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Are you new to the Big Island Forums? Here is the place to introduce yourself! You can discuss anything you like here. Just remember to always post with Aloha!

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Have questions about real estate on the Big Island? Here is the place to ask questions regarding buying, renting and home improvement. Anything involving real estate and construction is fair game!

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Are you planning to relocate to the Big Island of Hawaii? Post your questions or comments here.

Which coffee from Hawaii is your favorite? Kona coffee or Puna coffee? Let everyone know by participating in our informal coffee pole.

Been to a great restaurant in Kona lately? Want to share your favorite place to eat on the Big Island? Why not write a review and post it right here! Please keep your posts to reviews only. John S. Rabi, the Moderator of this Board, has 25-years experience in the hotel & restaurant business as a Director of Food & Beverage. His contribution to this Board is voluntary and without compensation. He visits restaurants anonymously, without introducing himself, and he does not accept compensation from restaurants either.

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All off topic discussions can be posted here. Any topic of interest can be posted here! When posting to this forum, please do not cut and paste entire articles into your post. Please only paste links to the articles themselves. Along with the link you can paste the title and a quote from the article as long as it is in quotation marks and it is attributed to the article. Mahalo!

Planning a vacation to the Big Island? Want some tip on where to eat and what to do from the locals? Post your questions here.

Do you want to build your dream home here on the Big Island? Post your questions/comments in this forum.

Hear a good joke lately? Want to share it? Post your favorite jokes here. Please do not post jokes with offensive language or with racial overtones. Let's keep this rated PG and have some fun!

Please feel free to post your favorite recipes to this forum. You can share your recipes for food, drinks, beer, anything.

Post your local community announcements here. You can post any community oriented message you like including Home Owners Association (HOA) Meetings, PTA meetings, etc.

This is the local Big Island and Hawaii Statewide political forum that is non-biased/non-partisan and treats every ones position on topics equally. This discussion forum is not aligned to any political party. In today's politics, many ideas are split between and even within all the political parties. Often we find ourselves agreeing on one platform but some topics break our mold. We are here to discuss them in a civil political way with strict rules and administrator censoring (if necessary). If this is your first visit to our political forums, be sure to check out the RULES first.

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Have something you want to sell or buy? Post your ads here. Interested parties can contact you through your phone number, e-mail address or through the forum e-mail. Ads will be deleted after 60 days.

Looking for employment on the Big Island? Are you an employer looking to hire a qualified individual? Do you have your own business and want to advertise your services? Or are you looking for a specific service you need performed? This is the forum to post in. Interested parties can contact you through your phone number, e-mail address or through the forum e-mail. Ads will be deleted after 60 days.

Have a rental on the Big Island you want to find a renter for? Are you visiting or moving to the Big Island and looking for a home to rent? Place your free ads here. Interested parties can contact you through your phone number, e-mail address or through the forum e-mail. Ads will be deleted after 60 days.

Do you provide a service that you want to advertise here? Are you looking for a particular service that you cannot seem to find? You can advertise your service here and if you are looking for a service you can post it here.

Do want to know what the latest and greatest plans for the forum are? Do you have a suggestion for a new forum category you would like to see? Forum upgrades, downtimes and issues will be announced here as well.