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Too Uptight for the Tropics?

August 17, 2015
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A little more than a year ago, R and I started telling our nearest and dearest that we were planning to uproot our entire life – sell our beautiful home, prep our pup for a plane ride, and quit the jobs we had spent many years (and not to mention sweat and tears) working. Upon sharing this news we were often met with one of two responses…

“Really?! Why would you do something like that? It’s so hard to (insert something like get a job, buy a house, fly a kite, etc.) there. You’ll be back before you know it.

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“Really?! That is fantastic! You will love it! I wish I had done something like that when I was your age.You’ll figure it out and be just fine.”

Truthfully our time here has been much more in line with the second response than the first, and we have had far more good fortune than bad, but it’s high time we let you in on the things that have been really darn hard about living on this little green dot. If dropping everything and moving to your version of paradise is next on your bucket list, save this until AFTER you get there. It’s so much easier to take a picture of the beach and write about living in the tropics than it is to write about the things that are hard, but hold on to your butts, here’s what drives us (coco)nuts.

Work. Working in Hawaii is really darn hard. Really, and not for any of the reasons I thought it would be- like all the temptation of those turquoise waters and soft sandy beaches. It’s hard because everything in Hawaii takes  longer, the pace is a lot slower, and I am too type A for the tropics. I am used to lightning-fast work and high pressure environments and getting things done faster than on time and right the first time (usually). That is not how most things are done around here. Sure, there is still a lot of pressure and urgency in my position even on this little green dot, but it seems to affect me differently than some. There is also a vast gap in training, education, technology usage, and sometimes language all within one office or organization. Trying to keep straight who uses email, who doesn’t and how to best get a hold of the person you need is a challenge and often just downright annoying (for a type A gal especially).

On top of all that, typical office politics and water cooler gossip are amplified to a whole new level because many of the people you work with are related directly or indirectly to other people you work with or are friends with. Gossip is so prevalent there’s a name for it…coconut wireless and it is amazingly fast compared to other more modern communication channels. Finding a job in Hawaii is hard, but keeping it and staying positive might be even harder. On the plus side, I’m learning a lot about patience and planning (way, way) ahead and those are always valuable lessons.

Housekeeping. Mold and moss grow inside when you’re not looking – never something we dealt with in the high and dry plains of Colorado. Here your clothes always feel a little damp in the morning and your towels seem like they will never dry out. Tons of red dirt and tons of water makes for tons of red mud everywhere all the time. The dog sheds constantly. I could vacuum every day and it wouldn’t be enough. Want to take the night off from doing dishes and leave them in the sink for just a little while? Well, don’t. If you do you’re likely to wake up to a swarm of some kind taking over your kitchen. Roaches, ants, geckos all of the above love it when you leave leftovers out. Also, geckos love to poop everywhere. Not only does everything inside need attention all the time, if you have any sort of plants or landscaping outside it needs attention all the time too. Our grass seems to grow inches overnight and bushes and trees become overgrown and insane in the course of a week. Have fruit trees? Awesome! Now go make sure you pick it all before the birds and bugs do.

Sand. Everywhere. All. The. Time. You will find it in your hair, your bed, your dog, your teeth, your food, your car, your shoes. The brightside is you start to just let it go a little. Who cares if your car is full of sand, it means you’ve been to the beach and a little bit of it just wanted to come home with you.

Travel and trade. Both into and out of Hawaii. If you want to go anywhere or get anything from more than an hour and a half by car you have to get on a plane, or take a really long hike/swim. Sometimes (ok a lot of the time) I miss convenience. I miss walking to one of five grocery stores nearby, picking up a semi-healthy dinner at a quick order restaurant or just having the option of shopping at a mall instead of online. This isn’t really a statewide problem, Kauai is just a little more isolated than some of the other high population islands out here.  We finally bought some sheets the other day and got them open, washed and on the bed before we noticed a huge tear in the corner of the fitted sheet. Called the store and they will happily exchange them, but now the size and color we chose is out of stock (because we bought the only one that was in stock) and has to be reordered. At least 2 weeks to get another set in. So not exactly convenient. Darn.

