Big Island Living- Puna District - Beyond Tiki

S seamus Member Portland Joined: May 07, 2003 Posts: 462	S seamus Posted posted on Wed, Oct 15, 2003 11:06 AM We recently spoke to someone we know who lives north of Hilo, and when we mentioned that we were looking at some cheap property over there she said "please tell me it's not in PUNA" !!! Her take on that area was very disappointing, but did explain why things are so cheap. According to her, crime is rampant, the schools are the worst, the area gets hit hardest by all storms and disasters, and is also well known for it's abundant meth labs. Too bad. For those of you who don't know, the Puna area is located south of Hilo and east of Volcano on the east side (windward) of the Big Island of Hawaii. I'd still like to get others opinions and preferably see it for myself, but our friend did at least convince me to expand our search to other areas where she says there are still great deals to be had.

We recently spoke to someone we know who lives north of Hilo, and when we mentioned that we were looking at some cheap property over there she said "please tell me it's not in PUNA" !!! Her take on that area was very disappointing, but did explain why things are so cheap. According to her, crime is rampant, the schools are the worst, the area gets hit hardest by all storms and disasters, and is also well known for it's abundant meth labs. Too bad. For those of you who don't know, the Puna area is located south of Hilo and east of Volcano on the east side (windward) of the Big Island of Hawaii. I'd still like to get others opinions and preferably see it for myself, but our friend did at least convince me to expand our search to other areas where she says there are still great deals to be had.

Post #55206 by seamus on Wed, Oct 15, 2003 11:06 AM