Living in Pahoa Hawaii |Day trip to Kohala Mountain Road | Costco Run | Hawi Town

[@gluonjck63]

The Shaka is good with you Nastaran. Most people don’t know including many native Hawaiians that Kohala is not a mountain but the first major Volcano that started the Big Island. It has been extinct for over 1 Million years. The Kohala Mountain Road is perhaps the most Underrated Roads in all of Hawaii especially on a sunny day on the west side. Ethereal as if it should be on another planet or dimension. I often dream of flying along the road in awe of the creation of this majestic and verdant plunge to the coast and ocean. Yet - I digress and say thank you and Michael for sharing so much with all. It is rare for kindness and peace without a pitch to still be found. Please keep sharing and I for one will look forward to it every week just to soothe my soul. As you say, XxOo

[@Nastaran.Battles]

See, you blew me away again with your tango with such beautiful words of yours. Have you ever thought about writing a book because you could easily do that. It’s in your DNA. I had to look up “Ethereal” and love that word now. I totally agree with you about the Kohala mountain road being so underrated. There is something so magical about it. On that day we couldn’t really see all the way to the ocean but it must be a sight to see. Sending love and gratitude to you Robert for your continued support and watching.

[@nerissasimon411]

Mahalo for this fabulous tour! I smiled the whole video - from the scenery to the beauty of you, Michael and Barb.

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@nerissasimon411 Awe you made my heart so happy with your message. Mahalo for watching

[@mtshasta4195]

Kohala coast is my favorite area of the entire BIG Island. Horseback riding, huge views to the ocean, beautiful pastures, mountains--it's simply the best of Hawaii. LOVE your videos. Please keep making them... and the music is perfection just like you! Keep enjoying and sharing.

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@mtshasta4195 Awe thank you so much for such awesome comment. It truly made my day. Makes me so happy to know you enjoyed it. Mahalo for watching.

[@patriciatodd4516]

How I miss living there (Kona). Mahalo for this amazing video😊

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@patriciatodd4516 If your heart is anything like mine, it was painful being away from Hawaii, and I don’t mean a little bit. I hope you can visit soon. Mahalo for watching

[@brandon65960]

This is an amazing video that you showcase of the place where I grew up. I am born and raised and lived in Hawaiian beaches most of my life thank you for showcasing the beauty and the magic. Our beautiful island brings. God bless you and Michael if you day, and my wife will run into you folks.Alooohaa

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Hello Brandon and thank you so much for your comment. I really hope we do. Most Sundays we go to Maku’u market. If you recognize me please come forward. It would be awesome to meet you. Have a great night

[@brandon65960]

@@Nastaran.Battles Hello Nastaran, Thankyou yes we will . I’m drawn to your videos and feel a connection deeply I was born and raised in Hawaiian beaches and recently moved to HPP so when I watch your videos I appreciate seeing my Hawaii through your eyes and also really appreciate your respectful nature and your connection with the aina !You even though an outsider you add to the beauty with your kind and loving spirit . Much love and happiness Alooooohhhaaaaa

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@brandon65960 You have no idea how much I appreciate your kind words. HPP is so beautiful as well, but for some reason Hawaiian Shores is where I felt at home. One of these days we will run in to each other. I know it. Have a wonderful day

[@ChristopherCush-j7d]

Mahalo, Nastaran ☺️. I appreciate you and the video gifts that you post for all of us to share. You are the sweet friend who I can spend a bit of my time with each day, and be better off for having done so. The visuals and the soundtrack are wonderful, and yet your generous and sensitive spirit is the highlight🌞 Aloha nui loa 🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍

[@Nastaran.Battles]

You are very kind. Thank you so much for watching

[@Melbatoasty]

Love the coqui frogs at the end. Such a distinct memory from my trip to the Big Island. I can't wait to come back in a few months for an extended visit. 😊 Please share how your floor turned out!

[@Nastaran.Battles]

I’m so excited for you too for visiting. I too love the coqui frogs. Not everyone is a big fan but to me it’s like a lullaby. I will definitely include a finished video in the next video. It turned out better than I imagined. Mahalo for watching.

[@Timtamslam69]

Aw I just watched this video and you are so cute! this video was great! and my boyfriend and I are coming over to see these beautiful places you're showing us from this video. Thank you for making this great video and I hope you'll have an awesome day!!!

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@Timtamslam69 Awe I appreciate your comment so much. Thank you for that. I’m so excited that you will be traveling and seeing all these beautiful places with your own eyes. Mahalo for watching

[@DianeYoung-mm5xr]

Another beautiful video❤ you are so right our moods do go with the oceans and moons 💙 you are such a beautiful soul 💛

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Thank you for your kind words and for watching. I appreciate you

[@notafraidtogarden4806]

Hello Nastaran. Your vlogs are so inspirational. I love the way you keep yourself busy in the island. I visit the same Costco while I was in Kona. It’s so big and so many things to buy. So glad you found that pretty floor. I am sure you love when your husband spends time with you in Hawaii. Big cautious when you visit the cliffs. At least have someone with you. Thank you for taking the time to entertain us with your daily life in Hawaii. See you on the next video. 🌸🌸🌸🦋🦋👍👍👍👍

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Aloha and thank you so much for your comment. May I ask if you still reside on the island? It’s such a small world because I was about to look for a video that explained how to repot an orchid. I’m a plant lover but have zero experience with orchids. Your video was wonderful. Thank you. I absolutely love and need to stay busy here. It’s awesome for both mind and body. Mahalo for watching.

