Why Are People Leaving Hawaii?

[@Acrosstheglobechannel]

Have You Ever Been to Hawaii?

[@rdsii64]

No I have not.

[@rdsii64]

It doesn't look like I will ever be able to afford to.

[@pauobunyon9791]

Hawaiians priced out of there own island . Sad so so very sad

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

yes, and I've talked to a handful of natives. They explained it to the situation, and at first I was mindblown

[@damienjackson7534]

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.

[@GypsyBladeFB]

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.

[@LunaWolfMXS]

You grew up on the big island?

[@GypsyBladeFB]

@@LunaWolfMXS Kalihi, Oahu 🙂

[@rs24ultra]

Get some work experience there and try cone back. Wish you well. Aloha ​@@GypsyBladeFB

[@GypsyBladeFB]

@@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.

[@howell7136]

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.

[@okolekahuna3862]

You didn't mention rich non residents buying up property, thus raising prices on everything, thus forcing the locals out or homelessness.

[@gordiesings]

@okolekahuna That's pretty much how things work in this world. Those with money, get what they want. The rest, just get what they get.

[@Just_a.Fightfan]

Plus they keep voting democrat and making Hawaii another New York and California

[@jimjetsonjr.8213]

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?

[@MrTubs911]

True, some what. But, the local government has played a huge role.

[@MrHeart1]

@@MrTubs911 local government always plays a huge role in how the "have nots get the shaft" unfortunately

[@tahirisaid2693]

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|

[@tahirisaid2693]

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.

[@tahirisaid2693]

Credits to *ROCH DUNGCA-SCHREIBER,* my fin. adv. who has always had my back all through the process of working and investing. You can glance her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. She has years of financial market experience||

[@tahirisaid2693]

*ROCH DUNGCA-SCHREIBER,* that's whom i work with

[@tahirisaid2693]

You can glance her name up on the internet and verify her yourself. she has years of financial market experience...

[@LunaWolfMXS]

100% not true

[@Lisa-eo9gd]

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.

[@cecilecorpuz5735]

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.

[@Lisa-eo9gd]

@@cecilecorpuz5735 Do you still live there? We had horses. Their former pasture is now covered with housing. Sad.

[@ntrnlgrv]

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]

Come to Idaho, I’m sure y’all heard of Californians moving to Idaho, it’s much better and nicer and the most important is cheaper and safer

[@Lisa-eo9gd]

@@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.

[@loisaustin6200]

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.

[@gbh5912]

Why?

[@loisaustin6200]

@@gbh5912 Why what??

[@gbh5912]

​@@loisaustin6200 why feel sad- enjoy life

[@luv2travel2000]

@loisaustin6200 ❤Thanks for sharing. When I go to Hawaii I feel like I am coming back home. Love the people there who *live aloha.* 🤙🌴🌺

[@Kawika997]

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.

[@jinxx527]

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.

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

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.

[@jan22150]

Just do not bring the woke liberal ideas with you to the host state you are moving too.

[@lalaluna4060]

Don’t go Texas. It’s soooo freaken hot and people are freaken crazy! They don’t have any aloha! You’ll have major culture shock!

[@bekhruzabdukhafizov6326]

​@@lalaluna4060 Is it good to live in Honolulu?

[@yoced1468]

Best of luck

[@B1GJOHNSTUD]

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 🤙🏾

[@lalaluna4060]

Mainland get plenty doodoo people! In other words-as$holes

[@MsLouisVee]

That’s what I used to say

[@B1GJOHNSTUD]

@@MsLouisVee i'll keep saying that till my very last breath..aloha!! 🤙🏾

[@marknewton6984]

Never leave!😮

[@markdinkel-uh2je]

I don't blame you. Shaka 🤙

[@jdillon3035]

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!😮

[@gordiesings]

@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.

[@okijima15]

Home is home 😮

[@HappyHermitt]

All because of greedy real estate crooks.

[@maunalaniaina5749]

Me too. I miss home but can't afford to stay on ssi.I left 1 yr back. Aloha

[@levelazn]

which island were you living in?

[@MsLouisVee]

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.

[@MarioGarcia-wr4qs]

Communist state

[@indi.saga.]

I really wish I had done more research before living there. Very hot and the bugs are very large.

[@bossmodl3thalpoppa484]

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.

[@tommcguire6472]

There's always 1 bourgy,lib, status quo, dead ender

[@walterflo7463]

You left one financial burden shit hole to another financial burden shit hole? Lol

[@michaelwright1467]

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!!

