On Thu, 9 Aug 2012 19:09:14 -0500 Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
You would have a ~30 min drive to work to the turnoff from the Saddle
road. I am not sure how long it takes to get up the road. to 13,000
feet. I personally would JUMP at the chance.
The Institute's headquarters are in Waimea on the big island. (There is
another Waimea on Kauai and sometimes Google maps picks up the one on
Kauai and sometimes the one on the big island.) At least one of the
positions I saw is based in Waimea.
Waimea is also known as Kamuela. It is on the No side of Mauna Kea.
In the saddle between Mauna Kea and Kohala (mountain as opposed to
Kohals District). The Saddle road is between Mauna Kea and Mauna
Loa. Waimea is the HQ for Parker Ranch. You will be in one of the
very high jet set areas, mixed with paniolos and a few drugged out
hippies. It is one place where the ultra rich go, but most folks
are nice. Paniolo is derived from espaniol, and means cowboy.
Parker Ranch was the second largest ranch in the US. Not sure if it
still is. It was established by a land grant from the King in about
1832. Yes, there are still working paniolos on horses. It is a
place that is loved by many. It is very lush and green, High
elevation, and when the sun shines, stunningly beautiful. Small
town. Grocery store, Hardware store, couple of restaurants and a few
other stores. NICE!
It would be 30-40 min to Kailua-Kona one way and 30-40 min to Hilo da
udder way. There is a small airport. Used to be maybe one a day
commercial flights. Dunno about now.
You could live Hilo-side or Kona-side, depending on the wishes of the
SWMBO unit. The further out, the cheaper the living, and the closer
to work. There probably are shuttle vans from the Institute.
I was looking on Zillow at the houses around Waimea. Some of them are not
too bad, some of them are outrageous.
Outrageous are jet set. not too bad in HI is great!
Cost of living is highly dependent on lifestyle. If you want to live
big city consumer lifestyle; Yes, very expensive. Blending as much
as possible into local lifestyle, it is not too bad.
That's nice to know.
You will find your lifestyle changes. Since Hawaii has a long life
expectancy, that is generally a good thing..
The benefit of Hilo-side is the Hilo Farmers Market, and lots of home
grown fruit. Papayas and Apple Bananas were our favorites. There
are Farmers Markets in Kona also.
The weather comes from the northwest, doesn't it? Meaning the south side
of the island would be the sheltered side and the Hilo-side would be a
little more sheltered than the Kona side.
BZZZT Wrong. Hilo is windward. The Kona side is leeward. Windward
is tropical jungle and lush. Kona is varying degrees of desert, but
parts are pretty green. Kona means leeward. Kona winds are hot dry
winds from the west.
Working there, other than the light air, would probably be similar to
working in a small building on the "back 40" at Los Alamos.
Or in one of the big buildings with no windows, like I did.
While I prefer Hilo, I LOVE Kona. We have had a vacation house there
since 1992. Anywhere on the Island is a fantastic place to live.
Move little "Stuff" take just enough to get established and buy used
furniture etc.
So taking a 3500 pound safe and a full set of crystal and china would not
be the way to go....
well, it is your life. If you rub shoulders with the ultra rich,
then take the crystal and china, or buy new there.
When we moved to the mainland, we shipped 2 cars and a pallet of stuff
to Seattle. (Preferable over long Beach)
Why is Seattle preferable over Long Beach? (I do have a brother living in
Seattle.) City is not as big, more friendly. Port is not as big.
We moved at the end of July, so shipping there allowed us to drive
2000 miles across beautiful parts of the country and less intense
temps as opposed to driving through death valley at the first of
August in the oven.
> I highly and heartily recommend you "Go fer broke" to get the job.
(look up the origin of the phrase if you don't know it already)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_for_broke
Go for broke is a phrase meaning "to wager everything".
It was the motto of a World War II Japanese American military unit,
the 442nd Infantry Regiment.
Is that the reference you mean?
Yep. Some friends were veterans of that unit. Wonderful people. I
also met Sen Inoye one time. AFIK, that is the only Medal of Honor
veteran I have ever met. He is a nice guy, even though now a little
off politically. (led astray)
I have a book about the unit.
Craig
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