[@notafraidtogarden4806]

@@Nastaran.Battles hi Nastaran. I am no longer on the island. 😩😩. Hoping to maybe one day find a great opportunity to purchase a house there. Again I love how you stay so busy in Hawaii. You can also tie the orchids to your trees. That’s what I would do if I lived there. In pots they love coco chips/chunks. Thanks for checking out my channel 🙏💕 and let’s stay connected. Have a great 4th of July holiday. 🪴🌸

[@motoxridah]

Thank you for the video. It makes me feel so positive and happy. I can’t enjoy the island all the time, but I feel like I’m there. Thank you

[@Nastaran.Battles]

I’m so happy to hear that, and mahalo for watching.

[@DonnaSkvarenina]

Mahalo for another beautiful video Nastaran. I so look forward to seeing them. They help me escape and take me away to Pahoa. It means a lot to me. Enjoy Paradise.

[@Nastaran.Battles]

You are so welcome. It makes me so happy you enjoy. Mahalo for watching

[@michelefreitas4762]

Thanks for sharing! We have friends who have a cattle ranch in Waimea. So pretty there. ❤

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@michelefreitas4762 Waimea is so beautiful, and at times when I’m driving thru it, it feels like I’m in the Midwest somewhere. Mahalo for watching

[@sharonmckinstry3755]

Mahalo for another beautiful video Nastaran! Truely a place to nourish the soul.

[@Nastaran.Battles]

I appreciate your comment and for watching.

[@alexandrap6618]

Another beautiful video. Thanks so much!

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Thank you so much Alexandra

[@dswearingen4579]

Aloha-every thing is so beautiful! I’m so happy for you and this blessing, that you get to live where you feel the spirit and at peace and better health! So blessed you are!🥰👍David from Oregon

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Hello David. Thank you again for your comment. I feel so blessed and grateful. Hope you can visit sometime soon to refresh your soul. Hope all is well and you’re happy.

[@maisgardendelight6362]

Peaceful life…thanks for sharing! Mahalo💕🌺

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Mahalo for watching

[@maryjeanjoe1]

Love this video. You are getting good at this❤️

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words, and for watching. Mahalo

[@MGE9436]

Thank you for showing this beautiful island. Please be careful near the edge of those cliffs. The ocean will take you away so quickly with one very big wave ❤

[@Nastaran.Battles]

I promise I will be more careful. I appreciate your advice, and thank you for watching.

[@VegGirlSF]

Thank you for the video Nastaran. First of all the soundtracks you choose for the video were awesome and really worked with the different segments you highlighted! I have to say the Rooster in the beginning was so magnificent. I always enjoy seeing the chickens 🐓 in Hawaii in their natural environment, they are truly beautiful. You are lucky you can walk to see such spiritual parts of the coastline from your home. I love the big island, so much of it is undeveloped and will hopefully stay that way. Good luck with your flooring project, it’s a lot of work. You’re husband is a great guy 😊

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Aloha my friend and thank you so much for another beautiful comment. Your encouraging words mean so much to me. That rooster is so handsome and I watched him grow from a tiny chic to this handsome stage of his life. When he was younger he sounded so funny but he has it down and sings so beautifully now. I love the fact that so much of the island is undeveloped as well. It’s what makes this island so special and different from other islands. The raw jungle gives so much life and energy to the jungle creatures as well as people. Floors are done and I’ll have a reveal segment in this upcoming video. Hope you like it as well. Mahalo again for your continued support and watching.

[@roxananunez4238]

Beautiful video ❤

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Mahalo Roxanne for watching.

[@mothercrow333]

Another wonderful video of life on the Big Island - thank you so much for sharing! Boy that ride up to the north side was beautiful! I'm wondering if that would be something you'd be comfortable doing alone! I see that you go out and explore on your own quite a bit - so I'm taking it that you feel quite safe in doing so?! I'm asking as a single senior woman thinking about buying over there - I'm wondering if I'll feel safe alone! I have my sons here, but over there I'd be alone! I do love exploring and taking long rides on my own though, and boy does that look like the perfect place to do that! lol Thanks again. Aloha! 🌺Oh and I love that handsome rooster as well. Good looking gent! lol 🐓🌺

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Aloha to you. I would have felt totally safe driving on any roads here as a woman driving alone. There are certain neighborhoods I imagine anywhere that is unsafe, and big island has its own places. I’ve been told not to go to remote areas in the jungle by myself as it gives an opportunity to certain criminals to take advantage of it, and I understand of course. We have a 74 year old lady who recently moved to our neighborhood by herself, and she is very pleased so far. That rooster is certainly handsome, and I watched him grow from a newborn chic. He turn in to a cutie. Thank you for watching my dear

[@KH-ym2oj]

As a Hawaiian, may I suggest you buy native Hawaiian seeds for your bird feeder. Just look up Hawaii Garden Shaker Can or something equivalent. One of the biggest issues out here is the spread of invasive plant species. The birds are one of the biggest spreaders. Mahalo for another great video!