Customer service. Barely exists out here, in fact on the tourism survey it is often the number one complaint of visitors. It’s not that people are unfriendly or unkind, it’s just you get what you get and that it. “It is what it is” is a popular saying out here. There just aren’t that many options or that much competition to make service a huge priority. R and I haven’t been too bothered by this because we don’t play tourist all that often or go out to eat much, but when we do, good and bad service is often a subject of conversation.

None of these things are deal breakers or overshadow the positive aspects of island life. It was just time to share some of the things that makes us question our own decision to pick up and head west. Maybe being a little too uptight for the tropics isn’t so bad either. Being a little more type A- is probably a good thing too and A is still an A.

R+T 

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For Sale

March 15, 2015
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I’m really embracing the occasional blogger thing, but it’s time to share some really exciting news! The house R and I came to Kauai to flip has been flipped and it’s currently on the market! If you have followed along with our story on this blog, through social media, or caught our episode of HGTV’s Hawaii Life (yes, we had a hot minute of reality TV fame this year) you know this little house has been a big deal.

Lots of things brought us to Kauai, but this house was the biggest. It was the final piece in our “Let’s do something crazy while we’re young and move to Hawaii” puzzle and it fell into place at exactly the right time.

This little house with it’s insane ownership history and total disrepair was not exactly comfortable living for our first few months as island dwellers, but it was the perfect jumping off point for us to get settled here in Kauai. We grew to love the neighborhood, especially our neighbors, the local brewery, the short walk to glass beach and the quick jaunt over to salt pond beach and Hanapepe town. It got us out of our comfort zones and tested our strength mentally, physically AND emotionally. It hosted our first Christmas Eve dinner with friends and the rest of our tropical holidays away from friends and family in Colorado – for that I think a little piece of our hearts will always be in Eleele.

R has worked on flip houses most of his life and while he has encountered challenges and hard work in the design + build field, I bet he would say no previous job (or future for that matter) will ever compare to the amount of sweat that went into this one.

Not only did R contract and design the heck out of this house, it was also the first project we were able to bankroll with our own investment money. We bought into the house with a few other parties, but we were able to fund most of if not all of the construction materials for the work R did while we were there all on our own.

We are SO proud of this house and what it has become. It has been completely transformed and is a beautiful Hawaiian home now. We hope that it sells quickly (cross your fingers please!) and is as lucky and charming for the next owners as it was for us.

Enjoy these few pictures of the finished upper and lower house, and check out our listings online as well. If you’re ready to do something crazy, like move to Hawaii, this little house might be just the right piece for your puzzle as well.

Next time on They Went West. . . Where are we now and what do we do with it?!

XO,
RT

Take a hike
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Take a hike

October 13, 2014
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It’s been almost four months since R and I landed on this little green island and with the lack of seasonal change here (no golden leaves, no cooler temperatures or fleece jackets and nothing pumpkin spiced in sight) the four month mark is prime time for a little homesickness to kick in. It’s not overwhelming, but every now and then I really, REALLY miss Boulder – the food, the people, the mountains, the ability to walk to more shops and restaurants than I can count.

With both Richard and I working from home we are also guilty of not getting out as much as we should. We’ve met a few people, but it’s not as easy to make new friends as we thought it would be since we don’t have traditional workplaces to get us started. This is especially troubling because I need to gather a group of people willing to help me with my thesis research for free! Fingers crossed I can find these people soon because it is hard to call on strangers for free help! In any case, we’re slowly starting to get involved in some activities here and we are looking forward to getting even more connected however the difficulty of getting connected on top of the insanely hot temperatures make me think about Colorado and what the heck we are doing out here often.

With the homesickness kicking in, R and I have gotten out into nature and tried to do things that we loved in Colorado here in Kauai. Colorado and Kauai share incredible natural environments and even though there may not be snow or evergreen trees here there are mountains to climb and lots of them.

At the end of September we went on our first Kauai hike and instead of easing into it we picked a 7.8 mile trek out to a point along the NaPali coast called the Nualolo Trail/Lookout. This trail starts in Kokee State Park which is in the Waimea Canyon. We were told that when we start to feel homesick for Colorado that our first stop should be Kokee not just because it is in the mountains, but also because it is cooler, much cooler in fact. After winding our way up the canyon to the park and trailhead we jumped out of the car and noticed it was only 71 degrees! A very welcome surprise since we’ve been in the mid to upper 80’s through the last few months. We laced up our shoes, layered on the sunscreen and bug spray, put Ellie in her harness and hit the trail at about 11:00 a.m.

