X-OldHeader: From Jim.Murdy@xilinx.com-DeleteThis.com Wed Jan 10 13:46:31 2001 Return-Path: <Jim.Murdy@xilinx.com-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id NAA18228 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (msgbas1.cos.agilent.com [130.29.152.58]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id NAA22380 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail03-oak.pilot.net (mail-oak-3.pilot.net [198.232.147.18]) by msgbas1.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAE544AE for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 14:46:30 -0700 (MST) Received: from newsgate.xilinx.com (mailgate.xilinx.com [149.199.60.204]) by mail03-oak.pilot.net with ESMTP id NAA29966 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from cliff.xsj.xilinx.com (cliff [149.199.38.103]) by newsgate.xilinx.com (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA12077 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from newman.xilinx.com (newman [149.199.37.215]) by cliff.xsj.xilinx.com (8.9.3/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA19968 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:25 -0800 (PST) Received: from xilinx.com ([149.199.21.95]) by newman.xilinx.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15) with ESMTP id G6YV5D00.RKR for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:25 -0800 Message-ID: <3A5CD831.5FC57688@xilinx.com-DeleteThis.com> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 13:46:25 -0800 From: "Jim Murdy" <Jim.Murdy@xilinx.com-DeleteThis.com> Organization: Xilinx, Inc. X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en]C-CCK-MCD (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com Subject: Re: Maui ideas... References: <4C28764D2C67D3119D3F0090279C6F64036C1A7E@corp-exch.hq.extensity.com-DeleteThis.c>
Justin, I think Maui set up a "hi tech center" with good bandwidth,
etc in order to try to get more tech jobs on the island. You might
check this out to see what it offers.
regards, Jim Murdy
Justin Gordon wrote:
> Maui totally rocks. > > I just got back from 3 weeks in Maui.
Perfect weather all 3 weeks, > although much more so for surfing
than sailing. I sailed 4 days of > mast high Kanaha the first week,
3 days on a 5.8, and one a 4.5. I > got in one day of course
sailing in light Kona winds in Khei, and > one day with a 5.8 in
Kona winds at Kanaha. The Kona winds at > Kanaha were totally weird
and sketchy. > > The last two weeks were very calm and sunny. The
swell was awesome > for the entire 3 weeks. I surfed almost every
day. Hookipa rocks > as a surf spot when its not windy. I actually
liked Maui better in > the winter than the summer, because big waves
are so much fun, > surfing or windsurfing. > > I'm looking for land
development ideas... > > This last summer, I bought a 2 acre parcel
of land in Sprecks. The > north edge of the land borders on the
south edge of Sugar Cove > Condos. The middle of the north edge is
the beach access to Sugar > Cove, that runs along the east edge of
Sugar Cove. So, one could > leave gear rigged on the property and
carry it maybe 125 feet to the > launch. The airplane noise is
moderate, especially compared to > staying on Stable Road. > > ATA
airlines offers unlimited round trips from SFO to Maui for under >
$2K. > > I'm thinking that I would like to spend at least 2 weeks
every 2 > months in Maui. I could easily do work on the plane and
in Maui if > I have a PC and high speed Internet access. > > I
think working in the Bay Area and frequently visiting Maui is the >
way to go, as career opps on Maui are limited. > > I'm curious if
there are others like me that would like to do remote > work in
Maui. Maybe I could set up a high tech time-share. Maybe > some
companies might even support the costs of a remote office? > > Here
are some ideas for the home: * A bunch of bedrooms with > private
bathrooms. * High speed LAN with DSL connection. * Office >
ammenities like good desks, chairs, phones, etc. * Maybe extra >
bedrooms that could serve as offices (unless people like to work out
> of bedrooms). * Lots of storage area to avoid lugging gear and >
other belongings back and forth * Large, open design kitchen, with >
extra refrigerators, maybe in garage. * Nice, large common area >
with open beam ceilings * Bi-weekly maid service * Separate 1000 sq.
> ft. Ohana for normal vacation rental > > Here are some concerns I
have with the idea: 1. Is there demand > for this? At what price?
2. What about security concerns? Maybe > with 4 house residents
each spending 1/4 of a year, that would be > about 16 people to know
and trust. With carefully screened > long-term residents, maybe
this could work. > > Any other ideas? > > My goal is to generate
extra income to pay for the property, and > maybe even have some
cool people to share the house with. > > Aloha, > >
-------------------------- Justin Gordon USWA J1 Extensity, Inc. >
Architect, Tools jgordon@extensity.com-DeleteThis.com >
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