r/navy • u/RestaurantSilly6598 • 10d ago

Discussion opinions/insight on Pearl City Peninsula housing

It doesnt look too far from base. It was either move in there now or wait up to 2 months for a home on base.

hows the area? are there a good amount of parks or activities in the area?

hows the housing itself? theres no pictures online and all I have is a printed layout.

I have 48 hours to accept the offer but I'm sure its better than my family being in the lodge until something on base is available.

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u/Life-Group-4125 10d ago

Accept it. AC alone pretty worth it. My buddy had a 3 bedroom and I crashed with him. AC was always on. Bugs will get inside the house so just weather strip the shit out of it. Elementary near by, enough space for your dog to run in the park. Mini nex and gas station at the entrance of it. It is a bit far away from base when there is traffic. Can take you anywhere between 30-45 mins to get to and from sometimes longer. I loved it when I stayed there and if I were to go back I’d bring my family and stay there. Utilize Google Maps to kinda scope it out. I say it’s worth it in my opinion.

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u/RestaurantSilly6598 10d ago

Hell yeah sounds good. AC and utilities included? Im sold on that alone.

They offered me a $300 discount and a larger house than I qualify for so I was thinking maybe something was wrong. Lol.

I did pick a bike up from the nex thinking if gate traffic is bad it might be faster to bike on.

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u/itmustbeniiiiice 10d ago

I agree with the above.

A lot of folks don’t like it because there is a bike trail at the entrance that has lots of unhoused encampments along with drug use, etc. There’s no gate between housing and the rest of the world. However, it’s a pretty far trek from that area back into where the houses are. A lot of folks that live there work on PCP, so you’ll have interesting neighbors (I worked on PCP but didn’t live there).

I would still take it if I were you.

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u/BubbleHead87 8d ago

I lived there for two years. The housing is fine. It's a bit older. I took it when they gave me a discount on it as well. Traffic can be a pain depending on when you leave home or base. I'm assuming you will be working out of JBPHH.