Puna Facts (Hilo: buying, utilities, subdivisions)

[Aolani]

Hello All,
I am contemplating buying land in Puna and am curious if anyone knows the facts behind the Puna subdivisions. I am interested in finding out:
- why there divided in the manner they were, length wise,
-why there is "so" much undeveloped land,
- How the area has evolved over the last 15 years
- Why there is so much undeveloped land being sold

Thanks for your helpful insight,

[Terryj]

Check out this web site, it might answer some of your questions.

Moving to Puna - Everything you Need to Know about Living in Puna, Hawaii (http://www.andhawaii.com/big-island/movingtopuna.html - broken link)

[leilaniguy]

Originally Posted by Aolani

Hello All,
I am contemplating buying land in Puna and am curious if anyone knows the facts behind the Puna subdivisions. I am interested in finding out:
- why there divided in the manner they were, length wise,
-why there is "so" much undeveloped land,
- How the area has evolved over the last 15 years
- Why there is so much undeveloped land being sold

Thanks for your helpful insight,

Some of these things Punaguide doesn't cover. Question 1: Simple economics, the developers realized it was cheaper to have long, narrow lots and not have to build long roads. We call them "Spaghetti" lots. #2, mentioned in Punaguide: lack of infrastructure, bad roads. #3, Subdivisions closer to Hilo, to pavement, or with utilities have been the most popular to build. #4, A lot of land here is bought and sold by people who have never even seen it. Many have dreams of retiring here and never do. Many consider it a foolproof investment, (It's not.), or they just want bragging rights; (I own land in Hawaii!)