should have never moved to the mainland (Hawaiian Acres, Pahoa: real estate market, home)

[lucygirl]

i lived in maui for almost 10 years. my husband and i moved to texas from maui in 2002. it has been one dissapointment after another since we moved from the islands.
i would do anything to move back. but it costs so much and we have invested in 4 dogs (children) since.

a service job in maui is considered a respectable and comes with a good income.
in the mainland, a service job, such as a waiter, is looked down apon as if you are a loser or uneducated.

we should have never moved. we have had nothing but bad luck and bad jobs!

I miss you Maui! You will always be my home sweet home!

[Mvn 2 Paradise]

Originally Posted by lucygirl

i lived in maui for almost 10 years. my husband and i moved to texas from maui in 2002. it has been one dissapointment after another since we moved from the islands.
i would do anything to move back. but it costs so much and we have invested in 4 dogs (children) since.

Lucygirl, they talk about the islands having a way of spitting you out if you don't belong there. The mainland has a way of doing that too. Ugh, just the thought of it kind of turns my stomach cuz it's for different reasons. It's like it says, "If you can't handle our workaholism, materialism and arrogance, get lost or I'm gonna kill ya. Slowly, but you will surely die, starting with your soul."

I really really REALLY want to encourage you to do what you need to do to get to a place that feeds you as a human. If that is the islands, then the islands will take care of you. But do what you need to do. Don't waste another minute trying to make something work that robs from you the joy of being alive and little by little strips away your self-esteem. There is lots of talk about life being too short. I think you know that life is too long when you are living in a personal hell. That may sound strong, but when you can only find yourself longing for the good ol days, and you are just waiting for time to pass and existing instead of living, you may as well be in hell already.

You DO have a choice.

Aloha and good luck!
Sharlee

[Brav989]

Well, I think the biggest mistake you made was moving to Texas. I've been a mainlander all my life and would never think of moving there

[mambo]

lucygirl, I feel your pain. Auwe! I left the Big Island ten years ago this year. After 13 years in the islands, I must not have known myself. I did not realize the islands had become my home -- always and forever my home. I simply have never adjusted to the mainland since coming back -- it's constant culture shock! The place, even familiar places, are close to unrecognizable to me, and overall this seems such an alien culture to me. Auwe! Sometimes I am ready to drop tear.

But Sharlee's is good advice to you (and anyone, namely me, too). I am trying to get back to the Big Island now. Must sell my fauxdobe home in New Mexico first (in a crummy real estate market that may only get worse, if I can grouse) and then pack and prepare the animals for their return to Hawaii. Hui! Anybody here want a casa in Duke City (Albuquerque)?

I left Kona for a lot of reasons, some personal, and a lot was economic (that was the big slump right about the time of the first gulf invasion). But also the vog was bad for a few years running. Does everyone still have the red eye there? Anyway, I don't think I can afford to get back into Kona, but thinking maybe farther to the south in Kau or even over in Pahoa (though I don't know that area at all -- about the rain, catchment, the mosquitos, and those coqui everybody talks about).

Will you all talk story today about Kau and Naalehu and Puna side? It's raining here now, and cold, and it will snow later. You'll share warmth with talk of Hawaii. Tell me anything you know!

[Mvn 2 Paradise]

We are moving to Puna in June Mambo. There is lots of rain there, but the closer you are to the ocean, the less rain you will have and not nearly the issues with vog. We are going for 700' elevation or less. That is Hawaiian Acres, Orchidland, HPP in lava 3 zone. I hear nothing but wonderful things about leilani estates.

I was a little freaked about the catchment, but with the right filters it is supposed to be as fine as anything you would get bottled. We are bringing our reverse osmosis system with us.

We are average/decent wage earners and feel Puna is a viable options for us and they have a nice community, at least on the web. If you have a pioneer spirit, you would do well there, I am sure. I told my husband the other day, it is like we are traveling up the Oregon trail only in Hawaii. We are going to build our own house, have a garden and live off the land, depend on our neighbors and have our neighbors depend on us.

