What to Expect on the Big Island in 2023
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2024
- As we head into 2023, we made some predictions on what the new year will hold for the island and West Hawaii. From tourism, to housing to new businesses and conservation, we share our thoughts from four beautiful spots in Kailua Kona!
You can find out more about the opening of the Kona Village on July 1, 2023
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Great information for 2023….thank you
Nice story!Good updates 👍 .Dropped a comment here. Question: Can we get a Ocean View Skatepark Project News story on your channel? The most southern skatepark .🛹🌋
Great production value on this one!
Will be out there in 2 wks 😊
"Lava is a hot topic." 🔥🌋😅🤣😂
I know..lol..I was going to laugh about that when he said it, too!
Thank you Eric and Julie, happy new year for you both Aloha ,
Great reporting! I learned a lot!
Glad to hear it!
Happy New Year to you both 🎄🥂
Thanks for the informative update and happy 2023 to you and family!
Coming to Royal Kona Resort in 3 weeks…hopefully we’ll run into you!
Any turbulence on flight?
@@mayracervantes291 nope. The B717 was pretty smooth. We just hopped from Kauai to Kona so not much time in the air.
Happy New Year folks :)
Happy New Year Mike!
Thanks for the update. We arrive on Jan. 31st. So we will miss the convention center, but will be there for 16 wonderful nights.
Im jealous alright! We are 50 degrees colder than you are here in Finnland. I'm headed your way eventually! Humu'humu'nuku'nuku!
Thank you, Julie & Eric, for the updates and predilections. Also Happy New Year! My wife enjoyed meeting you at the parking lot at Lowe’s. She came home and was excited to tell me that she met y’all.
Limiting access by raising prices and forced to reduce the level of service due to cost can be tricky to navigate well. Look at Disney. The price of a Disney vacation has gone steadily up and the quality of their services have declined. Fewer families are able to go. Their stock prices have plummeted over the past 3 years. (Yes, I know there are other factors involved,) I hope the government and businesses on the Big Island can find a better balance to maintain the vitality of the island while protecting and preserving its beautiful environment and rich history. With Aloha.
My hope is that this 2023 I am able to visit Big Island, thank you guys for all the info. I’ve been subscribed for a little over a year I think and all your videos are extremely informational for me. MAHALO
Fingers crossed!
I’ll be going to Kona in April super excited but also scared to fly!
Don’t be scared! You’ll love Kona, if you are coming to the beach I always recommend beach hoping and not being afraid to go off the beaten path to different spots it’s always fun going to a different beach every day. That is if you have a vehicle to get around!
I am not a big flyer too. but it is worth it to come.
Good to see you again. Like the positive changes for the environment. Have a question concerning earthquakes and tsunamis. Have they done any improvement preventions for damages of tsunamis. Just remembering 11 yrs ago.
Happy New Year.❤️😊
Not much they CAN do! The 2011 tsunami went up over the pier and flooded downtown..they have not changed the pier at all, and the bays were hit hard, but no changes to the seawalls.
Good to hear about the increase in conservation messaging. Re: Pololu - does this mean that one cannot hike to the bench overlooking next valley? Mahalo for your updates!
The Waikoloa Hilton is super empty compared to this time last year. All of the hotels right now have fewer people than I’ve ever seen other than during COVID. This island is NOT currently overrun with tourists. Many of the shops in the Queens marketplace mall are shut down or doing almost no business.
Because the fee's are too high.
Alot of good things coming, but not liking all the pay to park. Makes me not want to go to Kona now on my days off. People that live here getting squeezed out...
understand
I have always packed my own sunscreen when visiting the island. Will this new reef safe sunscreen be easy to find and not too expensive?
I was wondering why I was having to use the slimy white film mineral sunscreen on my legs to work. Thx for letting me know I’ll quit waiting for it to come back in stores. Nobody said can’t go on eBay for reg sunscreen coz nobody knows what’s in the box from a private seller. Just don’t wear it in the ocean no more that’s really the intent of the ban.
Lots of positives for 2023 in west Hawaii! Thanks Eric and Julie! Happy New Year!🎉
Happy New Year Sheila and here's to your goals becoming a reality in 2023!
I think you should mention the Big Island News RUclips video channel
Which covers the decades old issues of homestead rights
My sense is you guys address “first world problems “ (don’t expect amazing 5 star service )
but you haven’t mentioned the Mauna Loa
Kanaka issues , Hawaiian sovereignty movement all biggies on da Big Island Brah (an Sistah )
Can you please speak about Mountain View property there as it seems to have a lot of fruit trees already growing…
Mountain View is great for growing food. Lots of sun and lots of rain. I really do love the land there ,however, much of Mountain View property is in Eden Roc. I do not advise buying there. The back part of the subdivision is full of meth users so it can be creepy and they take what they want. Often people have pit bulls that get lose and gang up on your pet. I Don't know of any meth labs there. There are some in Fern Forest also considered Mountain View. Forget getting a police officer out there because the closest police station is in Keaau and it's small so they may be coming from Hilo. The other side of the highway is nicer, however the prison sits in the back. Mauna Loa has had a flow come towards the prison so it can go that way. No real worries about lava in the rest of Mountain View. Coming from a long term resident who has first hand experience I wouldn't buy there. We had to throw out everything we owned because of a meth lab. The police department refers you to the fire department who refers you back to the police department. Noone does any thing. If you find inexpensive land in Hawaii, there is a good reason why it is cheap.
