Retiring in Hawaii
Nov 2nd, 2004, 11:44 AM
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Great comments, many thanks! Kal, your comment about Winnemucca could have come from my husband - he scares me sometimes...
I was thinking the other day, we could travel to Hawaii at least twice a year, and rent a house or condo for a month or two, a different island each trip! Then perhaps we could keep that "vacation" feeling, you know, where chores and laundry don't exist...
I was thinking the other day, we could travel to Hawaii at least twice a year, and rent a house or condo for a month or two, a different island each trip! Then perhaps we could keep that "vacation" feeling, you know, where chores and laundry don't exist...
Nov 2nd, 2004, 11:54 AM
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G,
I scare myself sometimes. >)
We have some friends that do a 8/4 split on Kauai. 8 months back East and 4 on Kauai just to keep that "vacation feeling".
That's our goal too. We do like the freedom to change our minds and maybe go elsewhere a few times. When we see those times is hard to say.
I scare myself sometimes. >)
We have some friends that do a 8/4 split on Kauai. 8 months back East and 4 on Kauai just to keep that "vacation feeling".
That's our goal too. We do like the freedom to change our minds and maybe go elsewhere a few times. When we see those times is hard to say.
Nov 3rd, 2004, 12:26 PM
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this book:
So You Want to Live in Hawaii
by Toni Polancy, G. Brad Lewis, Matt Thayer
which is filled with great information about this topic.
This book is a joke! Don't base your decision on this book. You need to actually try living here for a year to try it out. Things are so different out here.
So You Want to Live in Hawaii
by Toni Polancy, G. Brad Lewis, Matt Thayer
which is filled with great information about this topic.
This book is a joke! Don't base your decision on this book. You need to actually try living here for a year to try it out. Things are so different out here.
Nov 5th, 2004, 07:57 AM
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Another book is "Living and Retiring in Hawaii, The 50th State in The 21st Century" by Smith & Smith, ISBN 0-595-23977-3 . Published 2002, don't know if it's been updated but doubt much has changed except property values). I think the idea of a (minimum) six month rental makes sense whether going to HI or anywhere else unfamiliar.
Nov 5th, 2004, 04:05 PM
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Hi gigi, my husbad and I just bought a residence on the Big Island. We also had dreams, but didnt really think we could do it. But on a vacation 2 years ago an opportunity came up and we went for it. My husband just retired but I still have to work, so it wont be full time just yet. A big plus was availability of health care. We have Kaiser which is also in Hawaii.
A GREAT website is Konaweb.com they have a moving to hawaii chat board thats very helpful.
good luck
A GREAT website is Konaweb.com they have a moving to hawaii chat board thats very helpful.
good luck
