Should I move to Honolulu Hawaii?

Question

I am a 32 year old male, and am attracted to the people and the environment. I do not know that much about employment options in Honolulu, or the availabilty of housing. Coming from Seattle I am used to paying a bit more, but prices there sound scary! My other concern about moving to Hawaii is being White and more or less 'colonizing' what was once a sovereign Hawaiian nation. I have read that there are still big issues with this, any information would realy be great!

Answer 1

Well being from the island and moved to the mainland a few years ago. I can say yes your nationality is a minority on the island. The local people though aren't prejudice if you want to move to the island then do so. The cost is high but your paying for paradise...The people, food, enviroment is all worth it!..I moved because I never knew what it would be like living here on the mainland I dont regret moving though I do miss the aloha spirit that you will find once you settle in on the island. For information on the islands you can look up Honolulu Advertiser or Satr Bulletin these are our local papers where you can search the classifieds for jobs and housing...Good Luck!

Answer 2

Housing in Hawaii is pretty expensive. There are few apartments for rent there and most rent for like at least $750/mth or up. Just go to http://www.craigslist.org and look at the rents there and you can get an idea. They have studios there with only 150 sq feet and rents for $725/mth. You probably have to pay more for less there, such as a smaller apartment for a higher rent when you can get a nicer and bigger apartment with less rent and price in another state like Texas or something. To get lower rents in Hawaii, you would have to have roommates or housemates and they have many rooms for rent like that. They don't really have many nice apartment complexes there. Many places look kind of run-down... They have houses there that don't look nice but can sell for a high price because the housing market is high there and the land is expensive. Hawaii is like one of the most expensive states, if not the most...

There are less white people there and more asians. Whites are a minority there. And the local people there have a special term that they call white people and that is "haole", which means a white person. Some local people aren't very open to white people and so that's why they have that special term for them. There are many white people there but I think they are not the majority there.

It is a very safe state and there are not many drug problems or gang problems. There are many tourists there from Japan and they have trolleys and trams just for the tourists. There are also tourists from the other states too. It is quite a touristy place. The weather is really great all year round with not many changes. The beaches and the nature there are also very beautiful.

You can go and visit there first and see how you like it. Jobs are not that many there but the unemployment rate is also very low.

Answer 3

My stepson lives close to Honolulu. He worked as a bartender until he got a job with a computer software company, and I'd say his experience has been very positive. He says that mostly there are Asians of different types living there, but there are also plenty of white people. It's not going to be a problem if you're not a racist. You won't be perceived as a "colonizer" either except by some people who are going to be against anyone who wasn't born there. There's nothing you can do o change this mindset. I would say the most important issues are going to be getting a job, finding housing and being able to afford to deal with the extremely high cost of living there. It's a nice city and people are very friendly - laid-back lifestyle.

Answer 4

Go on a vacation there and have the time of your life, but bring lots of money and don't try to live there... If you've already got like a million $ or more to your name you can live good there on any job. Otherwise you're probably not going to like it after the first month or two when the novelty wears off and you have to fight the traffic and can't find an affordable place to live.

There is a good book on this subject called "So you want to live in Hawaii?" Definitely get it before you make any serious plans. It doesn't bash the islands or anything, but it does give some realistic assessments of what a move is like and what you have to do to "make it" in hawaii.

Answer 5

If you're moving here, I would suggest you save up a lot of money first and line up a job BEFORE you get here. Since Hawaii has one of the lowest unemployment rates if you don't have a job lined up you'll have to find work at a retail store or fast food joint. As for the money savings, you'll need that to survive since everything here in Hawaii is much more expensive than in other places. Gas - $3.20/gallon Milk - $6/gallon Eggs - $5/dozen Bread - $5 Cereal - $6/small box Hope that helps.....good luck!

Answer 6

Employment is first for the "people native to Hawaii", and you will be considered a tourist...from the mainland...and the people who were born or are from Hawaii..do not welcome you if you ever go there and take a tour...However, they have better manners than most from the mainland who go there and expect to live and or visit there ....with little or no money.

Housing is about $250,000 for a studio apartment that sometimes has a bedroom in Honolulu, Oaho, with about $400 per month in maintenance fees extra...Utilities are very expensive.

So go to the Chamber of commerce, or AAA and get any visitors information (online or other), and find out for yourself.

Do you like visitors in Seattle....and what do you do to welcome them.....well real Hawaiians don't care for your intrusion into their homeland.

Answer 7

I can safely say that I couldn't care less. Wait, maybe... no, I really couldn't care less.

Answer 8

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