Yes. When I was in the US Navy, my ship stopped there on the way back to San Diego, CA. It’s beautiful, but it’s very expensive and the island fever is very real.
I grew up in Hawaii and left in 2018 because of the cost of living, its so much cheaper in the mainland. But, I do miss my family, the people, the ocean, and the food.
@@rs24ultra I've got a great job and my own house up here. So visits once a year are what I do now. There's actually a great Hawaiian restaurant in Milwaukee. The guy who runs it was also born and raised in Hawaii. If/when the prices become livable for teachers I'll be back.
Me too, born and raised in Kalihi and left in 1955 at 23 years of age. I just returned to Hawaii with a BSEE degree. What could I do but to turn around to get a better job in Los Angeles.
Those rich a holes pay a lot of taxes, so that your dumb kids can get a measly education because you’re sure is not hell gonna teach them anything of value. Hate the rich equals hate yourself you dumb piece of?
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|
I worked my ass off with 2 full time jobs and extras on the weekend. Saved up 25k and handed that over to my financial Adviser to put down and for investing. So I continued working my ass off and in less than three months I was able to lay my hands on my first property.
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I am from California. My neighborhood full of apricot orchards and friendly families is now Silicon Valley. The prices skyrocketed and we could not afford to stay. It happens everywhere. People with money can take over wherever they want.
I'm from San Jose born and raised there, I was there to see it all Happening from the get go, Cherry and Pear Orchards were replaced by the concrete jungle of Silicon Valley.
This is happening in Colorado too. I lived in Colorado for 22 years and couldn’t any longer stand the high cost of living, car insurance, crazy and stressful commutes, and crowdedness of the cities.
@@travelcouple12 Agree that Idaho is very nice. We considered it but ended up in the Southeast where we are closer to family. We will likely visit Idaho again in the future.
I grew up in Hawaii in the early 70s and 80s loved growing up there in that time. And I am native but we got prices out of paradise. Didn’t make financial sense to stay.
I grew up in Hawaii. You are spot on, but I'll add a few more reasons why it's hard to stay there. The costs of food is extraordinarily expensive, the insurance costs are almost unaffordable and lastly...the crime rate. Theft is rampant in Hawaii for all the reasons mentioned in the video. Expect your home and car to get broken into ( maybe multiple times), but I still get homesick for Hawaii...go figure!😮
@J Dillon You said "Theft is rampant in Hawaii for all the reasons mentioned in the video." There are no reasons mentioned in this video, which cause theft. Only thieves cause theft.
I'm a blonde female haole, lived in Honolulu for 12 years from 1983-1995. I loved it, everything about it. I worked for the federal government as a secretary, had a nice condo apt that at that time rented for $525 a month and a nice local landlord who never raised my rent the entire 12 years. I lived downtown near Fort Street Mall and back then there was a sprinkling of homeless who stayed close by the Catholic Church/Charities but nothing like it appears it has become today. I experienced a small amount of the dumb haole treatment but much more aloha from the locals. I embraced the island culture and customs and tried to fit in and never show an attitude that would cause me problems. I left Hawaii for health reasons and a need to be closer to family and because I felt it would be hard to retire there as time went on. I have a warm, special place in my heart for that beautiful place and some days memories of the joy I experienced there brings tears to my eyes. I will always miss Hawaii and am grateful for the time I lived there. I feel bad that so many locals are being forced to leave their birthplace, I know they have to miss it even more than I do.
born & raised in kalihi..i'll be 50 in a couple of years..most of what he said is accurate..but i am not leaving my aina no matter what! hawaii no ka oi! cheeehuu 🤙🏾
If you got to Hawaii say in the 60's or 70's, The cost of housing although expensive to some was dirt cheap compared by todays standards. My brother sold his home there in 2016 for 2.9 mil. moved to AZ and brought the same style home with more space for 400 grand. He still had almost 1.8 mil left. Nowadays? Good luck finding anything out there decent for less than 2 mil. Sure, you got the ocean breezes and beautiful views near the ocean. But the stress of Money or lack of, is a Debbie Downer. Everything in Hawaii is expensive. And I do mean everything. At some point you gotta think about quality of living and Bills. Good Luck!!
