The NEW Cost of Living in Hawaii | Finding Hope & Home in 2023 

Another excellent content Maila. I know exactly what you are talking about. Finding a home was stressful for us as all offers were above asking and having a great real estate agent can help guide you through the offer process. Think about how your offer will be unique and stand out among other offers other than just the price, like a non-refundable escrow offer to show your commitment...etc. Keep up the awesome video content posts and real estate information.

I bought my 1st home at 21 for 87k sold for 197k, 2nd home 170k and sold for 320k, 3rd 300k and sold for 589k and buyers paid all closing costs expenses etc... It is possible and very lucrative as long as all steps and details are followed|

Your first home may not be your dream home but it’s a dream come true! I like that!

Just an idea. When you have a chance, call a few people and tell them to call their friends to do same which is calling your Congressman to eliminate Jones Act, which has cost citizens in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and other US territories, millions of dollars annually, simply because the US maritime industry refuses to compete. So, they asked the politicians to protect them. The only way to bring the cost down is through competition. This is actually a fair and healthy competition.

Great job helping the locals stay in Hawaii! 🙏

Back of a napkin estimate: with good credit and 20% down on 1 mil home @ 6% interest, property tax about 500/mo, you’re looking @ 4,700/mo mortgage payment. If you allocate 1/3rd or your after tax (24%?) income to housing costs, you need to net 14,000/mo… or like 230k/yr… which is WAY over median income. Dang.

Super helpful and super informational. Thank you very much Maila and team for the excellent video. 💯

My family moved away from Hawaii years ago. I will be coming home to Hawaii with my wife and we are making plans to have this happen. My heart aches for the islands.

I love how you demonstrate your Ohana spirit by listing out all the loan programs to the locals and encouraging them to stay on the island. That seems very genuine and it made my day.

I live in Florida and recently retired. Seems like Hawaii is more to my liking and fits my retirement budget, more than Miami, Florida. I will be visiting Hawaii in the next few months to check it out for rentals in condos for my life in retirement- as an older single woman.

Yeah, you show me a way, and I'm on it!

Oahu is a gorgeous place. I live in Los Angeles where is VERY expensive! Thank you for all the information you provide us with. Aloha

Just discovered the Chanel I gotta check more out. I'm considering moving to the Islands in the next year. I've got a couple Island connections but would prefer to do it on my own. My friends Family owns Longhi's I opened a Restaurant for her here in NY years ago. I visited Oahu about ... yikes almost 20 yrs ago & just fell in love ☀️

I would never leave Hawaii as long as my Ohana is here. 🎉🎉🎉 love your videos.

Absolutely heartfelt very informative video Mahalo 🌺♥️🌺

Shout out from a fellow, former, Missourian. 🙂 Thanks for the informative videos!

Great information

Thank you for mentioning USDA. I am heading back to the Ewa atea. Got my credit from 000 to 732 painlessly at age 72 over a 2.5 year period. Going into senior low income apartment until I can buy.

PROFESSIONAL & INFORMATIVE! KUPUNA PILIWALE

I live in Missouri and dream of living in Hawaii. Thank you for the information.

We are possibly going to be moving to Hawaii. We know nothing about hawaii except for what we've reserched online. Might have to contact you as we know more.

Love your passion for the locals here. However, being retired and old, I have to leave Hawaii, not even the outer islands are cheaper. I will leave my daughter some money to get her started, but sadly I can't stay here. Born and raised local. Now I just got to live.

One of my family just sold his 90 sq m flat for 700 thousand euro and move to a 200 sq m house, the price went up, GREAT!

People in the military should appreciate having the housing available for them. Prices on base/post also used to be equivalent to the lower mainland prices.

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I feel like the wealth gap is just growing more and more everywhere, but we’re seeing it in higher demand cities. It’s so sad that the middle class is disappearing

Do you have any recommendations for an architect to help with home renovations?

