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We are considering moving to HAWAII IN 2-3 years. How hard is it to get by in Hawaii? How hard is it to get a job? I know housing is expensive. I am studying for my associates degree and plan on continuing on to a bachelors after that. My husband has a masters in Business. We just came home from Hawaii on vacation and checked a few things out while there. But I would like everyone’s opinion on this. Also, I have a silly question to most of you but something I need to know. Are the cockroaches as bad as all the websites say? I ask because I have a phobia of them, due to my childhood home being infested. 3 Responses to “What is the quality of life in Hawaii?” |
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October 5th, 2010 at 4:12 am
last question first, yes the roaches are huge and lay eggs everywhere, the cases look like dark brown tubes. very hard life here, the fact that you are well educated can help or hurt, they do not want to pay you what you are worth. most businesses are japanese owned and they usually limit their hiring to family and friends. tourism is the #1 industry and its very low at this moment. if tourism is low, hotels lay off, luaus shut down. everything must be shipped in, the only thing viable if the weather and water,,, everything else is from somewhere else. i wish you luck, but it may be tough luck.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:08 am
Go for it! If you and your husband are determined and truly want it, you can do it. A lot of Hawaiians will tell you it’s hard to find a job, things are expensive, etc. and they are totally right, but you have to keep things in perspective. It’s hard on the mainland, too. Personally, I have more friends who are unemployed in Florida than in Hawaii right now. Yes, things are expensive; yes, it’s hard to find a good paying job; yes, the whole economy is almost exclusively based on tourism, and when the haoles stop vacationing, the money drys up… but the one thing Hawaians take for granted is their overall quaility of life! You can’t beat the aloha spirit! If you and your husband want it bad enough, you can make it anywhere, whether it’s NYC or Honolulu. And while I love the Big Apple, I’d much rather work three jobs to make ends meet and fight with roaches in paradise than in some closet of an apartment in cold, cold New York.
My advice- you enroll in school in Hawaii and your husband finds a job BEFORE you move. It could be tough either way, but there are jobs available if you have skills/experience and know where to look. If you go out there with something already set up, it’ll make living there much easier!
Here’s something that can help you tremendously- have you considered picking up a language or two, like french, japanese, or russian? Because of its location in the middle of the pacific, Hawaii sort of doubles as the unofficial capital of the south pacific, and while most islanders speak english, french polynesia is still a pretty big part. Japan has very strong ties to Hawaii, so that’s a given. And Russian tourists and businesses have begun to invest on the islands, making them a growing economic entity. And check out the website below- it’ll give you a good idea of how much money you’ll need to get by, based on where you are now.
On a final note- roaches are gonna be a huge concern in any tropical place. Hawaii is no exception, although I’ve never actually seen one there. If you’re seriously worried about them, this could be a deal breaker.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:31 am
honestly, not to scare you, the quality of life can be a bit tough sometimes. high cost of gas, living, among other things. you said you are moving out here in 2-3 yrs. i dont know what the job outlook would be, hopefully better than it is now. encouraging news is that with both of you having degrees, you are already ahead of a lot of people, you wont find too much trouble in that. but i think you’ll find hawaii to be a friendly place with a very unique (in a good way) culture.