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I suspect the local were saying the same when you initially moved there.
Apologies if you were born and raised in Puna. But, I often see transplants immediately wishing people would stop moving in.
As Kohala Transplant said, its the locals that wish everyone from the mainland would stop moving in. That's really in your face in places like Puna and the North Shore of O'ahu. But true, once people from the mainland move to Hawaii, some do wish that nobody else would move there. It's like, OK, I got mine, NOW we can close that barn door.
The local viewpoint is that it should never have been opened in the first place, and I don't blame them, looking at the history of how the Islands were made into a state. Plus, the incessant immigration of folks from elsewhere have made things so expensive for them that Hawaii is the only state in the US where the majority of it's citizens cannot afford to live in their home state.
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…Plus, the incessant immigration of folks from elsewhere have made things so expensive for them that Hawaii is the only state in the US where the majority of it's citizens cannot afford to live in their home state.
That’s true for just about any nice place in the US, when speaking of cities or towns.
Most people born and raised can no longer afford to buy or rent a home unless they’ve already had one in their family for awhile.
It's not fancy, but it's not expensive. They also have the oldest still operating restaurant in the state and the pork chops are excellent. Not high end cuisine, though.
There's a few other old hotels like this such as Honokaa Club should you want the other side of the island.
It's not fancy, but it's not expensive. They also have the oldest still operating restaurant in the state and the pork chops are excellent. Not high end cuisine, though.
There's a few other old hotels like this such as Honokaa Club should you want the other side of the island.
That can’t be in Honolulu those price are probably three times that amount in Honolulu. I don’t think you get any thing for under $300 a night in Honolulu.
That can’t be in Honolulu those price are probably three times that amount in Honolulu. I don’t think you get any thing for under $300 a night in Honolulu.
If the standard is simply a hotel room, you can get rooms for well under $300 a night in Honolulu, even with resort fees. Just look on any of those booking sites and sort by price. As an example, I just found the Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki Hotel on Hotels.com for $175 a night (which includes tax and resort fees) for 5 days/4 nights (from 3-7 December). Legal condo bookings in Waikiki will be even a little cheaper.
But time of year makes a big difference in terms of what you'll be paying, which is the case pretty much anywhere. The more popular tourism months, the higher you'll pay as a general matter. For instance, looking just a few weeks later, that same hotel averages $272 a night (including taxes and resort fees) for an equal length of stay from 24-28 December) per a Hotels.com search.
That can’t be in Honolulu those price are probably three times that amount in Honolulu. I don’t think you get any thing for under $300 a night in Honolulu.
No, it's not. If you had bothered to scroll down to the bottom of link it says Captain Cook, Hawaii. That's on the Big Island.
OP, A couple more notes of interest regarding those listings in Puna. It can be quite wet at times in this part of Hawaii. Average annual rainfall is well over 100 inches just about everywhere.
Also, you might be disappointed to hear that it's quite rare to see anyone in sweatpants.
That’d be nice. That’s quite a bit less rain then in Ketchikan.
That’d be nice. That’s quite a bit less rain then in Ketchikan.
Some parts of Puna actually receive more than Ketchikan. Google Mountain View, for instance. 185 inches. Read it and weep, Ketchikan. Glenwood is 220 inches!
However, it's not really comparable. If actual minutes of rainfall per month and year were computed, SE Alaska would be dozens of times wetter than Puna. Maybe even 100 times wetter. I'm not exaggerating!
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