We have a great Kauai trails book and thankfully we had read about the Nualolo before attempting it because it is a doosie of a trail, especially on the way back. The first few miles of the trek start downhill and wander through incredibly interesting and varied landscapes from thick, lush rainforest to tall grass meadows, to dry, dusty mountain ridges. The last quarter mile of the trail takes you along a traverse not for those with a fear of heights or wobbly balance. This trail is also not one to attempt if there has been any heavy rain. The red dirt here in Kauai turns into super slick red mud when it rains and this trail would be impassable and dangerous in wet conditions. Thankfully the trail was bone dry the day we trekked and the view at the Nualolo Lookout is nothing short of breathtaking – teal and azure water, stunning green and red NaPali Cliffs and dense tropical valleys that make helicopters look like tiny flapping birds.

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At the lookout we marveled at the view, snapped a few pictures and stopped in the shade for a snack and water break and then started our trek out and UP. Remember how I said the first few miles of the trail are downhill? It’s more than the first few, truly the trail slopes downward the entire way to the lookout which means the way out is ALL uphill. Also, the first part of the trek takes you through dense forest, but the majority of it wanders through open ridges and tons of sunshine. We probably should have started our journey a little earlier to avoid the highest and hottest sun, but we didn’t. The first mile out of the lookout is tremendously brutal! A VERY steep incline with lots of boulders and tree roots to stumble on plus hot sun and intense humidity made for a very slow and sweaty return to the car. We drank every drop of water we brought with us and we packed more than we thought we would need. Our advice to you if you decide to hike Kauai (and you definitely should!) is to pack double the water you think you and any furry friends traveling with you will need or travel light by buying a water purifier you can take with you on the trail and is able to filter out bacteria and other yucky stuff.

Although intense, the trek was everything you want in half day hike. Incredible scenery, great workout and very few other people cluttering the view.  We made it back to the car dirty, sweaty and tired around 4:30 p.m. making it the perfect half day hike. The trek wore us out but not enough to keep us from enjoying dinner and margaritas out that night to celebrate the start of R’s 28th year on the planet. We highly recommend this trail to any experienced hikers or those beginners with enough patience and determination to meet the challenge. You won’t regret it, we definitely didn’t and look forward to doing it again with friends.

Last weekend we also hit another trail on the east side of the island known as the NouNou trail (or Sleeping Giant trail) This was much less intense, and a lot more muddy so we didn’t quite make it to the summit, but the views of the ocean and Homesteads below are fantastic as well. Also a much less intense incline to worry about – we saw many hikers in teva sandals and lugging expensive camera equipment which I wouldn’t recommend on Nualolo. Ellie enjoyed the NouNou trail and leaping from rock to rock along some of the washed out sections where you could see water had carved out the trail. This hike only took us a few hours and was a great way to get us out of the house for a while.

We look forward to more hiking in Kauai and hopefully some Colorado visitors to join us on a few for that extra dose of home. If you can’t join us on the island for a hike just yet, please send us green chile, rio salsa/margaritas or any other fall treats you can think of. The closest I’ve gotten out here were some delicious honeycrisp apples I found at Costco but they did make a very fine fall salad with butter lettuce, sliced almonds, yellow peppers and dried cherries. 🙂

XO
RT

A new new chapter
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A (New) New Chapter

September 25, 2014
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R and I are just past the 2 month mark of our move to Kauai – wow how time flies! We thought that living in Hawaii would slow us down a little bit, get us (ok mostly me) to relax a little, but so far that has not been the case. We did move here primarily for a work opportunity for Richard and to try living in a new place with a different culture than anything we were used to in Colorado. We wanted a little adventure in our life story and what better way to start a new chapter than with a move to a tropical oasis?

For R, this new chapter has brought on a lot of work with a lot more sweat. He is still a do-it-all and do-it-extremely well designer/contractor, but he has been spending anywhere from 6 to 10 hours per day, outside in the crazy heat and humidity crawling under and around this house, chasing electrical wire disasters, repairing shoddy plumbing and just generally fixing the janky additions to the main house. It is exhausting just watching him and a far cry from the basement remodels and kitchen finishes that he was used to in Colorado. It is amazing to see the transformation that this house has already gone through and I can’t wait to see the finished product and find out if we can sell it but more on that later.