I'm born and raised in Hawaii and have lived here for 50+ years. My family and I have finally had it with the outrageous cost of living, taxes and ridiculous politics - so we're leaving. Our number one reason is the cost of housing though. We would never be able to afford to buy a home here but can buy a beautiful sapcious home on the mainland, with land, for 1/4th of the price it would cost here. I'm part Hawaiian and am going to miss Hawaii like crazy but I know this is the right choice if I want my family to thrive.
I left in 98. Dont worry, if your like the rest of the people who left, youll be just fine. Depends where you move to, theres lots of ex-pats and asian food stores everywhere. you just have to find them. Good luck.
Yup, grew up on the big island for 13 years, left when I was 19. I go back to visit family, but couldn't see myself living there until maybe later into my life closer to retiring.
We retired there, but despite my family being from Hilo, I look super haole so it didn't go too well. I had dreamed of going back my whole life so it took a lot to make me leave, but it was the best move we ever made.
It’s possible if you’re local or native Hawaiian, if you have generational wealth. Which is hard to find amongst locals and native Hawaiians. But yes, the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Zuckerberg, Ellison and foreign investors are gobbling up land like there’s no tomorrow!!
I lived in Hawaii for 25 years. I went to school and University of Hawaii. One of the reasons I think is that Hawaii is boring and provincial, isolated from the mainland. shows and concerts just bypass Hawaii. It is expensive and there is a current of racism running there, undeniable. I was never was a victim of it. I was aware that it existed as an undercurrent. Another reason… bugs. I mean flying 747 cockroaches that have nothing to do with good or bad housekeeping. It just got so bad for me that my skin started breaking out in cystic acne😢 another reason… the heat. who feels like Christmas when it’s 90° ? I left for California and have never looked back. Would I go back there and live? no, never. the financial opportunities just don’t exist there.
No racism in California huh? 😂 you people are a joke its all u can say race race race. The vast majority could give a f less they just try and live their lives the best they can.
I lived on Oahu Hawaii from 98-01 and it’s not the high cost of everything, there isn’t any jobs there. Anything u want that isn’t there, it takes forever to get shipped and it’s usually damaged from all of the changing of hands. It’s great to visit but not to live unless ur retired. It’s small and u run out of things to do.
Correct...we moved from Hawaii to AZ and we’re pleasantly shocked at how inexpensive it is here in comparison...but I miss the beach, surf, and greenery!
@Barbie trust me you'd lose your mind after a couple months dealing just with the native arrogant and extremely racist toward white people on top of that these people can't drive for shit also there is never anything in the stores shelves be empty if they do have a item they are too lazy to put it on the shelf.........
Hawaii rent is the same as Philly, Boston, and NYC. And Hawaii is much cheaper than Santa Barbara, CA where a one bedroom could run $5000+ a month. The traffic congestion is just like any other major, tourist city.
Get outta here unless you've bought a condo in the rich part of Santa Monica your not spending 5000 on rent stop the cap......San Francisco is more expensive than Santa Monica and a 1 bedroom 2500
Just your garden variety haole here and I really like Central and South America. Let the natives have the Hawaiian Islands since we are not wanted there from my experience.
LOL who the hell cares. The natives don't decide anything. You have just as much right to live there as they do. If they don't like it, too bad, Hawaii is part of the USA.
@@kellanwillis4530 I can tell you have never been in a skirmish with a Polynesian. It's Best to just be friendly as there are many nice people in the Hawaiian Islands but be careful if you choose to stand your ground.
@@kellanwillis4530 hey dumb _ss The one used to be beautiful Hawaii in all ways now is USA and not different from the main land. It just that the main land USA made Hawaii very poor. I just hope the native people take back their once a paradise back. Out with the _ss white!
