tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752958130527744394.post6202750653960033500..comments2024-02-06T02:25:45.975-10:00Comments on Hilo Living Blog: When is winter in Hawaii?Hilo Livinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14080597923011693653noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752958130527744394.post-51279316975853348952011-10-22T09:51:53.542-10:002011-10-22T09:51:53.542-10:00"That is cold enough for us to have to turn o..."That is cold enough for us to have to turn off the ceiling fan."<br /><br />LOL! <br /><br />Thank you for the thoughtful, warm 'aloha' spirit posts. I look forward to them.signalfirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15318361590633535352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752958130527744394.post-80809172840594377772011-10-21T01:28:56.422-10:002011-10-21T01:28:56.422-10:00Should be "essentials."Should be "essentials."notjonathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659451301130858970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3752958130527744394.post-3222615018942053962011-10-21T01:27:32.074-10:002011-10-21T01:27:32.074-10:00Sounds delightful. May it ever be so.
That reminds...Sounds delightful. May it ever be so.<br />That reminds me: I've been perusing the real estate listings for Hawaii County, and I notice that there is a lot of inventory. Many second homes and too much subdivided land, perhaps.<br /><br />My own personal view is that when the twin catastrophes of global meltdown and fuel shortages combine, all those second homes will not have much monetary value left in them.<br />But my real question is, if the islands become quasi-isolated (meaning, far less traffic in both people and goods), how self-sufficient in food and clothing do you feel the big island can be?<br />I've lived in Japan for some twenty years, and even though I live in an area not directly affected by the tsunami and nuclear accident, the future of this country is opaque, at best. And I do want to go home.<br />I spend part of my year in Guam, a place that I like in spite of its problems and cultural limitations. But I worry that there is not enough political will to overcome the inevitable problems of a loss of tourist trade and a weakening of the American empire.<br />Although Hawaii faces the same problems, your posts on the climate variability, combined with the richness of volcanic soil, lead me to believe that there is a solid base for island self-sufficiency.<br />I'm not predicting the downfall of civilization, but I do expect a worldwide economic contraction rivaling that of the great depression, and many people will have to learn to grow their own food and barter or cooperate with neighbors in order to secure the essential of life.<br />And at my age, it's not an easy prospect.notjonathonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04659451301130858970noreply@blogger.com