[@EngineerDJ_Julius]

if you've ever visited a small island, you already know the answer

[@yaslerfuj]

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.

[@sfrealestatedealmaker6001]

@@yaslerfuj Big island is too slow no doubt

[@1-SmallStep]

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.

[@edgarsnake2857]

You have successfully squashed any interest I had in going to Hawaii. Thanks for the savings.

[@cristian49816]

It's looking like more and more like the only people that can truly live in Hawaii is the rich and wealthy.

[@RedRooster601]

It's nanageble if you are already establish but the initial move build and buy if aweful

[@marknewton6984]

Same as Florida. But this native is not moving..😎

[@stevenk5800]

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!!

[@barbie6695]

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.

[@forme3h]

At least in California foods, gas, etc…are a lot cheaper.

[@lawrenceweber2010]

@@forme3h gas is not cheaper. I have homes in both Oahu and Socal

[@TheOriginalMarimoChan]

@@forme3h Gas is cheaper in Hawaii than California.

[@barbie6695]

Car insurance isn’t too bad in Hawaii either. Back home in Philly, mine was is $452 a month because I lived a block from I-95, and Route 1.

[@RedRooster601]

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

[@benvasilinda9729]

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.

[@celiachantal3164]

A one bedroom starts around $2,800, not $1,700…and homes are always over 1 million to purchase.

[@Kuulei265]

Amen. Can’t even afford my own dang house if I had to buy it now. No wonder my son is leaving.

[@vuaeco]

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.

[@stephet3683]

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

[@CAHOBBES]

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

[@anneo6476]

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!

[@barbie6695]

Maybe that’s why it’s more expensive to some…Hawaii includes amenities like the beach, surf, and greenery, I’d pay more for that.

[@RedRooster601]

The beach ain't worth the struggle

[@RedRooster601]

​@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.........

[@IHateMenSoMuch2]

Humid heat and greenery vegetation nature>>>dry mountain hills of the American Southwest I agree!

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

The L and L in Deer Valley across the Lowes is LEGIT! Asians own and run the store. Just like hawaii

[@dlasti]

Thank Hawaii's politics for this dilema.

[@mmacwebb7306]

Thanks DemocRats party Biden is a great President even he get bloody moneys from Ukraine and China. We do not care our tax moneys for illegal migrant human trafficking. We love DemocRats. My hippie GranPa told me ✌️

[@joeskill4663]

👍🏽

[@robertmartinjr.4537]

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.

[@secrets.295]

And the Jones act. Which is probably the most ridiculous act ever

[@TitanPardy808]

@@secrets.295 Exactly. Political partnerships with the unions is what makes it expensive.

[@ProjectsinParadise808]

I’ve seen lots come and go over the years. But I’m staying 🤙

[@Sanity586]

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.

[@SovereignHawaii]

Thank you for visiting and the best part of visiting is that you get to go home

[@James-sn5mg]

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]

I suggest that you tip better - always works for me! ANYWHERE!

[@SovereignHawaii]

@@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

[@sarafry5524]

@@SovereignHawaii m

[@roythousand13]

As soon as I retire, I will love out of Hawaii. It is too expensive and I don't care for the local politics.

[@utkbyuca89]

It's SAD to see so many long time Business closing. Crime is also on the rise.

[@ericparrish1515]

What kind

[@amikailua9504]

Don't use this information as a decision guide on moving to Hawaii. The cost of living, cost of homes and cost of rent is MUCH HIGHER.

[@user-bq3fp2so6w]

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%

[@5400bowen]

What about state income tax?

[@christ2551]

Hawaii is good to visit for a week as a tourist but no one in their right mind would want to move there permanently.

[@James-sn5mg]

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.

[@rs24ultra]

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

[@robertcharpentier6852]

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.

[@relicofgold]

A decent house in Hawaii is min 2 mil.

[@Silvercontained]

So your in your 90s?

[@relicofgold]

Uh......you don't miss the world's best weather? Some of the world's best beaches?

[@gbh5912]

​@@relicofgold Typical money grubber that views life by that fake paper made up by man

[@AndyTN64]

I am waiting for new video Why Peoples leaving earth.

[@gbh5912]

Elon musk explains ~~~

[@robertcharpentier6852]

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.

[@luv2travel2000]

🤙🌴🌺 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. 🤙🌴🌺

[@loisaustin6200]

@@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.

