfire?
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Thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, what was the charge for the pin misfire?
Misfire?
Her basic charge is $1.00/ft. She adds to that for LFA and/or heavy vegetation.
10/26/16 17:45 edited to correct charge
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Originally posted by SoCal_to_Hawaii
microage97: Island Boundaries' website is no longer so I assume they are out of business. If you have current contact info for them please share.
http://landsurveyorhawaii.com/
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Her basic charge is $100/ft.
At this rate, finding all the pins for a typical Hawaiian Acres lot would cost a bit over $200K, or about 10x the value of the lot.
Clearly, I'm in the wrong line of work.
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And to think I do it with a machete, laser pointer and compass on a camera tripod, and 300 foot tape measure. If I can find one, I find them all.
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I couldn't find one of mine. I used a laser and tape measure and after I couldn't find it I tried a metal detector and still couldn't find it. I'll have to hire someone when I'm ready to think about fencing again.
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Did you try from both "sides" of the pin? If one is missing, you would have to measure down one property line and make a slight arc measurement, then go to the other pin, measure back up and where your marks intersect is where the pin belongs. To verify, pick an adjoining neighbors line with their permission and follow their adjoining line measurement from their pin.
I have surveyed out up to 25 acre parcels, and have found everything from USGS benchmarks to rotted wooden stakes used as pins in the process, guess I am just persistent. I also use County records for my measurement reference.
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"Her basic charge is $100/ft. She adds to that for LFA and/or heavy vegetation."
UGH - I'm a dope. It is $1.00 per foot(dang decimal points).
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Originally posted by SoCal_to_Hawaii
I know this has been discussed before, but the one recommendation I found on PW (islandboundaries.com) appears to be out of business.
Here is the situation:
5 acre lot that was surveyed in 2006, we have the survey map. We have found one front pin and a line of stakes partway up one side. What we want is someone to locate the rest of the pins and cut a path along the sides and back.
At this point we really do not need it surveyed again (we are not building at this point and even if we were we are pretty sure in 5 acres we could manage to not encroach on some other property).
We have gotten a quote from Independent Hawaii Surveyors ($3500!) and the recommendation we got from a neighbor for a pin finder is proving to be a flake.
