Coming in May to home shop (Hilo, Hawaiian Beaches: insurance, buying a house, neighborhoods)

[J.vick]

Well we are coming in May to find a home.

I would like Hawaiian Rec Shores but in zone 2 that might be hard to buy there.
I want to live in Puna area and I don't want to live in a "city" you know close neighbors.
Anyway we are going to look in HPP what are the "good" areas?
I heard that good internet (high speed) is available near the main road Paradise Rd?
Can anybody give me some helpful hints?
We are going to stay on the waters edge end of Paradise Rd
How close to the water can you be without needing flood insurance?

Thanks to all
Aloha

[Due]

This might help with your flood insurance questions:
Know Your Risk - County of Hawaii - Flood Awareness

Try searching this forum for your other questions too.

Aloha

[J.vick]

Originally Posted by Due

This might help with your flood insurance questions:
Know Your Risk - County of Hawaii - Flood Awareness

Try searching this forum for your other questions too.

Aloha

I did search for the topic homes in HPP, Internet in HPP.
Am I not allowed to ask specific questions?

[Due]

Originally Posted by J.vick

I did search for the topic homes in HPP, Internet in HPP.
Am I not allowed to ask specific questions?

Sure you are: just trying to help save you time....

I don't have any real-time experience with HPP, although we considered the area: along with many others.

Best

[J.vick]

Originally Posted by Due

Sure you are: just trying to help save you time....

I don't have any real-time experience with HPP, although we considered the area: along with many others.

Best

I appreciate that ..... Any suggestions with high speed internet?

Thanks

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by J.vick

I did search for the topic homes in HPP, Internet in HPP.
Am I not allowed to ask specific questions?

Absolutely you can ask anything, any time. The question is how how quickly you will get the information you desire.

Using the Advanced Search feature here can tap into many weeks, even months worth of previous input on your topic here in mere moments.

[Due]

Originally Posted by J.vick

I appreciate that ..... Any suggestions with high speed internet?

Thanks

Time Warner Cable for internet (Turbo) and it's reliable.
For TV: DirecTV, which is also reliable.

AT&T for cell, but in our area the reception is poor.

[J.vick]

I'm just looking for as much info I can get on HPP.
I WILL continue to SEARCH the site.

[Rogerluli]

Just wondering how familiar you are with the vog situation on Big Island and if you have studied it are you satisfied ignoring it ?

[hotzcatz]

Ah, not that vog is not a possible problem, but have you been keeping track of the lava? Some parts of HPP could become covered in lava at some point fairly soon, perhaps. Hawaiian Shores and Hawaiian Beaches are too close to the current path between the lava flow and the ocean for me to be comfortable buying a house there, perhaps you're not as worried about such things. Currently, at least, the lava seems to be running out of steam (or whatever drives lava) before it gets down that far, but it's lava and nothing to get too close to, especially with something that doesn't move well such as a house. The lava ran all the way to the ocean when it was coming down the other side of the ridge. I don't know if the current volume of flow is enough to push it past the Keaau-Pahoa highway and down through the subdivisions to the ocean, but do you want to bet the price of a house that it won't?

Isn't Paradise Road in Nanawale? I guess you mean "Paradise Drive". In any case, if you were considering HPP, if it were me, I'd stick to the far end towards Hilo due to the possibility of lava nibbling on the Pahoa edges of HPP within the next several years.

Also, be careful of what you wish for. There is no "city" anywhere on the island, so you don't really have to worry about living in a city. Not having close neighbors also means you won't have close amenities, either. No shopping without driving somewhere, no parks without driving somewhere, no doctor's offices without driving somewhere, etc. In some parts of Hilo or other towns, there are neighborhoods with houses spaced away from each other yet still close enough to town that you can get to and from easily. In some very few areas, you can even walk to places. From what I've also noticed, closer neighbors seems to equate to less property thefts. When you get houses spaced far apart or not visible from the street, then they seem to have more break ins. Neighbors can be helpful in keeping a watch on properties. But, mostly, I think the having to drive everywhere is what makes the most impact on your life on a day to day basis. Of course, at this point, most folks chime in on how nasty their commute is now and how a commute of less than XX number of minutes will be a lot better. IMHO, that's a lot like saying hitting your thumb with a lesser hammer is better. I mean, it probably is, but why hit your thumb at all?

The water's edge in lower HPP is a rocky bluff and a lot of it isn't accessible so being close to the water may not mean you can actually reach the water. HPP also flattens out so there aren't a lot of views unless you are really close to the water, either. Just my two cents, but if it were me, I'd wait to choose the house buying area I was interested in after running around on the island for awhile.

Not sure if the water's edge in HPP is that far into a flood zone, it may have high enough bluffs that it isn't. But, an insurance company could probably give you the most accurate information.