I'm honestly thinking of just running away from society all together and live a survivalist life without buying land😂 Just disappear and if I can stay out of sight for 5 years I'll be presumed dead and I'll be truly living off the grid. I would honestly love to do that
Bought 6 acres top of Orchidland in 2014, just moved here in mid Oct 21. Fences are down allowing the pigs to run free tearing up everything I've been planting including 50 coffee keikis, 8 cacao, several avocado, citrus, lychee, mountain apple, rambutan, a couple ulu, bananas, papayas, mangos and several others, so I bought a pig trap and neighbors and I been working on maintaining the population. I grubbed for a house pad, brought in 60 yards of cinder 500 ft driveway and house pad, now working on building the 600 sq ft galvanized steel farm house. Going to check into the NRCS EQUIP Grant as I'd like to get these 2,600 ft of fences back up at some point and a green house would be awesome as well as some irrigation systems for the orchard. Mahalo for the information as always Sean, your videos are great and hoping to cross paths and talk story some time 🤙
I'm doing it as you described in option four, taking care of people's houses and lands. Gets me lots of free food and excess plants for eating and selling.
What a Democrat thing to say lol "Everything should just be given to me". Good thing the US is a constitutional republic. Move to Venezuela if all you want in life is free government handouts.
It’s pretty nice. There are plenty of beautiful affordable off grid spots on the mainland though so the dream is still attainable, if you adjust location a bit.
YES! This info can help Native Hawaiians get on land where the DHHL has lagged. I donʻt know if there is free land or if owner financing is the way to go (lots of scammers doing owner finance in hawaii, but there are a few selling honestly, sometimes you can find them on Zillow) But the USDA Rural Development loan might be an even better deal than what DHHL offers. You can get a USDA loan for all over Puna, probably in other places too if you have the money for it. Good Luck!!
I wish I could do this in Australia! Desperate to own a bit of land... growing fruit trees in pots at my current rental, just hoping by some miracle to find myself with some land....
I planted fruit trees in front yards across the city where I grew up. I’m here visiting again and just got to harvest plums from a tree I planted years ago. No need to have land to get started growing!
May I ask two questions about greenhouses? How big should it be? I am wanting to grow peppers, mushrooms, beans, and grow squash and corn and pumpkin outside. Kauai. Mahalo.
However big you want it to be. I donʻt know what space you have, where you live in kauai or how much you like to garden. I would consider those things then consider the size of your greenhouse.
Man I envy you! I'm so sick of the city here in honolulu. I just. Don't know how I would make a living there outside of hilo. I do see many videos of guys like you from that area and I do know a person or two that moved to that area. I guess that's all called the Puna district isn't it? Aren't you endangered by future lava flows?
I live in Missouri. 1/2 acre is 2000 to 10k 3 acres is 22k Its insane. If you get rent to own you need to have perfect credit. I just want to live in the woods far away from people. Last I checked the rural grants were done away with during Obama.
I am trying to save my kids from the ghetto! I was raised by my single dad in the wilderness so Ik it can be done!! I am a single mom my younger children are 6/912/13 and I see them becoming slaves to technology! I see them falling into the street life at their ages already! Helpppppp I need to get them into the real world and out of the hood!! My income is not too great but I do have some!
Well. Some people call Pahoa the ghetto in the jungle and if you don’t have a good income right now with high prices these days hawaii may not be the spot for you. I’d think about spots like Missouri or West Virginia where the cost of living is so much lower than Hawaii. And way less “ghetto”. Try look on wwoof.com or ic.org and see if there is a farm and community that would host a small family like yours, although it is so much hard to get a spot as a family in those situations (I know because once I had my second kid not many were willing to host me) but an out of the way spot where people are really looking for others to join them up’s be a good way to go. Plan on having something to offer, like you can do all the cooking or your older kids can weed whack or care for animals. Make yourself indispensable. And good luck.
@@codyjohnson1535 most people are creatures of comfort. Going off grid means exactly that, no cell phones, no emails, no computers,I personally don’t want anything tracking my whereabouts, especially in this country where they’re trying so hard to be like China with all the personal information sharing. The biggest problem here is the land. Which is owed by either state, federal, or private. So technically no matter where a person is at any given moment, you’re technically trespassing. ( see how fast they exercise that law if you’re somewhere with no intentions of buying anything ) but even if you Owned a spot of land, they always tell you what you can or can’t do on it. It’s ridiculous, but they’ll seize it even if it’s been paid for over a hundred years for a tax infraction. I always tell people that this government basically leases out land to people, and taxes the shit out of it repeatedly, until you’re in tax trouble, then they’ll take it away and resell it. Happens all the time to people with large stretches of land, then someone decides ( the state maybe ) that an airport would be a good spot on your land, only you own it, so they offer you money first, but if you refuse, they use imminent domain law to seize it anyway. Then after the airport is built, your taxes start going up every year until you can’t afford it any longer. But my point is, you have to know how to trap, fish, hunt, and build. I myself have a lot of skill sets, including mechanical and electrical engineering. The best thing a person can do with very little money is pick out a land spot and build underground, ( a spot in Alaska for example ) even if it’s owned by the feds, do they know you’re there, if no one knows where you are?! That’s tax free in my opinion;) but I’m probably about 0.5 percent of the population that would do so, too many people here care to much about computer screens and social media. I personally would rather have my freedom.
