I live on the wet side but travel every few months along the ocean going to Lahaina Napili side.
Recently drove by the burn out zone just past the bypass, stop and go traffic. It is a war zone and they could not construct line of sight blocks as the elevation change is too great. It is psychological warfare. The one sign says something to the effect of thanking "our first responders" the ones who made no effort to put out the fire and forced people to turn around into it.
The serpents have now painted double yellow lines everywhere and put in "speed tables" commonly known as speed bumps. Police are out in new cruisers in force.
Uninsured motorists are now over 50%. The cost of shipping to HI has gone through the roof. Amazon has destroyed small biz. Food prices have skyrocketed. Health Food stores were full nazi with the masking ritual. Paradise was a great idea.
Have lived on this rock for 23 years. Gubmint never makes things better. As you point out its a dictatorship. They have pitted the vacation rental peeps against the displaced. Property "owners" have massive enticements to rent to FEMA approved units. Those that get sucked in will likely wind up with no property. It is an evil cabal here, and has never been different.
This is so sad: "They have pitted the vacation rental peeps against the displaced" -- I've been to Hawaii many times and there is definitely the nefarious underworld poking through the vacation veneer.
I don't get why they just don't give the people the money for their lost so they can build what they want on their own property. Crazy stuff going on to take their property away from them. So sad
With first hand housing experience in both California and Hawaii, I can confirm your suspicions about government intrusion as accurate. Both states have such onerous regulations it is almost inevitable one will lose money if not your house as a landlord. Government needs to get out of the housing market - they have truly destroyed it nationwide. Almost all current housing affordability and availability issues can be traced right back to some “good meaning/sounding” government intervention.
Maui County is a plantation. Ever since the US colonized the Kingdom, the Islands have been ruled by the masters. The mayor and governor do the bidding of the masters.
Hawaii isn’t even a sovereign state. (Neither is Alaska.)
Even the courts go along with masters. The senators and representatives in Congress are in their pocket.
Peggy, your comment about 'run-down, repairs were a nightmare – (public housing) NOT all it was cracked up to be' applies to our airports as well. They are poorly managed and maintained, late and shoddy repairs mean escalators, elevators and doors not working, disgusting bathrooms, nasty curbside appeal (dirt landscaping, no plants, broken irrigation) especially at Honolulu, all a result of bad contracts with no accountability of workmanship. Yet many continue to profit from these sweetheart govt deals.
I live on the wet side but travel every few months along the ocean going to Lahaina Napili side.
Recently drove by the burn out zone just past the bypass, stop and go traffic. It is a war zone and they could not construct line of sight blocks as the elevation change is too great. It is psychological warfare. The one sign says something to the effect of thanking "our first responders" the ones who made no effort to put out the fire and forced people to turn around into it.
The serpents have now painted double yellow lines everywhere and put in "speed tables" commonly known as speed bumps. Police are out in new cruisers in force.
Uninsured motorists are now over 50%. The cost of shipping to HI has gone through the roof. Amazon has destroyed small biz. Food prices have skyrocketed. Health Food stores were full nazi with the masking ritual. Paradise was a great idea.
Have lived on this rock for 23 years. Gubmint never makes things better. As you point out its a dictatorship. They have pitted the vacation rental peeps against the displaced. Property "owners" have massive enticements to rent to FEMA approved units. Those that get sucked in will likely wind up with no property. It is an evil cabal here, and has never been different.
This is so sad: "They have pitted the vacation rental peeps against the displaced" -- I've been to Hawaii many times and there is definitely the nefarious underworld poking through the vacation veneer.
5 hundred million divided by 3000 households comes with a very interesting number if you are in numerology; 166,666.6666666667
Very interesting!
I don't get why they just don't give the people the money for their lost so they can build what they want on their own property. Crazy stuff going on to take their property away from them. So sad
Yes that would make better sense!
With first hand housing experience in both California and Hawaii, I can confirm your suspicions about government intrusion as accurate. Both states have such onerous regulations it is almost inevitable one will lose money if not your house as a landlord. Government needs to get out of the housing market - they have truly destroyed it nationwide. Almost all current housing affordability and availability issues can be traced right back to some “good meaning/sounding” government intervention.
Adding more regulations or banning short term rentals is another tactic to stop ordinary Americans from being able to better their economic situation.
Rules around short term rentals must never be made by a governor's decree.
Except in the banana republic of Hawaii
Maui County is a plantation. Ever since the US colonized the Kingdom, the Islands have been ruled by the masters. The mayor and governor do the bidding of the masters.
Hawaii isn’t even a sovereign state. (Neither is Alaska.)
Even the courts go along with masters. The senators and representatives in Congress are in their pocket.
Sorry, but thats how it is.
Peggy, your comment about 'run-down, repairs were a nightmare – (public housing) NOT all it was cracked up to be' applies to our airports as well. They are poorly managed and maintained, late and shoddy repairs mean escalators, elevators and doors not working, disgusting bathrooms, nasty curbside appeal (dirt landscaping, no plants, broken irrigation) especially at Honolulu, all a result of bad contracts with no accountability of workmanship. Yet many continue to profit from these sweetheart govt deals.
You are so right! The corruption is rampant while the infrastructure fails