The first two months here have been full of new things for me too. If you remember way back to the beginning of the blog I was graciously offered the opportunity to give remote work a try for my job in Colorado. It was a decent job (marketing for the University I went to for undergrad) and there were great days where I loved everything about it, but there were also days where all I wanted to do was run screaming from the building and never come back. Taking the offer to work remotely I thought that moving to this little green dot in the middle of the Pacific would help me find that initial joy I once had for the job and decrease the frequency of pull-out-my-hair-and-scream days, but those days were still there and still frequent. So when the terms of my full time employment were up at the end of August and I was supposed to move into a part time position, I decided that it was best if I declined the temporary work offer and tried to find something else new to fit into this little story about life.

It’s hard to walk away from something that has been part of how you introduce yourself for so long. “What do you do? I work for a university admissions office where I manage email marketing design and communication” is no longer part of my casual conversation and that is weird. I went to college for four years and worked at the university six, so 10 years of my 28 were shaped by that place and the people there. Even on the most frustrating days it was (and still is) so much a part of who I am and what I am capable of. For that I will always be thankful. So with the decision not to extend the position made final, I packed up my bags and headed to Honolulu for one final event as Tessa, Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing. It was a fitting way to end my position since the first event I ever did as an employee was of the same variety just in a different state.

What was really great about timing of everything and the presentation in Honolulu was that it gave Richard and I the chance to island hop and check out the big city for a few days. We stayed in Honolulu for a night and then stayed two nights at my aunt’s house in Kaneohe. We had a blast and fit in a crazy amount of tourist activities. We shopped, dined along Waikiki Beach, visited Pearl Harbor, Byodo-in Temple and the Polynesian Cultural Center, ate Round Table pizza (I was obsessed with this pizza the first time I visited Oahu. It’s good, but not as mind-bending as my 14 year old self remembers) kayaked the bay and had a little time at Kailua beach before catching our late flight back to Kauai. The trip was great but didn’t leave a lot of time to consider how I would answer the question, “What do you do?” now.

I’d love to say that I have a fabulous answer to that question now, but I’m not sure I do just yet. For now I’m spending the days working on my master’ thesis, (proposal is currently under review by my committee at a whopping 42 pages in length and that’s just the proposal!) working on a few freelance marketing projects and deciding if I want to make a go of this freelance situation full time and start my own LLC  (shameless plug here. . . Have any marketing or design needs? I’m your gal!), and keeping an eye on job postings and tracking down contact information for people in places I’d like to work. Also trying to enjoy this little green dot in the Pacific just a little.

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Ellie on the beach
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Homeward bound

September 9, 2014
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Aww remember that movie?! It really was one of my favorites as a kid. Well, R and I recently experienced a puppy homecoming of our own that was way better than the movie. Thankfully no sassy cats or lost dogs were involved.

We moved to Kauai in July and due to strict pet import rules here we had to leave Ellie, our beloved Rhodesian Ridegeback mix, behind for about a month and a half. Thankfully we had the best pup sitter around to take care of her during that time (Thanks Linda!) but it was beyond difficult to leave her as we drove off on that sunny July afternoon.

So many people have asked about how we were going to go about moving Ellie to the island that I think it is fitting to dedicate a little blog space to the process of getting her here. I should tell you that it was not easy and it totally turned me into a constantly anxious, borderline crazy person, BUT it is totally worth it if you are considering a move of this scale yourself.

Before we can fast forward to Ellie’s arrival in Kauai, let’s go back in time. . . to February 2014.

February 2014 was when we decided to get serious about moving. Luckily we have had enough family and friends trek out to these little green islands that we knew the pet import process would be long and involved and we started to get prepped early (but not early enough since we had to leave the pup!). Hawaii is the only state (and one of the only places in the world) that is rabies free. That’s right, no rabies-infested animal has made it across the pacific and the state of Hawaii would like to keep it that way. Keeping rabies out of Hawaii is not easy, so bringing a pet to the island that could carry rabies is not easy either.

