3 Comments July 21st, 2010

How is it living in Hawaii, when coming from city life, in my case Los Angeles?

SBD1 asked:


I am Filipino and Portugese. I grew up a city boy from Los Angeles, NYC, to Washington D.C. And everytime I go to Hawaii for vacation, it feels like home. So I have been wondering what the lifestyle is like out there, to live that is, speficially in the countryside (waimanalo, haleiwa, etc)? Because I am really thinking about relocating.

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3 Responses to “How is it living in Hawaii, when coming from city life, in my case Los Angeles?”

  1. boomer gal Says:
    July 21st, 2010 at 9:57 pm

    I have only lived in more suburban parts of Oahu, so cannot answer about living in Waimanalo or Haleiwa except to say this: Haleiwa is a long commute if you are working in town. There are, as I am sure you know, large Filipino & Portugese communities in Hawaii, so you will feel very comfortable in terms of ethnicity. One of the things that I personally like best about living in Hawaii is the mix of ethnicities, the different foods & cultures. It makes for a rich & interesting atmosphere. In some aspects, Honolulu is more laid back than a mainland city (folks talk about “Hawaiian time”), but people do need to work hard here to make a living, since it is expensive to live here. I have lived in Honolulu for > 30 years & have seen a lot of folks come & go. It seems like a lot of people come here, but get homesick or find that the cost of living is just too much. They leave sometime during the first 2 years. If folks make it past 2 years, chances are they will be here forever.

    Good luck in making the right decision for you.

  2. anna l Says:
    July 22nd, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Life can be beautiful when you gain the sense of belonging.

  3. www.myspace.com/mina74 Says:
    July 23rd, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    I came from a small town similar to Waimanalo and Haleiwa and have lived on Oahu for almost half my life now. I’m used to the high cost of living of Hawaii?