[@thegreenpickel]

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.

[@kellanwillis4530]

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.

[@thegreenpickel]

@@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.

[@NamelessVoice808]

They don’t want you in central or South America either. Go home gringo!

[@justoreguero1491]

​@@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!

[@relicofgold]

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.

[@anneo6476]

Add extreme political corruption. It’s bad there and that’s actually the main reason we left...

[@frikitiki]

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.

[@splocal]

You mentioned the main reason so many people left that the narrator didn’t even touch on.

[@relicofgold]

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.

[@thomaskim5008]

Hawaii 1 bed $1350 Las Vegas 1 bed $1287 Significant cheaper in Las Vegas? What is he smoking? You cannot trust this dude

[@desertbrewcrew1974]

I dont know how he got that price. If your anywhere near town, it 2x the amount on Oahu

[@main2333]

1 bedroom is $1800

[@philcrane2426]

Too bad. I spent 5 days there on R & R from 'Nam back in 1967. Most beautiful place I've ever been. History is awesome.

[@Acrosstheglobechannel]

Yes it is

[@rochelle7901]

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.

[@rs24ultra]

There needs to be an overhaul on short term vacation rentals especiallyin residential areas , those have driven up prices for just about everything

[@marknewton6984]

Sounds alot like Florida but I'm not moving 😎

[@colin_nizer]

Thanks. It was actually some place I considered but now officially off the list

[@gbh5912]

🐔

[@joefiddle52]

Rule of thumb. 30% higher cost of living 30% reduced salary compared to jobs in the mainland.

[@mikeystrikes7203]

Same stuff happening in the Florida Keys Price of property is getting out of hand and insurance and property taxes are insane

[@prst99]

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.

[@rs24ultra]

Thanks for your words of truth, inspiring.

[@gbh5912]

​@@rs24ultra ¿¿ Really

[@rs24ultra]

@@gbh5912 ¢¢

[@jonardlopez5019]

I lived in kauai and it sucked. Culture, food, places, accent . Name it. Surrounded with water and no wet market for fresh seafood.

[@chuckh4077]

In Nevada I once seen a car with Hawaii plates and i asked the guy how was his drive across the ocean. 😂

[@ericparrish1515]

Air holds you up, floater...

[@loisaustin6200]

I bet he was a military guy or some high-ranking federal government employee who got transferred from Hawaii to Nevada.

[@kensyikosia2081]

The Taxes are outrages. Cost of living is crazy. Who can afford a 2000 for 1 bedroom apartments😡😡

[@kermit1]

I can easily. Learn an in-demand high paying skillset.

[@relicofgold]

$2500, not $2000.

[@Talkwithtina808]

Been here for 9 years 5 on Maui and now on Oahu. Leaving at the end of the year

[@luv2travel2000]

What was your experience on Maui like?

[@Rotorcop12a]

Move to the Big Island. Bought my house for $40,000 in 96. Property tax $120 a year. 80s year around.

[@relicofgold]

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.

[@loisaustin6200]

You absolutely lucked out big time. In the right place at the right time.

[@Dyk349]

Democrats run , higher tax ..

[@diveadventures9897]

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.

[@AngloSaxon-yx8tk]

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.

[@robertwhite1181]

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.

[@Islandiver]

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…

[@PorkChopSammie]

Born and raised here. This is the most accurate “living in Hawaii” video Ive seen. It’s all true.

[@J3ffdrums]

Just move to Florida and call it a day.

[@gabrielleangelica1977]

Florida sucks!

[@marknewton6984]

A day... 😎

[@Joe-mz6dc]

I'm glad I had the chance to visit Hawaii many times starting in the 90s. It has jumped the shark. It's over.

[@islandsnow]

Where you getting your info from? Median single family house price is over a million

[@shanelewis617]

Politics Politics Politics!

[@nickiiminajj9148]

you’re delulu

[@Minimumholloway]

Propaganda, more like people are being forced out

[@kellanwillis4530]

I've been living in Hawaii for 5 years. Most of the locals are nice and down to earth. For the ones that are angry, stay salty and learn Hawaiian history. Hawaii's own monarchy traded the land for tax free imports on sugar. Asian immigrants are pricing out natives, locals and former residents because of their tradition on ensuring generational wealth. Generally speaking, the ones who can afford the cost of living in Hawaii are the Asians who have benefited from their families generational wealth. Family is huge in Hawaii especially with Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese and Japanese locals, and this concept of family or Ohana, plays a major role in one's ability to stay in Hawaii and raise a family.