Because Hawaii is a rabies free zone, all pets that move to the island must undergo a quarantine process to ensure they are not carrying the disease. In the past, pets had to be quarantined on island for 120 days, but thankfully the state has revised this policy and pets can now qualify for direct release as long as all quarantine requirements have been met BEFORE the pet arrives.

For all of the details of the direct release program, check out this post on the Hawaii Life site or the Hawaii Department of Agriculture Site for all required paperwork. For an overview, keep reading!

  1. First your pet needs to have records of TWO rabies vaccinations
  2. Second you need to make sure your pet has an active and working microchip
  3. Third your veterinarian needs to conduct an FAVN blood test. This is a special test, that will cost a pretty penny ($200 or so) and has to be sent to a special testing lab at Kansas State University. Once this blood test is received by the testing lab, the 120 day waiting period begins. Since we didn’t start this process until February we didn’t have everything ready for Ellie to ship out with us in July.

You do not need to keep your pet away from other animals or keep them cooped up for any reason, but you do have to wait 120 days from the time of testing before you can welcome them to Hawaii.

  1. Your pooch also has to have several other veterinary appointments where a flea and tick treatment will be applied and a general health analysis will be performed to make sure the pet is fit to fly.
  2. Once you complete all of the following steps (again, definitely see the full information at HDA or Hawaii Life) You also need to make sure all paperwork is signed, sealed and delivered with proper veterinary signatures to the HDA no later than 10 days before your pet arrives in Hawaii.
  3. Don’t forget about booking the pet’s flight(s) and the fees associated with that and with releasing a pet in Kauai. The main animal quarantine is located at the Honolulu airport and to release a pet directly on a neighboring island packs on way bigger and outrageous fees. To direct release Ellie on Kauai would have been $500 more than to release her on Oahu and transfer to Kauai.

As you can tell, this is not easy or cheap, but it is worth it. Thankfully there are several wonderful pet moving companies that can help you get through the process. We hired Island Pet Movers and they were wonderful! They handled all of the paperwork and sent us step by step instructions throughout the process. They were always available via email and phone and put up with my incessant questions and anxiety.

They also met Ellie in Honolulu for the release and gave her a potty break before tucking her in for her flight to Kauai. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone!

There is some risk involved in sending your pet on a flight and accidents can always happen, but for Ellie it  was very safe. From the time she was checked-in at cargo in Denver, to boarding the plane, to arriving in Honolulu and eventually Kauai we encountered really caring and careful staff. My dad even said the flight attendants kept him posted on how many dogs were flying that day with Ellie (there were 6!) Sending Ellie on another flight is not something I want to do any time soon, but I would do it again.

There are a lot of details I’ve left out here so I don’t put you to sleep, but if you are sending a pet to Hawaii (or anywhere long distance) R and I would be happy to tell you more about our experience and everything we did to get Ellie here safely. For now though here are some pics of the happy pooch!

T + R

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A sky full of stars

August 25, 2014
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R and I have been in Kaua’i for a little over a month now – how is that even possible? The clock has somehow sped up since we have been here. I don’t know if it is because the days are a little bit shorter here than we are used to compared to Colorado summers (sunrise 6:15 a.m., sunset 7:00 p.m. in Kaua’i) or because we are just getting into a work/life rhythm. Maybe it is just because we are busy and aren’t taking time to appreciate our days here as much as we should. Richard has made some major progress with the crazy electrical and shoddy rooms on the outside of the house and I’ve been buried deep in work and school with projects and scholarly articles. I’m excited for a little more time to focus on my thesis and getting that sucker done before my December defense date, but more on that later.

I had hoped that moving to Kaua’i would help us slow down and find a little more balance between work and play in our lives, but so far that doesn’t seem to be the case. On top of the work, school and renovations we are also trying to get acquainted with the island and new friends. With all of these things comes quite a bit of stress – especially with our beloved pup, Ellie, set to make her trek across the Pacific on Tuesday! (If you are the praying or good vibes sending kind of person please, PLEASE send some positive energy out into the universe on Tuesday for Ellie’s flight, I get sick to my stomach with nerves just thinking about it!) So, to bust some of the stress we are both feeling we try to make a point of getting out of the house and onto a beach at least a few times a week. It doesn’t have to be for very long, just long enough to take a deep breath and let go of some of the daily stresses we are facing. Tonight was one of my favorite nights on the island yet and it was oh so simple.