I live in Hawaii and am leaving for Latin America. Haole hate is a thing and I've had many horrible experiences based on that, major things like threatened assaults, rentals being trashed, discrimination aplenty. WE DID NOT steal the islands, some horrible people in the late 1800's did that, not us.
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Politics but also other factors such as Logistics its out in deep vast pacific ocean. If you think politics is solely the reason then you aren't being objective.
Housing in Hawaii is expensive??? Have you ever been to Silicon Valley? Hawaii has bad traffic? Come on, have you ever been to LA? Hawaii has high cost of living? It ain't that much cheaper in California. In fact, a lot of time gas in Cali is even more expensive I think the main reason people leave is job opportunity.
Comparing housing in Hawaii to Bay Area isn’t fair because the salaries are far higher. Hawaii has slightly cheaper housing prices than Bay Area, similar to Toronto and Vancouver but incomes are far lower. Why compare apples and oranges? I could say places like manhattan nyc is comparable to Silicon Valley and zurich or Geneva in Switzerland is arguably slightly more expensive than either places
Great points, cost to heat your home in San Diego in the winter is outrageous, where most homes in Hawaii have no heat, stifling at sea level especially at summer
WAIT!! This is wrong. Property tax here on Big Island, Hawaii is 0.456% of house appraisal value (NOT 4.36%). Also, Sales tax is only 4.5%…..SO TOTAL TAX is only 9.6%
I just came back from Hawaii after staying for 2 weeks with my son, husband, my sister and her husband. I have to say that we did not have a pleasant experience with some of the people we encountered in Hawaii. Everyone we tried to talk to or even ask a question gave us the stink eye or cold shoulder almost like they did not want to engage with us, which was disappointing. We stayed at a very nice resort, and paid a lot of money for it, but the customer service was poor. The check in representatives all seemed annoyed that we were even there, and to be quite honest, we felt like the majority of people we interacted with did not want tourists in their island. I thought this was strange considering that everywhere we looked it seemed like their businesses relied on tourism. They had so many ABC stores and shops for tourists, so you would think the majority of people we interacted with would be a bit welcoming and nicer! Other than the people, the island is beautiful with breathtaking and spectacular views that you would not see anywhere else in our states. We had so much fun hiking and watching the beautiful waterfalls, sea turtles, and clear beaches. That part was fantastic. Next time I would want to make sure that the resort we stay in has good customer service. I could understand why some people would want to leave Hawaii. If you are not used to living in isolation and resorting to island life, Hawaii would not be the place for you. Several businesses were closed and after the first week we were done seeing all the island and we were ready to go home.
Hawaii has never been a nice place that give welcome to outsiders. It's an over-hyped and overrated place. Their Aloha spirit is a fraud and scam made by the tourism industry to make more money, not to be nice to you.
@@oldrrocr that might work in some places but I highly doubt it works the way you think down here. We're truly tired of being looked at as zoo animals dancing and performing for some petty scratch. Especially when it is ameriKKKa who made Hawaii what it is today. This is our home and we're tired of yall treating it like yalls playground and our people as your form of entertainment
After living in Hawaii for 37 years beginning in the early 1970s my family and I moved to California and it is MUCH more affordable. The average house on Oahu coasts almost a million dollars. Haven't missed Hawaii at all.
TBI is like the old west. People think they are 'extra special', that is, more special than you are. The goal is to screw the tourists, and if you look like a tourist, but live there, then screw you too. Hucksterism at it's worst, a horrible place to live.
My name is Robert Charpentier, age 76, and I lived in Kailua on the Windward side of Oahu for 37 years. However, my family and I relocated to Northern California where the cost of living is incredibly cheaper than Hawaii, which is the most expensive state in the U.S.
🤙🌴🌺 My favourite beach is Waimanalo. I have watched many sunrises there and it is my favourite place to go for a jog along the ocean in my bare feet. Kailua town and beach I have loved going to also. What a beautiful place for you to live! Glad you are happy where you moved to now. Aloha. 🤙🌴🌺
@@luv2travel2000 It was my favorite beach too when I lived there. I left in the island in 1995, and wonder if it has changed because of the homeless situation that has grown so much since I left. That beach is one of my most pleasant memories of living there. So many picnics and cookouts with friends and never crowded at all back then.
