18 Traffic Lights To Ecstasy!
November 13th, 2008 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs
Hawaii Kai is generally considered one of the better Neighborhoods in Honolulu. I am in the process of helping a client move from Hawaii Kai into town (within 2 miles of Diamond Head). They made their move over this past weekend and, on Monday, I received a telephone call. It went something like this.
Phone rings…
Keahi answers, “Hello”.
Client says in a strong voice, “Dude, why didn’t you tell me!”
After a pause for reflection, Keahi responds, “Tell you what?”
Client in an ecstatic fashion expounds, “That it is so great living in town!”
He was pulling my leg and just wanted to share how easy it is to live in town. The funny thing is that as long as I can remember, I have been singing the accolades of the convenience of Honolulu town living to this client. What made the difference is that he was able to experience a 4-minute drive to work, rather than his normal 30 to 40 minutes. His kids and wife saw a similar reduction in the amount of time it took them to get to and from school.
If he was driving to and from Hawaii Kai 2 times a day, then he is spending an hour a day driving. Multiply this by 5 days a week and he is saving 20 hours a month or 240 hours per year not driving. Add to this the similar time that his family is saving and the move to town makes a great deal of sense.
What is the trade off? They are living in a smaller home. However, is it better to spend more time in your home or driving? Is it possible that physical workouts can now be done, family dinners and breakfasts can be had, and more general family time spent together? From my view, the quality of life that is gained far outweighs the smaller home. On top of this, at the end our phone call he said, “Do you know that there are 18 stop lights between Kahala and Hawaii Kai?” Think about it.
If you would like to discuss a similar move, feel free to call me at 737-2093 or 877-737-2093.
Great story! And I consider Hawaii Kai town compared to Mililani or Ewa!