Dude I'm trying to live off grid with no money. No money generally means bad credit scores so no loans and no grants first of all. Second of all off grid doesn't keep a job to pay off loans or finance. It's complete self reliant. You are still on the grid if you work in town and pay off bills. It defeats the purpose.
Baby steps my friend. Can work trade on a farm. Or start where you are, begin building skills, simplify your wants and spend less, work less, save more. Find land in an affordable area. It’s ok to leave the homestead to work, most do. You’re talking about retirement
Nah, they expect you to work until you pay off all your debt and have a decent credit score. So by the time you can buy a small scrap of land, you'll be too old and lame to work it. Almost, as if retirement is the biggest scam of all?
@@HomesteadinHawaii maybe not in Maui, but the big island, in Puna? The internet makes it sound like you'll get eaten alive there and that's why the land is so cheap
@@HomesteadinHawaii in this market, I cannot believe anyone could do such a thing! Of course I'm in a very HOT market in Middle TN, so I think it all depends on where you are. But I wasn't trying to be a butt hole person, I just have been looking so long, that I know I've got to look outside my area! I was just kinda carrying on with you. I need out of Middle TN!!!! Everyone wants to be here. Prices are ridiculous and nobody wants to fiancee without 20-40% down and dude, that's on like $200,000 properties!!! I HAVE GOT TO CHANGE JOBS, LEAVE MY GRANDBABIES, AND GET OUT OF HERE TO DO THIS!!!!
@@tennesseegirl5539 I did mention that my ideas for going off grid with no money would probably require having to move and possibly think of some outside the box approaches to doing it. Things are nuts out there, but if you really wanted to get on some land you could. I see people looking for landmates all the time.
I'm honestly thinking of just running away from society all together and live a survivalist life without buying land😂
Just disappear and if I can stay out of sight for 5 years I'll be presumed dead and I'll be truly living off the grid. I would honestly love to do that
People do that on the mainland on blm land. Hawaii not so much, but you can stay on other peoples land but would have to pay rent or work to be there
if you go I want to go with you. I want to just disappear.
💯💯
Where we heading guys, I'm coming.
@@Ironbornblue I'm coming, too!! Off grid 💯
Bought 6 acres top of Orchidland in 2014, just moved here in mid Oct 21. Fences are down allowing the pigs to run free tearing up everything I've been planting including 50 coffee keikis, 8 cacao, several avocado, citrus, lychee, mountain apple, rambutan, a couple ulu, bananas, papayas, mangos and several others, so I bought a pig trap and neighbors and I been working on maintaining the population.
I grubbed for a house pad, brought in 60 yards of cinder 500 ft driveway and house pad, now working on building the 600 sq ft galvanized steel farm house. Going to check into the NRCS EQUIP Grant as I'd like to get these 2,600 ft of fences back up at some point and a green house would be awesome as well as some irrigation systems for the orchard.
Mahalo for the information as always Sean, your videos are great and hoping to cross paths and talk story some time 🤙
Sounds like the nrcs grant would work perfectly for you. Good luck!
I'm doing it as you described in option four, taking care of people's houses and lands. Gets me lots of free food and excess plants for eating and selling.
Thats the best way imo.
Me too ✋️
Great tips! Thank you! Keep them coming! I've been wanting to do this for YEARS just didn't know how or had the money.
Glad it was helpful!
I love your energy and the way you broke it down for us. Thank you for the information and advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks!
Wow! Thank you!
I feel the right to a parcel of land is the most fundamental right of all and should be part of every democratic constitution
I hear ya, too bad we’re not in power
Shut up peasant
@@HomesteadinHawaiiwe could be, but lots of people are too scared to take that step and overthrow.
What a Democrat thing to say lol "Everything should just be given to me". Good thing the US is a constitutional republic. Move to Venezuela if all you want in life is free government handouts.
Yup it shouldn't have got to this point but we are in a choke hold@user-ur7co4lj9k
I am so sick of not being able to afford anything. I want to go off grid so bad where nobody is just living in the woods.
