7/20/21
I called a septic tank supplier in Kona and spoke with someone named Dusty. He gave me the contact information for an engineer for a septic system.
I called the number he gave me and spoke with a guy named David. We discussed the project in Naalehu and he quoted me a price of $1100.00 for the engineering drawings and the county permit. He emailed me a proposal along with an invoice for $732.00 for him to get started. I sent him the money along with a pdf of my building plans that included a site plan.
I plan on returning in mid August. Being that this is Hawai’i, I do not expect him to have accomplished much by then.
Wednesday – 8/18/2021
Left Phoenix at 6:00 AM, and flew to San Diego. At the gate in San Diego, the airlines was doing a pre-check of travelers going to Hawai’i. Theoretically, if one were to do this pre-check and get a wrist band, you would not need to do anything when you arrived in Hawai’i.
I had to show them my QR code from the Hawai’i Travels website, which they scanned and pulled up my information about my negative covid test. I was good to go along with my cute piece of plastic jewelry.
I arrived in Kona around noon and went right through to baggage claim. No stop. No screening. The process in San Diego worked! Gathered up my lugage and went to get the rental car. Had to show the rental car agent the QR code and then got my overpriced rental car. Went to lumber yard and ordered concrete, block and lumber to build a gazebo. It will be delivered next Thursday. Went to the grocery store and drove to Naalehu.
I arrived at about 3:00 PM. The first thing I did was pull the tarp off the car and started it right up. Then I unloaded the rental car and started to set up my kitchen. I got out the ice chest, and put my refregerated items into it along with what was left of the ice, my milk, eggs, cheese, etc. Then I went into Naalehu to the Post Office and picked up the 2 burner stove I had ordered. I picked up an application for a PO Box, as they had some available.
Returning to the property, I opened up the shed and hooked up the wires to the battery. The lights worked. Then I set up the tarp over the kitchen area. I had picked up some fried chicken in Kona for lunch, and ate the last two pieces for dinner. Then I went to bed!
To be continued . . .
TTFN
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