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Captain Cook, Hawaii

The town of Captain Cook has a handful of good restaurants, the historic Manago hotel, and a popular farmer's market with both local produce and local art.

Captain Cook runs along Mamalahoa (Hwy 11, Belt Road) from just South of the turn-off to Kealakekua Bay - Napoopoo Rd. (Hwy 160) - to somewhere before the turn-off to Middle Keei Road where Honaunau begins.

Up until the 1960s, much of this area was part of the large Kealakekua Ranch, founded in the 1850s by English immigrant Henry Nicholas Greenwell. Today it is mostly residential, farms, and pasture. Source: http://kona123.com/captaincook.html

History:

On February 14, 1779, Captain James Cook, the great English explorer and navigator, is murdered by natives of Hawaii during his third visit to the Pacific island group.

The Hawaiians greeted Cook and his men by hurling rocks; they then stole a small cutter vessel from the Discovery. Negotiations with King Kalaniopuu for the return of the cutter collapsed after a lesser Hawaiian chief was shot to death and a mob of Hawaiians descended on Cook’s party. The captain and his men fired on the angry Hawaiians, but they were soon overwhelmed, and only a few managed to escape to the safety of the Resolution. Captain Cook himself was killed by the mob. A few days later, the Englishmen retaliated by firing their cannons and muskets at the shore, killing some 30 Hawaiians. The Resolution and Discovery eventually returned to England.

Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/captain-cook-killed-in-hawaii

Mountain View, Hawaii County, Hawaii

Hawaii is known for its hula dancers, aloha hospitality, picture-perfect seascapes, tropical climate, and its volcanoes. Mountain View is not different from most of Hawaii, except for a non-Hawaiian sounding name. This town is the ideal place for getting in touch with Mother Nature's breathtaking beauty.

The town’s perfect positioning gives visitors and residents alike an astounding view of Mauna Kea (thus, the name Mountain View), Hawaii's tallest and second largest volcano.

Mountain View provides a placid place for people who just want to kick back and relax.

Source: http://www.hawaiistateinfo.com/mountain-view.php

Ocean View, Hawaii

Hawaiian Ocean View Estates is located on the southern side of the Big Island in the district of Ka’u. It is deemed the “World’s Largest Subdivision” with over 10,500 1-acre lots and over 150 miles of paved roads, yet it seems so small. It is a very diverse subdivision. Elevation ranges from about 1,500 ft. up to 5,000 ft., making for spectacular sunrises, sunsets, and star gazing for miles!! The terrain varies from rugged lava fields to Ohia trees, ferns and other vegetation.

Initial sales began in the late 1950’s. The original developer of H.O.V.E. was the Crawford Oil Company. In the early 1980s, a service station and a hardware store were built. In 1989, the Ocean View Town Center and the H.O.V.E. Road Maintenance were developed.

Today, Ocean View has 3 shopping centers with several restaurants, gas stations, and numerous other local business’ including a computer store, gift and garden shop, full-service salon, auto parts store, chiropractor, and much more!

Source: https://www.hawaiilife.com/blog/history-market-update/

Hilo, Hawaii

We moved to the island of Hawaii from California in 2007. We spent many years before our move visiting all the islands in Hawaii and spent as much time as possible in vacation rentals to get an idea of what it would be like to live in each area. After matching our priorities with what each island in Hawaii had to offer, we picked Hawaii Island. We were particularly charmed by the Hilo area on the east side of the island and here is why:

Affordability
Although Hawaii has a reputation for being very expensive, our goal was to find a place in Hawaii where we could downsize our California expenses and improve the quality of our life. One of the key expenses we focused on was rent, because it was the largest part of our monthly living cost in California. We found rents in Hilo to be a third of the cost of rents in Northern California and that is for a fantastic house versus a marginal apartment. Hilo rents are significantly cheaper than other areas we checked out on Oahu and Maui and even other parts of the Big Island. As long as we eat local produce and fish and sparingly use products shipped in from the mainland, our monthly food and household expenses are significantly cheaper than elsewhere in Hawaii and California. Electricity is very expensive on the Big Island, but we have found ways to conserve on electricity by using energy efficient lighting and not using AC.

Local, fresh, healthy Food
The cost of food and in many cases access to fresh foods was becoming challenging in California. The Big Island is the best place in the world for fresh fish, grass fed beef, and tropical fruits and veggies. Fishing boats daily unload their catch of the finest Pacific ocean fish in Hilo harbor to air freight around the world. The Hamakua coast north of Hilo grows vegetables that are available in the local supermarkets and at Farmer's markets around the area. The Puna area grows all sorts of tropical fruits which are also widely available. Access to affordable food that is fresh and healthy is a great reason to live in Hilo, Hawaii.

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