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To: Porkchop
IIRC in the 70’s and 80’s there was a bit of a scandal about some of the new developments in Hawaii (i.e. Mililani Town) having substandard wiring - something involving the mix of copper and aluminum (I’m not an electrician and it’s been a long time).

I cam close to buying one of those Mililani condos in the late seventies. $35,000. I thought it was WAY too much.

1,424 posted on 08/17/2023 2:58:15 PM PDT by Chuckster (Friends don't let friends eat FARMED or RUSSIAN FISH.)
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To: Chuckster

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1,435 posted on 08/17/2023 3:13:42 PM PDT by WildHighlander57 ((the more you tighten your grip, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.) )
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To: Chuckster

We may have crossed paths. I worked on Oahu from 60’s thru 80’s and finally sold the beach house in the early 90’s. My partners and I bought a Mililani house, phase 2, in 69. We made the deal pre-construction so were able to ride herd on how it was going up. As I recall we paid 36K but it was a house on a nice lot, not a condo. By the mid 90’s the whole middle of the island was un-real-liveable.

Condos on Oahu are kind of tough. For the first few years they work good. But they wind up being high maintenance. No pressure treated wood. Outside aluminum doors/trim takes a beating. Carpets are swamp builders. Cheapass paint inside and out grows mung——etc. etc. etc.


1,441 posted on 08/17/2023 3:37:06 PM PDT by OldWarBaby
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To: Chuckster
I cam close to buying one of those Mililani condos in the late seventies. $35,000. I thought it was WAY too much.

Well, that is around $167,000 in today's money, so...

1,474 posted on 08/17/2023 5:02:45 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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