Jobs: Average. There are plenty of jobs for the untrained person. However, if you have a degree, don t expect to find a job very quickly. My boyfriend has a Master s degree and he has been unemployed for about 6 months now.Education: Horrible. Worst education I have ever seen. They just instilled this thing called Furlough Fridays - kids don t go to school for 3 Fridays a month! Not only that, but I tutor kids for SAT and most of the high school juniors and seniors have issues reading or they can t do simple math problems. It drives me crazy! Many of the high school kids can t even find the area of a triangle! It s very aggravating. Health care: Great. I have had great experiences at the doctor here. I DO have private insurance, through Kaiser, and I have found that to be an awesome place to go. However, when I first moved here, I applied for and received state insurance. It helped me out a lot. I haven t had any major surgeries or anything, though. I ve been to the ER a few times and have always been seen and released within the span of two hours, which is great for ER service.Crime: Average. Just like any big city, there is crime. However, from my experience, it is mostly smaller crimes. Not many murders, not many robberies - at least not as many from when I lived in NYC.Poverty: Above Average. There is a large lower class and very rich, but small, upper class. The middle class is here, but there is definitely more lower class than anything. To be honest, I think this ties in with the education. Many people have received a poor education, which doesn t open up any good jobs for them, so they work paycheck to paycheck. The high cost of living also does not help. Hawaii is self sufficient. A lot of products are shipped out here and the high cost of shipping causes prices to be higher. Expect to pay between $6-$10 for a gallon of milk.I hope that helped. I asked myself the same questions when I moved out here, and, in my experience, it s like any big city. However, I love it out here because it is also so different and the culture and history of Hawaii is so intense and so different from anything on the mainland. If you do move here, be prepared for island fever. I got it real bad when I first moved here because all of my family were 6000 miles away and it is depressing to be so far away from the comforts of home. You ARE on an island, with a high cost of living, and sometimes it just grind on you until you crack. Whenever I feel that way, I just think to myself Damn, I live in Hawaii...not many people get to experience this...
We have jobs from teachers to lawyers to dentists to doctors. Can t forget the minimum wage jobs such as waiter and retail, either.The public school system isn t that great. The private schools get the most money and are obviously expensive.If you live in a bad area, of course you ll run into crime. Homelessness is a problem here, especially on Oahu. In certain areas it s more prominent than others. One reason why there s so much homelessness is because of the high cost of living. Some people can t afford it.
not if you have a job line up for you here already. otherwise, you might just join thousands of us who are unemployed. the State just lay off more than 600 state workers, so they probably lining up for unemployment benefit starting tomorrow.not to be mean or scare you away, it is quite a bad timing to move to this beautiful place. and since we are isolated islands from the mainland, most daily necessaries are shipped. thus, this added high shipping cost. example a gallon of milk cost $3.99 at safeway when it is on sale. ok, walmart sells it at $3.98 most of the time. tax excluded. we do have good public schools such as Mamilani. They are known as blue ribbon school. but if you don t live near their district, you got to apply out-of-district exemption, which can take sometimes to get in.crime rate is worst on some neighborhoods and homelessness is everywhere. and living beach or park is not an optional as the city county are trying to clean them up . make sure you have lots of cash (better in multi million) if you don t have a job here. otherwise, wait for a few years when economy is better.
You have a good chance if you are a nurse. There is a lot of welfare. There are some good hospitals and they used to have a State medical plan. Crime and poverty in certain ethnic neighborhoods but nothing like the Mainland. I used to have to work two jobs because everything costs so much more there.
I would only move to Hawaii if your job will make you 70K plus a year or in the military. it is very expensive!!! and there are rat problems sometimes. Its not what it seems like on your tv...crime is the same as any big city it all depends on where you move.
No you should not.If you have to ask this question, you definitely should not.
Why not? :)