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@KH-ym2oj Thank you for suggesting that. I didn’t know such thing existed. I’ll be happy to do that. Mahalo

[@ivykaneshiro7554]

Awesome road trip scenario video. Apple banana makes the perfect banana crème pie. The tartness flavor balances with the sweetness of the banana pudding. Try it. If you need the recipe let me know

[@Nastaran.Battles]

I would love to have your recipe. Thank you so much in advance, and mahalo for watching

[@yennguyen-uj3ri]

So beautiful place

[@hondalimited7509]

Looking forward to our next visit, but will be Kauai, in September. Great videos. I don't see how Michael can leave this place but I get it, duty calls

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Aloha. Michael still works full time for 2 more years but soon he will be here full time. It’s very difficult to be apart. Thank you so much for your comment and for watching

[@molassescricket6663]

Beautiful video, thank you!

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Silkremnents]

One of your best yet! 😃

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Thank you so much for watching

[@GaryPeterson-g9f]

Waiting patiently for the next update! 😊

[@Nastaran.Battles]

It’s being released today very soon. Thank you for watching

[@billsouza9487]

Ah we were just there 3 weeks ago it's so beautiful in paniolo country

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Hello Bill. I’m sure you had a magnificent time. I love Kauai so much also. Each island has its own energy and each beautiful in its own way. Thank you so much for watching.

[@lovely-mk4rt]

Lovely morning 🌺

[@Nastaran.Battles]

It truly was. Thank you for watching

[@deanadelgado7318]

Hi Nastaran, Do you have someone to check on your house when you are not? Have you experienced an homeless/addicts in your neighbor? I love your videos, keep up the good work.😊

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Yes I do have my neighbor checking my house every single day as she lives couple of doors down. However my next door neighbor only visits once a year and there has never been a breaking in issue either. Hope that helps

[@jayzeedeezee2837]

So glad to see Michael with you! He is such a great handyman and I have enjoyed watching him remodel your beautiful house over time. Also love your drone videos of Kohala and your visit to Hawi! I have always wondered why Michael does not spend more time in Pahoa with you? Are you retired and he is still working and cannot travel as often? My husband is my best friend and we visit Big Island together for 2 weeks every year, and although I hope to live there full time someday, it would not be the same without him there. Just wondering how you manage two living situations and your time together. Love, love, love your content! Mahalo for sharing your lovely life with us!

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Aloha Jayzee. Thank you for your beautiful comment. You guessed right. I’m retired but Michael has 2 more years before he can retire, and at times he is able to work remotely but most of the time he has to actually be there. He is such awesome handyman. Every house we have ever owned has been remodeled by him. He just has no stop button and works a little too hard. He enjoys his time here but I can’t wait until we no longer need to fix anything and he can actually rest. He is truly my best friend as well. It’s hard to be away from him. Please know that I truly appreciate you commenting and watching. Many hugs. Mahalo

[@ScaarrlettJ]

Nastaran do you have alot of mosquitoes in Pahoa?

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@ScaarrlettJ Yes there are definitely lots of mosquitoes here, more so if you’re in the jungle or garden

[@brienmacgearailt7801]

Any benefits of H-shores over H- beaches in your opinion? or is it the same pretty much?

[@Nastaran.Battles]

Aloha to you. I personally like Hawaiian shores better. In the beginning when I purchased my place, I had no idea what Hawaiian shores existed, but the more I learned the more I liked it. They’re basically same area but separated by the kahakai road. The HS has an association, whereas the HB does not. Fee is $400 a year, which is not bad at all, but it does provide monitoring the neighborhood so people keep their yards clean, and keep the neighborhood much better looking, as well as providing a pool, community center, activities such as yoga, bingo, karaoke and other social gathering. They both have city water, mail delivery, and are both zone too. Hope that answers your question

[@Beaglemomx3]

Aloha! You mentioned the cliffs aren’t safe, is that because of where you would sit it the actual safety of the area? I’m moving here in a few weeks and I love sunrise walks and wanted to understand a little more what you meant about being unsafe. Mahalo for your videos 🌸

[@Nastaran.Battles]

@@Beaglemomx3 Aloha to you. It was unsafe because I like to sit at the edge of it not because of the neighborhood. I’m so excited for you about moving. Good luck to you

[@brienmacgearailt7801]

@@Nastaran.Battles Really appreciate the response, will be headed there end of this month to make some decisions. Been going to the East side for a few years, tired of Oahu.......

[@wallycamp909]

COOL! ...still have much 2 share w/you that would make your road trips so much more interesting 4 U & your viewers. ...waiting 4 U to contact me.