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E komo mai to Jim R, good to see more Alaskans moving to paradise.
I have to point out that, when I moved there in 1970, the people of Alaska shared that sense of what Hawaiians call Aloha. I was struck by the friendliness and camaraderie I experienced when walking down the streets of Anchorage. I got drafted, left the state for four years, and when I got back all that warmth was gone and people were conspicuously distrustful. What a shame. If I have anything to do with it, Hawaii will never lose Aloha.
A hui hou,
Brian (Fishboy)
Aloha pumehana,
Brian and Mary
Lynnwood, WA\Discovery Harbour
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What an amazing bunch of talented and well-traveled people! Puna is a special and very welcoming place and we look forward to hearing about your travels, relocation and tips of the "trades." Any questions on where to live? Catchment water? Post & Pier construction...whatever you need to know is all in the search engine above...if you can't find it you will get an amazing amount of help from the Punatics here...some have posted picture-logs of the progress of their dream house in paradise as it's being built...URLs are WELCOME here and help us all to network better! E Komo Mai!
Malama Pono
Carrie
"The opportunities to reach into the lives of others in an inspiring way arise in countless ways every single day..." Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
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Hi!
My name's Susan and my husband's is Phil. My parents bought a house in HPP back in the 80's, living there for a good 20 years. My uncle and his family were there since the 60's and he just recently returned here to Oregon. Anyway, lots of memories from over there, and now having sold the house, I have kept an inherited acre in HPP, and am starting to look around at the best options for moving over there. I just found this site last week, and am overwhelmed by the amount of information! I came looking only for advice on getting my doggie over there safely  Anyway, mostly, we are not of the same type of income bracket as my parents were, so like many of you are looking to see if we can pull it off. Been all over the board, it was heartening to hear Emily's story & pics of the container home (while they are building) and are trying to decide if we can get away with that in HPP. There is no definate yes or no from anyone, which though not unexpected, is also a bit worrisome in that do you invest a bunch of $ purchading &shipping the thing over there, only to find you have a neighbor who objects...also, we have a travel trailer, and have received mixed message on this option also! But, we will keep researching, and hopefully come to some conclusion on how to go about this. This board has been wonderful, and as I have visited many, this is the least "snarky" community I have ever seen...amazing really, everyone is just so helpful, and good sense of humor abounds. I knew it was possible! So, maybe now we have learned some, we will be able to ask some questions that haven't already been covered over and over (eh, probably not, but you never know) Mainly now just trying to make up lists of prices for the various options, because it can sure be suprising how "hidden", or just "I was unaware of that" costs can add up for each option. The realtor we used for the house, of course suggests selling the land and just buying a pre-existing home. I think he assumes we have a bit of $$ And, with the way things are going, I'm not too sure that is wise either, not to mention the sentimental value of it being land that my Dad had picked out, I'd really like to build there instead, but, eh, we are still at the very flexible point on weighing things out. So, short story long, that's who we are and why we are here. Nice to meet you all, and thanks so much already for the wealth of information!
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Aloha I'm known as Cocoa Moe and make boat canvas and awnings in Key West Fl. I live on a sailboat and have a little shop in a marina. I came down here from central Ore about 25 yrs ago.Its getting so commercial here with time shares and condos and resorts and northern bigbucks us common people can aford to stay any more with taxes and after the last 2 hurricane seasons windstorm insurance plus fuel and the Miami boyz I'm ready to go somewhere else.I miss the mts in Oreand watertfalls but like the weather here. From what I can see you have the best of both worlds so as soon as I can I'm on my way. Like everyone else I need some info and any help will be appreciated. Ther doesnt seem to be many canvas or awning shops. Is there much demand?Cheaper to moveeverything or start again?Market for used Harleys?Buy there or ship?Best shippers?I know this is or intros so I'll try other thread Aloha Cocoa Moe
CocoaMoe
CocoaMoe
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Aloha CocoaMoe, WELCOME! There are no canvas/awning shops on the East side of te island, and the 3 awning shops seem to be store front awnings. Could be because boat harbors are few here, not what you would expect on an island this size (mainly because it is almost impossible to build them through the lava). Hilo had the only large natural harborage on the island. Even so, Hilo dosen't have a huge amount of boats in harbor.....and it is almost impossible to get a slip. But you may want to inquire at on awnings at the Hilo Yacht Club, 77 Laehala, Hilo HI 96720 or call (808)935-8936.
We didn't ship alot of stuff, mainly because it was a time to change for us, so we used the US Postal Service, Cheap & got here eventually.
Harleys are big here - big rally here Labor Day weekend, bikes from all islands & mainland!
Aloha, Carey
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Adieu CocoaMoe and the Susan and Phil team! Does Phil have moss on the north side of his nose?!LOL
CocoaMoe I hope you have a large collection of Jimmy Buffet stuff to share when you get here!!! Music, no not foam parrot heads!LOL
As Cary is on island and has been for sometime she shares the most informed and awesome information here. I on the other hand am a Punaticwanabe and am just curious and ask questions! We have property there buy are just delayed at this point.
So anyway just wanted to say welcome to our virtual family, ask away what you need, share what you know and enjoy our quirky, funny, and informative as well as encouraging Punaweb!
One hint once you get familiar with terms and such you can use the search at the top to find subjects. We also have HADave who is good to point people in the right direction, or mine up old info that was covered in detail here. So have fun! Mella
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Hi, I'm Leif. I know, everyone will want to pronounce my name leaf, but I like to have it pronounce life. And my wife's name is Joy. A bit corney, but that's us. We have two kids 20 and 17. We have spent a lot of time on Maui in the past 6 yrs. Owned a condo in Kihei so that is where we spent our summers for the last 6 yrs. I am so totally in love with the Hawaiian Islands. We bought a lot site unseen in Hawaiian Parks 18 months ago. I just knew that any lot close to the ocean (and in Hawaii) was not going to be a bad thing. I can't wait until we finally get over to the BI to see it. We plan to build a home there in 2 or 3 yrs. Got to get the kids through University first. We live in Vancouver, Canada and are Canadian citizens. So, there lies the delema. We can only visit the great USA for no more than 180 days per calander year. We can't move there like most of you can. But, I can live with that for now. I will be more than greatful that I can spend 6 months out of every yr. in the Aloha State. This is the coolest website and forum. Reading all the posts is so much like almost being there.
Leif
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Moss? Are you kidding, we're talking RUST here! Thanks for the welcome, Mella, much appreciated! We'll keep learning and probably make a reconnaisance mission to the big island, even though we have both spent quite a bit of time there, we never went with the intention of someday moving there, we probably need to revisualize the land so that we can make realistic plans that will no doubt be completely changed once we actually start the process
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Welcome Leif and Joy! You will find an amazing array of helpful people and topics on punaweb, as you have already noticed. I have always thought that we should have more generous immigration/visitation policies for our Canadian friends and neighbors, especially those who choose to own property or businesses here. At any rate, 6 months a year in Hawaii is better than none.
Aloha,
Jerry
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Aloha Jerry
Thanks for your thoughts. One of your Senators from the south on the mainland has tried to get a bill through your House (not sure how that works) in government that would allow Canadians to stay in the US for up to 5 yrs at a time as long as we would not be a burden on your social system. eg. medical welfare and that sort of thing. Haven't heard anything about that for some time now. Probably died in some subcommitte. Who knows. One day we will all be of the same continent and common dollar (something like the Europeans) and be able to travel back and forth freely. I can only hope.
Leif
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