Ka'u was too far away from everything for me. We are too young for retirement and need to be near employment. HOVE seems like a lava wasteland, but some nice ocean view. It is still an affordable area though.

The reason we are going? Same reason I encourage Lucygirl to get back there. I lived there for four years as a little girl and never lost the spirit of aloha inside, but have wondered and searched but have trouble finding it here on the mainland. Life is too busy and demanding here. So we are selling everything (except our reverse osmosis ), loading up the wagon and heading out.

Aloha, Sharlee

[taxed]

Originally Posted by Mvn 2 Paradise

... So we are selling everything (except our reverse osmosis ), loading up the wagon and heading out.

Aloha, Sharlee

Sharlee,
I would sell the reverse Osmosis system as well; the water it produces is not good to drink. Mountain spring water has minerals, and is on the alkaline side, like water should be. Take a Litmus paper and test your osmosis water, and you will find it to be on the acid side. The bad part is, when drinking this kind of water, the body wants to bring it to a natural alkaline state, by taking calcium from your bones to do that. Not a very good thing.
Aloha
taxed

[Mvn 2 Paradise]

Originally Posted by taxed

Sharlee,
I would sell the reverse Osmosis system as well; the water it produces is not good to drink. Mountain spring water has minerals, and is on the alkaline side, like water should be. Take a Litmus paper and test your osmosis water, and you will find it to be on the acid side. The bad part is, when drinking this kind of water, the body wants to bring it to a natural alkaline state, by taking calcium from your bones to do that. Not a very good thing.
Aloha
taxed

Well poo. I love the water. You can't beat the taste. Catchment isn't mountain spring water. It's rain water, often acid rain from the vog.

You compelled me to do some research and yes, it is not the best for you, but as I read it, it is better for you than tap water. It sits at 6 on the scale, and if I add lemon it will go even higher.

Very informative. Thanks so much for sharing!

Sharlee

[kani-lehua]

someone told me about infrared (spelling). they live up at volcano and say their water tastes really good. anyone know about this system?

[taxed]

Originally Posted by Mvn 2 Paradise

... You compelled me to do some research and yes, it is not the best for you, but as I read it, it is better for you than tap water. It sits at 6 on the scale, and if I add lemon it will go even higher.

Very informative. Thanks so much for sharing!

Sharlee

I live in Las Vegas, and to my surprise our tap water did test better than the water from my Osmosis system (which I no longer use); the tap water was alkaline but not to the degree of mountain spring water, which we drink now. As an aside, my arthritis is improving since I stopped drinking Osmosis filtered water (which we consumed for almost 4 years). It took a few months before I noticed the difference; I take no medication for it, the only thing that changed was the water I now drink. Come to think of it my arthritis really got started after I installed the Osmosis system; go figure.

There is a professor at McGill university in Montreal who has published a paper about the bad effects of drinking Osmosis water. It was posted on the internet. Here is the link:
Why Purified Water is Bad For You

[surfponto]

Originally Posted by lucygirl

i lived in maui for almost 10 years. my husband and i moved to texas from maui in 2002. it has been one dissapointment after another since we moved from the islands.
i would do anything to move back. but it costs so much and we have invested in 4 dogs (children) since.

a service job in maui is considered a respectable and comes with a good income.
in the mainland, a service job, such as a waiter, is looked down apon as if you are a loser or uneducated.

we should have never moved. we have had nothing but bad luck and bad jobs!

I miss you Maui! You will always be my home sweet home!

Kind of feel your pain. My wife and I lived on Kauai for 4 years back in 1990 and then moved back to San Diego to finish school.
Things in San Diego have been good but I have always wondered if we did the right thing?

Our son was born on Kauai and was about 6 mos. old when we left. He is now 15.

In the back of my mind I have always thought I would move back.....