True. You are absolutely right about Hawaii. It's like a Disney World. Worth visiting for 2 weeks and getting the hell out. I had to live there for years because my family moved there. Hawaii is so overhyped and overrated. It's a 3rd world country.
Vacation like Life are what you make of it. If you like good weather and close proximity to many beautiful things then come visit or stay if you can adjust to living less on more. Sure it is expensive, but look where Hawaii is. Aloha
I left the state during the pandemic. The governor declared an emergency. The law said it ended automatically after 60 days. He kept extending. When asked about it for multiple months at the neighborhood board meeting there was no answer and when the answer did come, a single judge rewrote the law saying of course he could we're in the middle of a pandemic. I chastised my legislators saying the judge should be impeached because her job is to interpret law, not rewrite law and that was their responsibility to write the law. Then when asked under what conditions the governor would give up the power, again for months, no answer. The it was we're in the middle of a pandemic and he's a nice guy. My company laid off double digit percentages and multiple hundred of people while I had to take a 40% pay cut. He still demanded full taxes and kept his salary but limited what my employer could do to create revenue.
Ige handled the pandemic as well as anyone could. It was uncharted territory and he did a great job. Quit whining. Better yet, stay tf out of Hawaii because your kind is not wanted.
I heard that you don't know who are the indigenous Hawaiians are because there are a lot of other Polynesian groups like Samoans, Cook Islanders, Tahitians etc. and various other pacific Islanders there.
when we ship consumer goods to HI, the cost to get it there adds easily 25% over that that same product would cost in mainland US. there is limited real estate in HI with many rich folks paying high dollar for a second home. and of course, it is isolated from the rest of the country.
I’m born and raised here and this video is spot on. My home state is excruciatingly expensive. Homes prices start at the 600 to 700 hundred thousand dollar level for ugly old plantation style homes and new homes begin way over the Million dollar mark. Many people work 2 or more jobs to make ends meet. There is no well paying industries in Hawaii. Most jobs are service oriented or government. We see very rich people who are not from Hawaii buying fee simple homes and properties here where most end up becoming rentals and that causes a housing shortage for the locals because the outsiders drop millions of dollars on these places thus making the playing field for locals expensive, unfair and unattainable. Hawaii is unfortunately a very Democratic state with the most crooks in politics including those who work in state and city government jobs. I’m really disgusted with what has happened to my beloved state. I’m fortunate to have my own paid off home and I’m retired with a pension, investments and savings. I guess I could say I’m blessed, but that doesn’t mean I can put my feet up and my guard down. Oh no, I’m highly aware of what’s going on and I try my best to stay ahead of the game. It’s not easy, but unless I sell and leave this place,its a chance I will continue to take.
We used to live in Hawaii. I knew a lady who worked at a Used Car Dealership on Nimitz Highway. Processing Car Titles is normally very difficult, if you follow the official procedure. However, her boss would give her an envelope full of money and a folder of 10-20 Titles that needed to be processed. She would meet a DMV worker on the street corner in the morning, give her the two envelopes, and then get the processed Titles back in the afternoon. Otherwise, it would take 3-5 business days to process ten Titles. I doubt it's changed.
I lived there. Let me guess- Too many meth addicts? Too expensive cost of living? Insane land prices? Crazy tax rates? Enormous homeless population? Island fever? Its pretty, but ill settle for visiting on vacation maybe.
Everything you listed is an issue in every single city and town in America. I’ve lived in small towns across the U.S. with only 400-2000 people and still see the same issues. Hawaii is gorgeous no matter how you look at it. I’d rather pay to be in paradise than to try and live cheaper on the mainland and have to deal with more homelessness and meth…
It is happening everywhere, even little small towns in the deep south people are not able to afford the insane rents and high priced homes. This is all some evil plan by someone, they want us all poor and desperate.
