This is my standard answer that I give. There are good things about living in Hawaii and there are some not so good thing about living in in Hawaii.The weather great it does not get bellow 60 degrees. Hawaii is expensive. Ninety percent of everything is shipped in this is the main reason it cost more. Gas prices are in the high three dollar range. Visiting Hawaii is different then living here when you visit you don t pay rent or utilities. Right now our unemployment rate is quite high because tourism is down. If you want to work in tourism it good to know another language. With out an college education you will need to work more than one minimum wage job to survive.Hawaii is just as safe as anywhere else maybe safer. We have everything the mainland has except for a few restaurants and stores. The water that surrounds us does not make much of a difference.No Daylight Savings Time we never move out clock forward or back.We have an excellent bus system on Oahu. If you are willing to take the time then it will cut down on gas costs. You can have car but you might want to take the bus most of the time and use a car only when really needed.Hawaii is one of most culturally diverse place in America. We have several cultures here. Hawaiians being the most obvious. We also have a diverse Asian population; Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Thai, Vietnamese (sp?). All these culture differ. And it is best if you learn the differences.If you love food Hawaii is one of the best places to be. Due to our many cultures we have many different kinds of food. Try them all.Since we have many different cultures in Hawaii there are many set of rules all of them slightly different. Make an effort to learn. When you make an effort to learn the the differences then you will be accepted.There is racism in Hawaii, racism is everywhere. Some of the racism is aimed at Whites. Racism at White is not all that common so you will get Whites saying that all Locals and or Hawaiian are racist. That is not true. The Locals and Hawaiians who are racist toward Whites tend to be racist against other cultures. Racism is not right. But it does exist.Not everybody who lives in Hawaii is Hawaiian. To be Hawaiian to must have Hawaiian blood. Or be of Hawaiian ancestry. If you are like me and have lived in Hawaii all their life but have no Hawaiian blood you are considered a Local.We also have a dialect of Pidgin Creole English. Or it is called Pidgin for short. This language was created during the plantation days. We had workers from all over Asia and the Pacific they all spoke different languages and the needed a way to communicate. So a new language grew and was created.There a some who hear Pidgin an the equate it with lack of intelligence. Do not do this!Then there is what can be called Rock Fever some people tend to feel trapped because they can t drive anywhere else but Hawaii. There is no way you can drive into another state.If you need to fly home to the Mainland then 1) take more time because you have to fly over an ocean first. 2) Will cost more because you have to fly
Go where the wind takes you it s never too late to go back and get an education if you happen to change your mind.
i lived on a island all my life in bahrain its the most crowded place ever but urll get use to it...
always fallough your heart
Ultimately life is about experiences and Hawaii would be a great experience for you but first you must get your feet on the ground. Visiting here and living here are two VERY different things. With only a high school education behind you and not much job experience at the professional level, survival here will be tough on you. This is one of the most expensive states to live in and like many other states it is in economic trouble. On top of that tourism is down. You will get homesick sooner or later and the problem with Hawaii is that there is no quick road trip home. If you do not have a financial cushion buying that plane ticket home will be a problem.Take a good hard look at your current financial situation. If you don t have a few grand saved up, then start saving, the more you plan for this move the better off you will be. If you try to just wing it, things will not go so well.