There are plenty of cheap places, just maybe not so much where you might want to be, even North East CA has land for sale for $7k
The usda loans and grants were a great tip . Thanks for the info. much Aloha
No worries. Thanks for watching
One of the best channels on RUclips. Mahalo 🤙🏽
Wow, thanks! I appreciate that!!
You are a LIFE SAVER with this information! Peace and Blessings to you from Seattle.
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much, this is super helpful!
Thanks. That was my hope
dude you are just livin it up out there.... good for you man.. i wish i had just a small small piece of land in hawaii.. .1 even
It’s pretty nice. There are plenty of beautiful affordable off grid spots on the mainland though so the dream is still attainable, if you adjust location a bit.
Cool video! After Covid the last two years I have lost a lot and now considering a major life change and live off grid on the big island..
Many people are doing the same. Good luck!
this is and will always be my dream
If you want it, Youʻll get it
Bro, this is such a valuable video! New subscriber! Mahalo for the info!
Mahalo! Welcome aboard
Great info Shawn!
Glad it was helpful!
Gota figure out that EQUIP grant 🤙
For sure, it is WORTH IT!!!
Crazy how the prices have gone up, I've only owned my land 2 years, and it has doubled since covid.
Its crazy! I hope it goes back to normal soon.
Great information! Thanks for sharing! Aloha🤙🏽
Thanks for watching!
I need to do this 💖🥰💝🤙🏽, I’m retired on DHHL list but living on mainland, could not afford, but very Interested in this 🥰🤙🏽 Mahalo for sharing
YES! This info can help Native Hawaiians get on land where the DHHL has lagged. I donʻt know if there is free land or if owner financing is the way to go (lots of scammers doing owner finance in hawaii, but there are a few selling honestly, sometimes you can find them on Zillow) But the USDA Rural Development loan might be an even better deal than what DHHL offers. You can get a USDA loan for all over Puna, probably in other places too if you have the money for it. Good Luck!!
Very interesting. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks
I wish I could do this in Australia! Desperate to own a bit of land... growing fruit trees in pots at my current rental, just hoping by some miracle to find myself with some land....
I planted fruit trees in front yards across the city where I grew up. I’m here visiting again and just got to harvest plums from a tree I planted years ago. No need to have land to get started growing!
Love the hat! Mahalo for this info.
Mahalo!
May I ask two questions about greenhouses? How big should it be? I am wanting to grow peppers, mushrooms, beans, and grow squash and corn and pumpkin outside. Kauai. Mahalo.
However big you want it to be. I donʻt know what space you have, where you live in kauai or how much you like to garden. I would consider those things then consider the size of your greenhouse.
Off the grid in Puna, save so much $$$$ that I own 3 properties now.
I wish I bought more.
Dude you give great info! Thank you! Subscribed!
This was great! Mahalo!
Any recommendations for websites and areas to look for land in Hawaii big island ?
Aloha Living
Where in Hawaii did you purchase? How many acres and how much? Thank you.
Try watch my video how much does it cost to go off grid in Hawaii. But multiply those numbers in that video by 3
Mahalo, great info! 🤙🏽
Poffect
Cant wait!
Man I envy you! I'm so sick of the city here in honolulu. I just.
Don't know how I would make a living there outside of hilo. I do see many videos of guys like you from that area and I do know a person or two that moved to that area. I guess that's all called the Puna district isn't it? Aren't you endangered by future lava flows?
Some spots are in danger of flows more than others. There is work out here, you just have to be willing to do it.
I don't trust the Government enough to do a loan or mortgage or to purchase through them. Is the only way around that Owner Financing?
Or cash. Or stay on someone else’s property in exchange for sweat equity
@@HomesteadinHawaii thank you! I didn’t consider the possibility of being on someone else’s properyy
Mahalo 🤙🏽🤙🏽🥰
Aloha :)
I live in Missouri.
1/2 acre is 2000 to 10k
3 acres is 22k
Its insane.
If you get rent to own you need to have perfect credit.
I just want to live in the woods far away from people. Last I checked the rural grants were done away with during Obama.
The market is nuts, I hope we’re starting to see a turn, but only time will tell
@@HomesteadinHawaii same. Ima try and find a loophole somewhere. ✌
@@HomesteadinHawaii I'll double check the Grant's. Fingers crossed.
Thank you
Yeah, but bears..
I am trying to save my kids from the ghetto! I was raised by my single dad in the wilderness so Ik it can be done!! I am a single mom my younger children are 6/912/13 and I see them becoming slaves to technology! I see them falling into the street life at their ages already! Helpppppp I need to get them into the real world and out of the hood!! My income is not too great but I do have some!
