Post #253896 by tikiyaki on Wed, Sep 13, 2006 12:20 AM

Funny, lately I've been obsessing on this subject. So far, I think what I'd really like to do is live in both Hawaii AND SoCal. Hawaii 2-4 months out of the year, Los Angeles, the rest. Being that I'm self employed, it could work. I do music, composing, producing, recording etc...My main focus is composing and with a laptop, keyboard, and a few guitars, I can be mobile, and set up shop in different places. I just need to get more work to make this happen, and land a few bigger paying commercial spots, but it's been getting better.

I've been on alot of Hawaii message boards, and have been looking into places like the Puna district of the Big Island, the people who live there really love it. Alot of middle aged folks retiring and building their dream home in paradise. But it's very desolate out there, so I worry about that feeling of being in the middle of nowhere. I mean, where I live NOW in SUNLAND is too "out of the way" for me (and it's only like 25 minuted from Hollywood), so it would take some work on my part to adjust.

I really love Kailua on Oahu, and of course the North Shore, but you need to be really swimming in money to have anything there. I like Kona alot too. Right now, I'm selling my place and hoping to cash out on it (hopefully before the market starts a fast downslide) so I can put some money away and figure out a way to make this work.

There is also a part of me that just wants to just move to a place like Puna, open a little coffee shop, or small local restaurant and just do that...change it up completely.

I don't know, but it's sure occupied ALOT of my time thinging about it.

Anyone interested in Puna, they have a forum full of happy residents, who LOVE living there.....They'll answer any questions about Puna and the Big Island....
http://www.punweb.org Check out the Punaweb Forum, lots of posts about living there.

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2006-09-13 00:21 ]

[ Edited by: tikiyaki 2006-09-13 00:23 ]