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@SuiGenerisAbbie2 жыл бұрын
1) I love seeing videos about what people eat and ... oddly enough, what is in YOUR fridge, believe it or not. I know, WIERD, huh? 2) See, Costco you have to pay annually to join, so of course it will be better value to go to Foodland. 3) I love poke at the Kahuku Superette most of all. It has a nice snap and crispness to it. Others are mushy. Mushy poke is that which has been previously frozen and not just freshly caught. No excuse for that in Hawai'i, to be honest with you with water all around you and fishies out there to da max.
@kama-aina2 жыл бұрын
Definitely produce more videos like this -- to give us a sense of what it's like to really live there. Plus the running commentary is funny. Mahalo! 😊
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
I left you craving some "Copilot Crunch" huh? lol Mahalo for watching!
@Garpocalypse2 жыл бұрын
I've been thinking about a move to Hawaii and I've been watching your videos all day. Thanks to this channel I've realized it's almost completely impossible for me to relocate in the current economy! Better to find that out now than when I jump off the plane....so thanks for that.
@ThatAMboy2 жыл бұрын
Love the videos! Keep it up. You and your team are the only realtors that actually go into neighborhoods to show what is like. While every other “realtors” are just talking about Hawaii from their couch lol.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Gotta keep it REAL estate!
@eljefeguapobarbon2 жыл бұрын
Better sample culture 😅. "Co-pilot Crunch?!" Too funny. Just read an ad for local beef on Maui that reads "Moo, our cows have never been to the mainland!" 🐄 Mahalo!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Ooohh, I love hearing great marketing in action 🤙 That’s a good one! Do you remember the brand by any chance? Curious now
@eljefeguapobarbon2 жыл бұрын
Maui Cattle Compamy
@eljefeguapobarbon2 жыл бұрын
Company
@josephdelossantos20402 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the content! I will be PCSing to Oahu with in the next year and these videos have made the planning process a lot smoother. Will definitely hit you guys up to talk real estate when the time comes!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
You know where to find us, Joseph 🤙
@hankhillsdisappointedsighАй бұрын
Such a good and well rounded channel!
@monp.4903 Жыл бұрын
Costco prices are the same as the Costco stores in Atlanta, GA! You should do an updated video, prices have changed in the last 10 months!
@windandsea62372 жыл бұрын
Great content as always! Thanks man!
@mamajamma753 Жыл бұрын
So thankful for all of your videos
@Beck-Stein2 жыл бұрын
Prices are exactly the same at the costco in Southern California.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Mahalo for the input. I assume prices are the same across the nation when you’re operating at that scale
@chhinchhem38162 жыл бұрын
Another gem with your videos Derek. My family just arrived here from MN and will be on Oahu for six weeks. Currently been grocery shopping and eating out around the Waimanalo, Kailua area. There is a difference but overall so far it hasn't been too bad with the price difference. Bought more of the brown eggs than the white eggs here though. Them organic brown eggs are way more expensive than those pasty white eggs in Minnesota at least. Keep it up brother. 🤙🏾
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Real talk about those brown eggs, brother. Makes you second guess your breakfast selection doesn't it lol. Enjoy your stay on the islands with your family 🤙🏾
@markettradinggenius2 жыл бұрын
Bra, before the covid issue, I used to shop at both of those stores. I also, many years ago used to work at Louis Vuitton in Waikiki. I worked during the time when Kenye West came into the store to see the shoe that him and Louis Vuitton collaborated on together. I had to shut the doors and lock them cause too many people were trying to get into the store to speak to him and that is when 'theft' is at it's highest ! Now, of course, I'm here in northern virginia where I see lots of other hawaiians, samoans, tungans, polynesians, micronesians and filipinos...so much diversity here in northern Virginia that you would think you were in hawaii..