After working all day on school and chores we decided to have our dinner on the beach so that we could get out for some fresh air. We chopped up a quick salad from farmer’s market produce that R picked up on Thursday and threw in some delicious teriyaki chicken marinated in our homemade ginger syrup and soy sauce (I promise I’ll post a food blog soon – food here is ridiculously good!) We threw the salad, some bread, cheese and wine into our cooler and headed to Salt Pond Beach to watch the sunset and chow down. The beach was way more crowded than we thought it would be for a Sunday evening, but it calmed down and people left as the sun dunked into the Pacific.

Then the really good stuff happened, we brought our little beach grill and some marshmallows, chocolate and cinnamon grahams and made some oceanside s’mores and watched the stars put on an incredible show. Stargazing in Colorado is fantastic, stargazing in Kaua’i is out of this world! There is so little light pollution you can see the milky way with the naked eye and so many stars it is hard to distinguish even the brightest constellations. We geeked out and downloaded star maps to our smart phones and spent an hour just watching the night sky. It was good. It was relaxing. We needed it. We’ve got a busy and probably stressful week ahead (again – think of Ellie on Tuesday!) but the good news is we’ve also got Kaua’i and each other.

R+T

(P.S. I know you have that catchy Coldplay song stuck in your head now. You’re welcome.)

 

 

 

 

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We are here

July 29, 2014
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Everywhere we go in Kaua’i we get asked where we are visiting from and how long we are staying, however, we are not here to vacation (I do hope this little excursion helps us to relax just a little bit though.) We came to Kaua’i to work. Richard is a general contractor and architectural designer (check out his awesomeness here) and the biggest reason for our move is that he was offered the opportunity to update/renovate/gut/rebuild a property with two units on the southwest side of the island in a little town called Ele’ele. Did I mention that we are also living in this property that needs a total redo? Well we are. It’s definitely an adventure in and of itself.  Thankfully the main living area was spruced up by a good friend of ours before our arrival and it is actually very quaint and quite cute (depending on my mood it can also be a frustrating little box, but most of the time it is cute and provides us all the shelter we need) to boot.

I’m also here to work. I have a master’s degree to finish with just a thesis project due in December remaining (check out my program here, I highly recommend it if you are interested in furthering any communication/design/technology/journalism education you have) and by some miracle I got to keep my fab job in Boulder and I am working remotely as a marketing and design wizard goddess. (Wizard goddess is a wayyyy better title than what I actually have – basically I make/create/design e- marketing things for the greatest school on the planet.)

What can I tell you about Ele’ele? Not a whole lot. It is tiny, especially coming from Boulder a town of 100,000+ and more restaurant and shops than you can believe. According to the last census data there are about 2,000 full time residents in Ele’ele and there is also a grocery store, a McDonalds, a few small restaurants, a bank, post office, Ace Hardware and a church. When you think about it, I guess that is all you really need. Ele’ele is situated between Port Allen and Hanapepe (funky little artist community that reminds me of a microBoulder).

Even though Ele’ele is a short drive to exotic beaches and stunning mega resorts, at the same time it could not be further away. The residents of this community that we have met are the nicest, most caring people we’ve run into in a long time and that’s saying a lot considering  we’re from Colorado which is also known to house a big bunch of nice people. Our neighbors here are hard workers, generally in trade type businesses like Richard and some are life-long residents of Hawai’i. We’ve already traded stories and fruit (everyone in this neighborhood has some kind of amazing fruit tree. We happen to have avocados, two types of mangoes, papayas and mandarin oranges) and it seems like Richard will have a great pool of helping hands for the big job he is about to take on. Our next door neighbor is 92 years young and has been a lifelong resident of Ele’ele. She’s lived in the house next door for more than 60 years!

So that’s a little bit about where on this big blue planet we are currently residing. Come back next week for the fascinating history of this house (or at least what we know about it) and some pictures of what we’re about to take on!

P.S. Did you know? Kauai Coffee Company is located just 2 miles from our house in Ele’ele? It is the largest coffee plantation in the United States and produces more than half of the Hawaiian Coffee you love? Come visit and we’ll take you on a tour of the estate and maybe throw in a delightful coconut iced coffee from their cafe.

-R+T