[@MaxMinXX]

Um. Driving around the coastal region in Oahu and Maui, it is mainly whites that are living there. And the Big Plots of lands are owned by whites! Asians are in the inland and have only condos if they are living coastal. 😂

[@kaneoheboi808jaja]

Go home you been here for 5 minutes and think you got it all figured out. The only lands ceded was pearl harbor the baynote constitution happened shortly after. And telling locals to stay mad is a great way to make friends go anywhere past pearl city and try that one out.

[@kellanwillis4530]

@@kaneoheboi808jaja I bet your driving is as good as your reading comprehension. I mentioned the angry ones and not all locals fit into that category. I've been to Makaha beach in Waianae several times so sit down with all of that. You know nothing about Hawaii. Try going to the Bishop Museum and educating yourself so you don't sound so ignorant. Mahalo 🤙

[@jamesford4815]

@@kaneoheboi808jaja ''Mura-kami'' sound like he struck a nerve with you

[@RedRooster601]

Cap cap cap....I live here to ND it's horrible the people are horrible stop lying to people about this place the natives don't even wanna be here... If you're coming for vacation this is a cool place but if you're coming to live you're gonna eventually hate it once you become a resident

[@Adobe150]

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.

[@luv2travel2000]

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[@hunk2176]

Homeless all over Hawaii, Democrats destroyed this state🥹

[@x_HuLiMaKaFLip_x]

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 ✊🏽

[@efrans2627]

Free Hawaii and Guam 🇬🇺🤙

[@michellekatz1023]

Sad story. May all the peoples of this earth be released and freed from this madness we call civilisation

[@Kuulei265]

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 $$.

[@RekhaGhosh-ct7iu]

Thanks for sharing this video

[@gabz3401]

There is 8 Island of Hawaii while 6 is where you can live. The worse is in this video Oahu Island.

[@HappyHermitt]

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.

[@Angelaaa1015]

Soooo others can’t live there and appreciate the islands? Take on Hawaiian culture?

[@prunecuda1]

Please don't leave Hawaii and still voting Democrat. Please don't destroy the new place you're moving to like you did to Hawaii.

[@AngelaKSellsHomes]

Capitalism and corporations ruined Hawaii. We're already doing it in the mainland. 🙄

[@shannongrimes9468]

I lived on Oahu for 9 years my last apartment was a studio 400 square feet and it was 2,000 a month. I left a year ago.

[@jaiho9442]

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.

[@gbh5912]

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,,

[@meattooth1303]

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.

[@roccosophie6498]

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.

[@relicofgold]

Good. Racist morons are not welcome, particularly MAGA morons.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

I was born in Hawaii in 1949. After four years in the military, I realized there's no future for me there. I moved to Commiefornia which is just a little better. Real estate was outrageous in 1972 when I was discharged. Taxes are stupidly high and yet locals still vote left. I don't understand that. My parents had to sell their house in Honolulu after retiring because they couldn't afford the property tax increase on a fixed income. Young people in Hawaii really need to think twice before voting. Sticking your head in the sand or other places isn't going to make it better.

[@1972dsrai]

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.

[@rs24ultra]

Yes expensive to raise a family here, but if you are retired or single, it's fine

[@marknewton6984]

Don't leave.😮

[@1.gatuquan]

It is so sad, but that is happening to many other places, too - Seattle for example.

[@loisaustin6200]

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.

[@jarviswilliams2465]

Too expensive to live there simply put.

[@gbh5912]

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[@tammywazup9830]

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.

[@jomama5186]

Give Hawaii back to the Hawaiin people !!!!🧡🙏🏻

[@kevinkunzmann8782]

Too much minimum wage. The owners of the resorts keep all the money and pay poverty wages.

[@julienrockingham54]

Hawaii is worst than NJ!! I didn't know that...

[@thaihm]

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.

[@mingotankersley6463]

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

[@dafordkidfilms2264]

@@mingotankersley6463that price is twice as much in New York City. Brooklyn especially

[@danporath536]

Island isolation can be difficult.

[@loisaustin6200]

There is always Vegas package deals that won't utterly destroy your budget.

[@joemcomber4415]

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.

[@D-Fens_1632]

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.

[@Pastaaa204]

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.😂

[@missUn1verse81]

I like Hawaii mainly because of the nice locals. The beaches and weather come second.

