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Originally Posted by speeder

I just can't believe that you can still buy a house in HI. for $500k. Might have to look into moving.

That is construction cost. On the mainland, that house would cost half what it cost to build here.

Land can be dirt cheap out there, and many people buy land as an investment. My dad bought an acre on the ocean back in the 60s, and we left it bare all these years as it was supposed to be where mom and dad would retire. Dad passed in 77 and we kept the land. We finally sold the land in 2012. Then there was the eruption of 2018 and it was all gone. Our property was the one that is smack dab in the middle with the sort of seawalls.