Is Relocating to Hawaii Doable . . . - General Tiki

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Wed, Sep 13, 2006 10:44 AM I spent the day in the Puna area once, and spoke with a friend who used to live there. What I noticed at the time (and what the friend said about it) was that there were a lot of young runaways (many deadheads) who just camp out there looking for handouts and drugs. I didn't like that aspect of it, though it may have changed with more retirees moving in. I think that may be one reason why the prices were (are?) lower than they are in Kona (and the remoteness). I liked Hilo much more than Puna. Hilo has more historic buildings and seems less developed for tourists than Kona, but it's less sunny than Kona.

I spent the day in the Puna area once, and spoke with a friend who used to live there. What I noticed at the time (and what the friend said about it) was that there were a lot of young runaways (many deadheads) who just camp out there looking for handouts and drugs. I didn't like that aspect of it, though it may have changed with more retirees moving in. I think that may be one reason why the prices were (are?) lower than they are in Kona (and the remoteness). I liked Hilo much more than Puna. Hilo has more historic buildings and seems less developed for tourists than Kona, but it's less sunny than Kona.

Post #254086 by thejab on Wed, Sep 13, 2006 10:44 AM