Well. Some people call Pahoa the ghetto in the jungle and if you don’t have a good income right now with high prices these days hawaii may not be the spot for you. I’d think about spots like Missouri or West Virginia where the cost of living is so much lower than Hawaii. And way less “ghetto”. Try look on wwoof.com or ic.org and see if there is a farm and community that would host a small family like yours, although it is so much hard to get a spot as a family in those situations (I know because once I had my second kid not many were willing to host me) but an out of the way spot where people are really looking for others to join them up’s be a good way to go. Plan on having something to offer, like you can do all the cooking or your older kids can weed whack or care for animals. Make yourself indispensable. And good luck.
If I’m going off grid, I’m not paying sh!t... no taxes no nothing.
Good luck with that. There are ways but not most people are up to it
@@HomesteadinHawaii I’m not most people...
@@shanewinters3121 what are the ways to go completely off grid without paying for anything because I'm so about it
@@codyjohnson1535 most people are creatures of comfort. Going off grid means exactly that, no cell phones, no emails, no computers,I personally don’t want anything tracking my whereabouts, especially in this country where they’re trying so hard to be like China with all the personal information sharing. The biggest problem here is the land. Which is owed by either state, federal, or private. So technically no matter where a person is at any given moment, you’re technically trespassing. ( see how fast they exercise that law if you’re somewhere with no intentions of buying anything ) but even if you Owned a spot of land, they always tell you what you can or can’t do on it. It’s ridiculous, but they’ll seize it even if it’s been paid for over a hundred years for a tax infraction. I always tell people that this government basically leases out land to people, and taxes the shit out of it repeatedly, until you’re in tax trouble, then they’ll take it away and resell it. Happens all the time to people with large stretches of land, then someone decides ( the state maybe ) that an airport would be a good spot on your land, only you own it, so they offer you money first, but if you refuse, they use imminent domain law to seize it anyway. Then after the airport is built, your taxes start going up every year until you can’t afford it any longer. But my point is, you have to know how to trap, fish, hunt, and build. I myself have a lot of skill sets, including mechanical and electrical engineering. The best thing a person can do with very little money is pick out a land spot and build underground, ( a spot in Alaska for example ) even if it’s owned by the feds, do they know you’re there, if no one knows where you are?! That’s tax free in my opinion;) but I’m probably about 0.5 percent of the population that would do so, too many people here care to much about computer screens and social media. I personally would rather have my freedom.
@shanewinters3121 that freedom is about to be taken away from them that love their white picket fences to..
Thanks for sharing this! Doesn’t help me particularly, but I’m sharing to dome friends that it may benefit!
Thanks for sharing!!
Dude I'm trying to live off grid with no money. No money generally means bad credit scores so no loans and no grants first of all. Second of all off grid doesn't keep a job to pay off loans or finance. It's complete self reliant. You are still on the grid if you work in town and pay off bills. It defeats the purpose.
Baby steps my friend. Can work trade on a farm. Or start where you are, begin building skills, simplify your wants and spend less, work less, save more. Find land in an affordable area. It’s ok to leave the homestead to work, most do. You’re talking about retirement
What do I do if I'm disabled and my backs messed up.
Nah, they expect you to work until you pay off all your debt and have a decent credit score. So by the time you can buy a small scrap of land, you'll be too old and lame to work it.
Almost, as if retirement is the biggest scam of all?
Milk at colorado Walmart $2.79 :)
Milk at Hawaii Walmart $4.89 :(
Itʻs pricier here
Oahu right now is 5 to 7 dollars
More like 10 dollars in hawaii
Yeah, but fire ants 🐜 🔥
They not THAT bad
@@HomesteadinHawaii maybe not in Maui, but the big island, in Puna? The internet makes it sound like you'll get eaten alive there and that's why the land is so cheap
ARE YOU OFF YOUR ROCKER, DUDE? 😅
Please elaborate
@@HomesteadinHawaii in this market, I cannot believe anyone could do such a thing! Of course I'm in a very HOT market in Middle TN, so I think it all depends on where you are. But I wasn't trying to be a butt hole person, I just have been looking so long, that I know I've got to look outside my area! I was just kinda carrying on with you. I need out of Middle TN!!!! Everyone wants to be here. Prices are ridiculous and nobody wants to fiancee without 20-40% down and dude, that's on like $200,000 properties!!! I HAVE GOT TO CHANGE JOBS, LEAVE MY GRANDBABIES, AND GET OUT OF HERE TO DO THIS!!!!
@@tennesseegirl5539 I did mention that my ideas for going off grid with no money would probably require having to move and possibly think of some outside the box approaches to doing it. Things are nuts out there, but if you really wanted to get on some land you could. I see people looking for landmates all the time.
@@marymalko5105 thank you! I'm to the point that I'm just going to go for it! IF I can find owner financing
Government funding your off grid property? No thanks.
I’ve got no problem taking govt money if they’re handing it out. That’s what all the billionaires do