@Dshwayy2 жыл бұрын
Love the video. As someone that lives in Arizona the prices from my Costco to the Costco showed aren’t too far off, and gas is pretty much exact
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for being our Arizona corespondent 🤙 Stay tuned for more price comparisons
@tiffanysd925 Жыл бұрын
Just got Kirkland water yesterday and it was 3.69 for the same 40 pack here in Maryland. But when we went to Safeway and got bananas they were 1.69 a pound and at Costco they were also 1.69 but for organic. Milk and eggs are the same here as in Hawaii though. Some things are the same and something’s are more expensive. ❤ the info thanks for sharing!!
@calidreams53792 жыл бұрын
Most mainland eggs come from huge industrial factory farms, chickens too. I’m betting Hawaiian eggs and chicken far superior.
@RegularSlice12 жыл бұрын
they are. i make an omelet here and it's delicious but when i go to my sister in CA, same omelet but not same taste at all.
@nereidalopez95072 жыл бұрын
Definitely a great informative video!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@jameswulzen5902 жыл бұрын
Gas is now close to $6.00 a gallon on the big Island.
@jonathanrkauhako5863 Жыл бұрын
This video full on made me miss home. I used to work at that Costco and my house is right by that Foodland. Used to shop there all the time .
@leisaainslie60972 жыл бұрын
Amazing content Derek, thank you so much 🌺
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Feel free to share any prices from your neck of the woods, Leisa.
@abelzoni21382 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid we would use scissors to cut the tops off the Otter pops. The same scissors my Mom used to cut the dingleberries off our poodle.
@harveyh36962 жыл бұрын
07:40 The label "Mainland" eggs was not to emphasize quality, but to make the product seem foreign to locals. Eggs produced in Hawaii will not display a purple stamp on it. Imported sugar and milk too were controlled in the past. Sugar made from beets were banned from shelves in grocery stores. I can't remember why Mainland milk was restricted in the early 80's but there was a fuss when Main-land milk were introduced in Hawaii.
@ironrme84592 жыл бұрын
Hey Derek... a bit off topic but curious if you closed on your new place? Gas in Northern Cal is @ a dollar more... so premium is right around $7. My father (80+ years old) has always called mom by a pet name that phonically sounds like "poy" or "poi" .... it just gave a weird vibe when you said "pounding the yams" ... I never associated the two until now it ... I can't unhear what my ears have heard.... dang.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Closing soon.
@harveyh36962 жыл бұрын
03:00 I'm wondering why Safeways "Paniolo" grass fed meats are less expensive than their regular meats.
@tiffanietayrien13 Жыл бұрын
I always wait in Costco lines! But truthfully I get up early to get there before the lines normally
@mamafromhawaii2 жыл бұрын
lol better sample culture, I believe it. i love foodland, it's probably my favorite grocery store on the island, especially the poke.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
hard to beat their poke
@briangarnier5714 Жыл бұрын
Same prices here in norcal
@movingtohawaii Жыл бұрын
How about fresh ahi?
@briangarnier5714 Жыл бұрын
Lol, not likely. But as you know our prices are pretty close to hawaii's. Gas lst time l looked was 5.15. And a pound of hamburger is 4.67, gallon of milk who knows but a half gallon is 4.87. Bacon is 5 bucks a pound and over and don't even get me started on spam. How can that cost so much. Costco is the way to go.
@SN-bl6xm2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks for sharing prices of gas and foods. 👍🏼 I would love to know how much fresh produce costs in Hawaii. For example, veggies, fruit, salad greens, coconuts, ect. 🍊🍉🍌🥭🥑🍆🥬🥕🥥
@_fastlaner2 жыл бұрын
Foodland poke/lunch bar is amazing. Don't buy your fresh fruit platters or fruit bowls at foodland tho, way more expensive than anywhere else and they come in the cheapest plastic available which pops open and lets all your fruit fall out. Need to get the mixed fruit from the foodland deli if you get fruit there
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right about their fruit platters! A few times I thought to myself, "I'd rather buy a full watermelon and a couple pineapples and I'd still end up spending less."