Hawaii people who can make it are the top people in America. Survive and thrive with the most challenges. New Yorkers can complain about being the most expensive, but they can easily move just a bit to make it.
Hawaii does NOT have the worst traffic in the country. And I would say that the Hawaiian islands are actually small business friendly, especially if you’re in agriculture.
That volcano only oozes, never explodes. Unless you're in the vicinity, which is the south half of the island, you are safe. But if you're in the other part of the island, it's more expensive. Hilo is cheap, but horribly humid weather, plus there could always be a leak in Mauna Loa or Kilauea.
The average you referenced for rental in Honolulu seems a bit off. It’s much higher. There’s a trend of people with money moving into the island causing a hike in cost of living leading to people departing the island with very little money.
my 1 bedroom 750 sqft is only 1850 with utilites and parking across from ala moana boat harbor . its good if your single but also my same one bedroom in portland oregon was 2600 . My cost of living is less in hawaii .Its all about how you spend money
Sounds like rent in Hawaii is about the same as here then. I live in flagstaff, Arizona and rent here on average is anywhere between 1400- 1900 a month. People come here to visit the grand canyon so we get a lot of tourist.
I have heard that many of it's population have left as it's getting too expensive to stay there which is a shame. I can't see why anyone would want to leave unless they simply couldn't afford to.
@@shinnidan So? Get a real job, life doesn't stand still nor do costs generated by fake money- Deal with it and trim all your spending waste, you didn't need a new phone, you wasted money on it to impress others- so don't expect to own a home, it's only for responsible people that earn it by sacrifice You just want, want, want
This is right on! Now if you could follow this up with a video on how to relocate and to where, besides Vegas, the 9th island that would be greatly appreciated.
Puerto Rico is not so far behind. Although we are not a state, we are at 13% tax rate on top of fees at the Dock during imports and we are paying almost 40 cents per watts. Feeding a family of 5 could reach $1,500 a month. Inflation is also crazy. Buying a property today? Not a chance. The market is at a stand still.
Hawaiins shouldn't be upset with the tourists. Just the rich people and realtors. Theyre drivung everything up. We stopped at a small waterfall on the road to Hana and some white girl was fussing about someone littering. She called it her island. I understand why the real Hawaiians are upset.
After the big B.O. moved there, that would be enough for me to leave any state. I've heard that he and Michael are even ruining Marthas Vineyard. Makes sense.
Moved to Honolulu from a neighbor island to go to the University of Hawaii. Fell in love with this city. So grateful to have had a career and to be comfortably retired here. Would not want to live anywhere else.
After 37 years, my wife and I are ready to move our children to the mainland. Hawai’i is no longer the Hawai’i we grew up to Love. There are so much more people in Honolulu, but people are less friendly. There are so many people from the mainland bringing that mainland mentality (look out only for one’s self). No more aloha anymore. Btw, just because a person lives here, that does NOT automatically make them “Hawaiian”. An individual can only call themselves a Hawaiian if they truly have native Hawaiian koko 🩸 coursing through their veins. But of course, you got haoles claiming that on their children’s birth certificates when they really not kanaka. Haoles doing haole things. Buying up land that isn’t theirs to buy. #keephawaiiHawaiian ✊🏽
Yes, very sad. However, land would not be for sale IF whomever owned it wasn’t selling it. Great example is the family land my family has on Maui. We own it collectively from our Great-Grandmother. There are branches of the family we have contacted so they can get involved with the land, and the FIRST thing they ask is if they can sell. It’s sad. Honestly. We’ve explained ALL must agree to sell. They don’t understand and want to sue to partition. We tell them, go ahead make our day. They have never set foot on the land. They know nothing of our history. They don’t care. All they see is $$.
And that’s what I did. I got my degree, worked for a while there, lived paycheck to paycheck then moved to California where I now own a home and I’m set up for retirement. I never would’ve had the financial opportunity to grow my money had I stayed in Hawaii. The financial and career opportunities just don’t exist there.
