How do I move to Hawaii?

Question

I am planning on moving to Hawaii within the next year, regardless if I get into college there or not. What I need to know is: How much much should I have saved up? Whats the average aparment rent? Whats the job market like? And just anything else I need to know about moving in general and moving to Hawaii specificly.

Answer 1

If you have to ask this question on YA, then you're not ready. Plus, you sound young anyway. Living in Hawaii is very hard. I know people with Masters Degree's who drive The Bus. Families live together under one roof and pool their income to survive. I suggest you stay where you live and just visit Hawaii. It's hard enough for us who live here, we don't need more people to take away more jobs from us. Sorry to be rude, but it's the truth. I see too many "paradise dreamers" come here and try to make it, then go home crying to their parents.

Answer 2

Hawaii is a great place to visit and an even better place to live.

However... It's not for everyone. It can quickly get boring for some people. You might get island fever more quickly if you live somewhere besides Honolulu where there are fewer people and places to go.

It's laid back and that's great on vacation, but it seriously bugs some people, especially "Type A" people who work fast, are on time and expect the same from others.

Not much racism that I've seen. Everyone is a minority. I am a Caucasian and I've never had a problem.

However... There is a lack of trust with people who are new to the islands though. This is usually misinterpreted as racism.

Many of the locals have known their friends all their lives. It can be hard to make new friends because most people have enough friends that they relate to as if they were a big extended family. It can be difficult to break into such closely nit groups of people.

Some people have culture shock. No people who can relate to relate to you, your music, food preferences, life experiences, etc, etc... It's a drag for people who are not open to new things.

Many Caucasians who recently arrive believe this lack of trust, inability to assimilate with the locals and make friends is due to racism, but from my experience, it's not. That's just the way it is.

It is like moving to a foreign country. Everyone speaks English but it's just different. Very different... It's hard to explain.

Visualize what it would be like for an English speaking person from India to move to a small town in Texas. Even though everyone speaks English... The dude from India might not be able to make friends very easily with the locals. It has nothing to do with racism.

If you're a flexible type of person, you'll probably love it. If you're set in you're ways... You'll probably want to leave after a while so you can surround your self with others who share your preferences, tastes and have had more similar life experiences.

I've been here for about 10 years and have lots of friends. However... most of my friends are other people who moved here from the mainland. Many of my best friends only stayed here for about a year before moving back to the mainland.

Getting a Job...
It's hard to get your foot in the door. People are understandably very reluctant to give newcomers a chance. It can be very difficult to get any kind of job at first for an outsider. Every employer and landlord has been burned by someone who got island fever and left as soon as they were getting good at their job.

Same with landlords. People pay rent once, get homesick, can't find a job or whatever and never pay again until they are evicted and move back to the Mainland.

No job means no apartment. No apartment means no job. A small studio apartment will cost you at least $700

I lived in a rental car for a while. It took me several weeks to find an apartment and about two months to get my first crappy job telemarketing.

After that... it was smooth sailing. Being able to say that I had a job, but was looking for a better one was 100% different than saying that I just got off the plane and was looking for my first job. (World of difference)

Things are more expensive because everything needs to be shipped across the Pacific. Stuff "On-Sale" is about what you would pay on the mainland for the same thing when it's not on-sale. (I don't buy anything unless it's on-sale)

That worked for me... But... It might not be right for you.

Again... I love it here. But... It's not for everybody. (IMO) It's a better place to live for people who were born here than for people who move here.

So... As long as you don't have any delusions about living here for the rest of your life, you're young, have no kids, are adventuresome, etc... I would highly recommend living in the islands for a year or two. It's a fun place and what have you got to loose?

Aloha,
Dave.

Answer 3

i have a few cousins there, and the word is, most go over for maybe a year then return, very expensive i hear, go to the Internet and ask for a newspaper in Hawaii, and look at rentals, and jobs. then you should get a good idea.

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Answer 4

We were in Honolulu in May this year,also Maui. Make sure you have a bundle of money big enough to choke a couple of elephants. Milk was close to $8.00 a gal. gas close to $5. every thing there is high because it needs shipped in. just a plain old shack of a house in Honolulu is around $600,000.00. Apts. were high according to tour guide.

Answer 5

ask dad see how much they can give you or save your pocket money

Answer 6

20000