Thank you Julie and Eric. That was very informative. I received a promise for a trip to the Big island for next year as my Christmas gift, after 6 years. I'm so excited and pray that it happens. Warm blessings to you both and your family in the new year. Hugs from AZ.
can you explain why hotels on Kona cost so much money? i booked 5 night at fairmont orchid and it cost almost 5k. i checked at other hotels too and they are expensive as well? why is that?
A simple answer is supply and demand, we no not have a lot of Hotel on the island.
The business owners were aghast as the number of people here for the Ironman? I highly doubt that considering that half the businesses downtown are GONE and most of the rest are struggling. Do you have any survey data to back up your assertion that businesses don’t like having customers?
The Ironman brings rude, obnoxious, cheap and entitled people here. They think they own the roads, they’re horrible to restaurant staff, and, frankly, I wish they’d never come back. Closing down businesses for a day or two because someone wants to swim, run and ride their dumb bikes is absurd. Go somewhere else!
We have been visiting the island several times a year for over 10 yrs and always attempt to avoid Ironman. The locals have always told us they don't like it. Lots of people who DON'T spend much money but take up the rental cars and hotels and crowd the streets making it hard to get around. They are there to compete so the don't drink much or eat big meals. They don't pay for tours, go golfing or buy souvenirs. They don't rent bikes or snorkel gear. And they displace the tourists who DO spend money on all that stuff. Anyway, just what I heard.
@@fernowtoo You're 100% correct.
According to my informal, unscientific survey, local business owners don’t like Ironman because the participants and visitors DO NOT buy local. They bring a bunch of vendors from off island and don’t frequent local businesses.
Don't you guys think they should update the Kona hospital?
Yes, but I think it is low on the list
I think they should also curtail your ability to sell homes...Not so much fun suddenly, is it? Does the drive to "preserve" by the Native Hawaiian community also include locals dumping their trash down the gulch? Or having properties covered in rusty cars and garbage? Nothing wrong with fostering high end over mass tourism, but this is an attack on small business and property rights. There is a fine line between managing and authoritarian rule by technocrats and ideologues.
I understand this is a “Kona side” video. But also titled “ what to expect on the big island” let’s not forget big island is not just KONA. Your viewers like to see Waimea, Naaalehu, Pahoa, Keeau, HILO, Waikaloa, hawi (hence big island….not just Kona). I mean I get you live in captain cook and LOVE Kona, but let’s spread out the content. Let’s start branching out and really exposing the big island for your viewers, and really showing what this beautiful island has to offer. Start traveling more frequently! You’ve done this in previous videos but I feel like this needs to be more of a regular occurrence. Not just a weekly magic sands video. I mean I love your channel. I am just putting in my two cents on what might expand your content. I know you have the knowledge esp being a RE broker. Myself being a RE broker I know this is a challenge. Overall you guys are doing such a great job!
Trust me, just because they’re Realtors, does not mean they know everything about the island. A large majority lack the history (real history, not the kind you find in tourist booklets) of Hawai’i, nor do they care. They can barely pronounce Hawaiian words properly.
We live in CA and come to the islands a couple times a year (coming to Big Island next month!). We're hoping the rise in costs keeps more people away so we don't have to deal with so many crowds (sorry, not sorry). We love Hawaii, it's our home away from home and the Big Island is our future retirement home. I'm very happy to hear about the increase in conservation. Mahalo for this update, especially with the parking fees. Aloha!
You’re exactly the type of people we DON’T need/want here. Stay in CA, sorry, not sorry!
You do realize the rising costs are affecting everyone, especially the residents in a very negative and unfortunate way, right? I understand when on vacation it feels nice to relax and not having to worry about crowds, but the Kama'āina have to LIVE with this every day because of selfishness and greed. Food for thought. Soon enough there won't be a Hawai'i for those to enjoy if no one can afford to go>tourism dies>and their economy is worse than it's ever been.
Aloha and Happy New Year!
I believe 2023 is going to be 3 to 4 times worse than 2008.
But we will see. The foreclosures are going to be bigger than 2008. The visitors are going to slow down. But we will see.
Sorry for the Bad news. But we are allready seeing it Now.
So good luck and Happy New Year.
Keeping a positive attitude..at least people have equity in their homes more so than they did in the mortgage meltdown of 2008.
Remember home equity loans are not fixed rates they will adjust up as the feds raise their rates so the worst thing you can do is to pull a home equity loan to live off of/ try to fight inflation .That money will run out and they will come for your home / Foreclosure. Instead close the wallet and do things that don’t cost you money like hiking, Watching the sunrise and the sunset, Get out and practice that guitar/ Ukulele that has been sitting in your closet and communicating with your loved ones nurturing a better relationship and life
If you’re not going in the ocean, just sitting by the pool or going for a walk, is it still permissible to use chemical sunscreen?
Probably but I would avoid those chemicals. Bad for your skin.
Subtitles English please I call you boooo
Out of state people expect very high expectations only from Hawaii and nothing less . Otherwise don’t promote your local business on you show . Thanks
Not sure why everyone that goes to Hawaii has to be overly culturally sensitive to the islanders culture and religious beliefs/practices. When people come to my area they aren’t sensitive to our culture or religious beliefs.. Why the special treatment?
I think it’s one of the few things they have going for them and so they stress it. Limited access keeps it nice for everyone. The Hawaiians have a deep respect for the land and ocean.
It’s called respect for Hawaiians because the colonizers illegally took it over. Just like the United States and genocide of the Indigenous people.
Learn the real and true Hawaiian history, educate yourself, learn something, and then maybe you’ll understand. Instead, you speak without knowing! You’re exactly the type of person Hawai’i does not need or want.