[@goingplaces2274]

I moved from the Philippines to the US. I first lived in the Chicago area, then moved to Hawaii when I was offered a job (that doesn't really pay well). It only took two years for me to move from there to the mainland. Mainlanders have no clue when they say "its paradise, why did you leave?" since all they know about Hawaii is vacation. Its different when you live there. Everything costs 25% more than the mainland. Gas was astronomical! I was lucky to find an Ohana (spaces rented out by homeowners) studio apartment for just $500/month including utilities. That was a bargain! I have friends who lived there for 25 years and still cannot afford to purchase a home. Everything (except pineapples) has to be shipped from the mainland, contributing to their unbelievably high prices. Sure the weather is nice but I think that's what you are being taxed for..the good weather. I can't even go from one island to another without flying (passenger ferries are nonexistent that time) and even if you do get to another island, its the same face. Its not like in the contingent 48 that you can drive to many states and see different environments. In short, I caught the island fever, and eventually got bored with the same old, same old, no matter how gorgeous the beaches are. You will just get tired of it. In the end after two years living there, I wasn't even able to save more than $10,000 since most of my pay went to rent, gas, and high cost of living. Now I am earning more, can save more, and able to do more with lower costs of living where I am at.

[@rangershu]

There’s only two reasons. Politicians and Lawyers.

[@philfluther2713]

'the haves' in a word. Secondly. Same, affluent politicians and lawyers, bring to my mind 'vampire' Vholes Bleak House Charles Dickens. Said 'vampire' Vholes is of the status quo and so will not challenge the status quo. Bleak present bleaker future.

[@reddiver7293]

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.

[@James-sn5mg]

I got bored of it only after 6 months.

[@JasonAlexzander1q47]

To answer the title of this video. Way to expensive to live there. Homeless problem on the main island.

[@walterdelarama3880]

On the other hand, it will make the Aloha State conserve its natural resources and maintain the natural beauty of the island as a paradise.

[@MRSTEEL15]

Also the volcano on the BIG ISLAND........Time to move!!!!!

[@relicofgold]

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.

[@Cat-im2hb]

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.

[@Ras7685]

I left Hawaii in 1975....the racism was over whelming then. Those people are just mean. They are nice to you for one reason.....they want your money !

[@juhaszsc]

Oh man moving from Hawaii to Las Vegas.... i dont think that is a trade up at all.

[@markrondon8755]

colonization also adds to why native hawaiians arent on their own land that was stolen

[@barbie6695]

All of these lands were stolen. People were stolen. Traditions were stolen. Cultures were stolen. Texas and California, etc was stolen from Mexico…the list goes on and on.

[@jimjetsonjr.8213]

Hawaiians aren’t from Hawaii. They colonized it. Stole if from the original inhabitants, the Marquesans. So, don’t encourage racism. It’s irritating. Doesn’t help locals that are taught victimhood/ colonization ideology from birth.

[@levistokes3960]

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.

[@relicofgold]

One bedroom on Oahu is about $2500/month, not 1400-1900.

[@antonioforestgardens697]

Did he mention volcano smoke?

[@relicofgold]

Only on TBI.

[@CAHOBBES]

Oh yeah the VOG on Big Island, most people have lung issues there

[@ThuyNguyen-ec1rb]

Only want to visit , never wanted to live there ,too expensive

[@forme3h]

Everybody is priced out of paradise.

[@marknewton6984]

I will not leave Florida.. The Beachcomber 😎

[@bossmodl3thalpoppa484]

Looking forward for states like California,Chicago and N.Y.

[@menacenameddrako2227]

im in highschool and i wanna move out of this place as quick as I can and any chance that I get i will

[@johnrossberg1719]

That's what I said when I was your age.

[@MsLouisVee]

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.

[@crescentmoonchild4031]

Another thing is they are not considered indigenous, the ones who can trace ancestry to original people on the island…this is sad to me

[@shinnidan]

Housing is now median price is over 1 mill

[@gbh5912]

So...

[@shinnidan]

@gbh5912 so...middle class residents are screwed. Do you have 3k to 5k extra per monthly on just a house?

[@gbh5912]

​​@@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

[@shinnidan]

@@gbh5912 shut the fuck up I have a real job, fucking asshole!

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

I want move back to Wahiawa, Hawaii.. I used lived there for one year… I love Hawaii and love those peoples are awesome there for bowling league…

[@Galaxylord2]

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.

[@rs24ultra]

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.