I make $101k a year on the Big Island, lived here since age 2. After paying for housing, utilities, bills, and food I am left with $0 every month. I have to work 6, sometimes 7 days a week to stay afloat. I’m retiring in 6 years, my pension will be half of my salary. Life here will be impossible, we’ll be just another statistic of a local family being ripped from the only place they know thanks to the insane cost of living.

I’m a newer nurse and it’s been my dream to live in Hawaii…where should I be looking for housing?

How much do you think a married couple (without kids) monthly expenses would take?

From what I heard San Fransisco is the MOST Expensive followed by Santa Cruz Calif

Hawaii is fine if u dont mind seeing your friends constantly move away cause of cost of living.

do you know if all rentals posted on zillow include the GET or is that on top of what’s posted? is GET normal for renters to pay?

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I'm a senior in San Diego - fed up with the traffic, the reckless driving, the homeless ! I've been to Kauai, the Big Island & Maui on vacation. Also to Waikiki. I loved all those places! Hawaii is true paradise! My friend was living in Kailua but moved to Maui to be near her daughter. I think I'd love Kailua ! I own a mortgage free 14 yr old beautiful custom home that I love. I can probably sell it for $2.5 million. So I would be a cash buyer. Would I be able to find a nice place in Kailua-condo or home about 1200-1500 sq ft - for $1.2-$1.5 million?

I live in Santa Cruz now so NOTHING would supprise me..I would rather live IN Hawaii

How do people go about getting a loan on a Lease-Hold condo? I was talking with a realtor and was working with Jp Morgan on getting a loan figured out and when I told them what my realtor told me about lease holds, they were confused and didn't know what I was talking about. Would it be better to work with a local lender with this or are mortgages on lease holds not a thing?

Great channel currently live in Florida but planning to move to Honolulu area could you please tell me how is residential construction jobs?I am carpenter by trade

How often do they do assessments?

Where did you get your dress?

My husband is a master Framer, we have our own company. I would imagine that Hawaii needs carpenters. Do you know how much Framers are making per Square foot ?

I'm a firefighter on Oahu. How can I get more information on the programs for first responders?

Don't worry byron bay and tweed heads is expensive there was a apartment in tweed heads sold for 8.1 million dollars but sydney is the top 10 richest place in the world

I am FROM Hawaii the people of Hawaii is trying it best to keep Hawaii Paradise for me Hawaii will come there will be no Paradise the cost of living in Hawaii will be outrageous and has time move on it will get worse

They Got America and Hawaii, next is Africa

If i were King 👑 of the Hawaiian 🌺 Islands we would leave the USA 🇺🇸 & create our own monetary system without charging % ~ just a small Administrative charge. 0.0% mortgage loans! ~ Also, absolutely Zero Real Estate 🏡 taxes!

I love your passion and concern, but the realty is, unfortunately that too many cannot afford to stay. My entire family has left Maui for Tennessee and Florida. Mainly due to cost of living and quality of life, but also because of the Hawaii politics. Hawaii has moved way too far left for most. There is far too much corruption in Hawaii politics and government agencies. It makes me sad to see what has happened here at the hands of greedy politicians.

Don’t think of living in Hawaii unless you have a million dollars in the bank . Plan and simple. What’s the song say? “If you don’t have no money take your broke ass home”.

Some of this info not right you making it sound like all the houses are expensive to buy that’s not true at all! My sister bought a house for $350,00 in Oahu 3 bedroom a beautiful house.

Whattt even if you get a home loan most likey people wont be able to afford the monthy payment. Buy is freaking expensive you gonna have to either hit the jack pot or born rich or have a really really really good job to afford those payments. Sorry to say but this video wasnt that much of a help lol.

Hawaii is going to price all the local out. It’s going to be for tourism and the rich.

It's hard to live there no jobs 😮

Why is not having a big chunk of money looked at like it’s going to be ok? It’s like you don’t have money to put down but you can afford 4700.00 a month? 😂

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2100 for an apartment lol no wonder no one can afford to live there

Why are you lying to people homeless is ridiculous, overbuilding, and over crowding. We just left its a dump. Shameful