Traffic doesn’t get that much worse for “tourist season.” You’ll notice a difference once school is out. Summer the traffic is lighter. During the school year it gets considerably worse.
I have been going to Hawaii every year for awhile, it got more and more expensive, this year instead of going to Hawaii for a week, I took the family to Thailand and Vietnam for three weeks. You can get a meal in SE Asia for $2, the entire family can eat for $12, including drinks. Can't even get a meal for $12 in Hawaii. SE Asia is more fun and a lot cheaper.
Well, thank you for the travel tips!! I'm sure you enjoyed it but many people don't care about things being more expensive, if fact I have less money than ever and go to the so-called most expensive places and get far more for my spending than the up front sticker shocks seem- why? Well real American capitalism gives back, something foreigners who get to try it, don't get and rob people blind and fail and never understand why,,
I was considering moving to Hawaii from Florida, but after intense research I decided I will stay in Florida. I would not be able to buy the type of home I have in Florida in Hawaii for $450-$500K!! I also understand that some homes in Hawaii cannot be insured due to their location near the lava flow (USGS survey.) Most upgrades I have seen in homes do not have permits, hence they are uninsurable or you cannot get a mortgage. The volcano can spit VOG gases and the air quality might be compromised. The cost of living in Hawaii is much higher than in Florida, like gas, groceries, eating out, and other overall expenses. Property taxes are lower in Hawaii, but then they get you with State Tax for IRA contributions (which I do get monthly since I am retired.) No State Tax in Florida at all. Then there is the isolation syndrome in the islands, being far from great Hospitals (I have some health issues), theme parks, shopping malls, etc. And last but not least, the weather in a specific location has its own micro-climate, which can be annoying since you cannot get a home in a consistent climate area. In Florida, what you see is what you get as far as climate- dry and comfortable in the winter and humid/rainy in the rainy season (May-Oct.) I decided to stay in Florida, since I still have my tropical climate, access to great theme parks, lower cost for homes, cars, food, gas. etc. I live inland, in Ocala, so I don't really worry about hurricanes (I prepare anyway, but I never had to evacuate in 30 years since living in Florida.) Hawaii is very beautiful much like California, but after careful research (based on my annual retiree IRS/SS income of $45K), the bang for my buck will go a longer way in Florida than Hawaii. It's all about economics not ergonomics.
I had one friend move out there around 20 years ago. Others would visit him and immediately decide to relocate there. Some eventually came back, some stayed. I dunno, none of the downsides ever seemed worth it to me just for "nice weather." Nice weather just makes people soft anyway.
So if we put you against a Hawaiian of the same age, your mother and father against a Hawaiian mum and dad, and your grandparents against Hawaiian grandparents. Yall could bang (fists being only weapons) and beat them down BC their nice weather makes them soft. Say that again when half of American people aren't out here trying to look like the Pillsbury Doughboy and the Michelin man.😂
It also has happened at the New Jersey shore. Bought my house at $90,000, now worth 1.4 million. too expensive for my kids to buy each other out when I die. Wish it stayed at 90k.
It's becoming the island of the rich. And that's who you can thank for this. They're pushing out the poor people of Hawaii. The island of the most wealthy people of the world.
The people in the middle who pay taxes are leaving. Foreign owners don't pay their share of taxes on a place they don't reside full time and or are not working to pay State taxes. Hawaii has low real estate taxes, but of higher valuations. When Foreign markets shift and or property values drop, Foreign owners may walk away from paying their share of property taxes and condo maintenance fees, this can glut and depress the market . However the mix of anyone not from here will change. Hawaii has had a long history of waves of Foreign buyers from all over the country and World. Honolulu , Oahu is just very crowded, and an expensive place to raise a child and education is week in Public schools, but perhaps this is a trend in Ameeica today The public schools in Hawaii are run by the State They are some good Publoc schools and private grade schools are expensive.
One is before someone said it, the state will price you out of living there, next to survive the bills you must work your butt off just to lived in a small apartments, it is impossible to own a house