@RegularSlice12 жыл бұрын
i always tell people to go to Foodland for poke and plate lunches...As well as advise them that they can apply for the savings at the register. Just give them your phone# And ask for the lunch card but the cashiers always are on the ball with just giving them to you. and if they don't, ask!
@MokuleiaVibes2 жыл бұрын
Yes I want more videos like this. And no I won’t wait at Costco for gas. I go to the military gas stations and use my StarCard. Not too bad.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes Costco/Safeway prices beats the on base stations, yeah?
@MokuleiaVibes2 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii apparently so but I still won’t wait.
@germanfoodieinhawaii81452 жыл бұрын
So true, I will go to Costco or Sam's every 4-6 weeks weeks and then do either Foodland or farmlinkhawaii the other weeks. And I go to get gas at costco usually early mornings before going to Crossfit 5:30am, and there are no lines. Haha, now just imagine you would have gone to Safeway.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Safeway Ewa Beach gas lines get CRAZY sometimes! Sheesh, it’s a constant battle here. Makes electric/hybrid a real viable option when considering convenience in tandem with eco-friendly benefits
@germanfoodieinhawaii81452 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii Hopefully within the next 5 years we will have more hybrid solutions, and/or a better infrastructure for electric only cars. I wish they would add solar to the mix.
@MokuleiaVibes2 жыл бұрын
Do a video on local local grocery stores like Times, Shima’s, Malama!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
and what items to get and which stores!
@MokuleiaVibes2 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii yeah like Times for kulolo cuz they got the Hanalei Poi and Taro Factory kulolo. Anything else is subpar! I swear as much I love kulolo I am gonna turn into one big fat kulolo myself! No hope for beach body haha!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
@@MokuleiaVibes And it's summer time now, so everyones on the beach in their swimwear lol
@wendyswanson16692 жыл бұрын
I compared the Tillamook cheese slices to our Costco here in Yakima WA... yours was 9.99. Its crazy that the same exact item in our store here is over 13.49. Some of the items are similar in price, some are a little different. Milk here is still only about 3.99/ gallon
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Considering how much closer Tillamook is to Yakima than Honolulu, that's interesting. You'd think the closer the cheaper, but I guess not.
@wendyswanson16692 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii That was my thought too. I think the Cheerios were another item that is less expensive there.
@RegularSlice12 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii it never is. Even with Foodland, sometimes Maika'i brand savings aren't savings at all. it's all about smart shopping. With inflation now, it's a crap shoot. I have to redesign my shopping experience.
@marclehmkuhler7566 Жыл бұрын
In the '00s, we Haoel Army guys near Schofield thought Maika'i was only for locals. One of the things I've learned that we did NOT totally get locals and it was our loss!
@JR-bw3tr2 жыл бұрын
Derek 🤙🏻 , aloha bro , we too have kayaks and surf boards here in San Luis Obispo California 🌊 , it's a lot cooler water here but we manage , thanks for sharing bro Much Respect from the Ramos Family 🤙🏻
@yinyang22042 жыл бұрын
Great videos. Food land prices seem very similar to Publix!
@carolkamaile19672 жыл бұрын
Ewa Beach Safeway secret, gas is same or lower than Costco, $4.39 a gal with cash or debit card.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
What's the rate when using credit card?
@carolkamaile19672 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii 10 cents a gallon higher.
@RegularSlice12 жыл бұрын
You can teach Dr. Oz a few things about shopping!!! I rarely go to Costco but Foodland is my supermarket. Hawai'i based. Shop local!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Foodland is my go-to when it comes to grab and go
@MokuleiaVibes2 жыл бұрын
But the Waipio Foodland staff is so incredible and friendly, to me it’s worth the extra price and not deal with crowds of Costco.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
It’s always a give and take situation isn’t it, Kristina 😅 But you did nail it, with a smaller operation most Foodlands offer a very personal experience.
@MokuleiaVibes2 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii Waipio Foodland is EXCEPTIONAL. All Foodland’s are good customer service but Waipio? They are THE BEST. The management there be doing something right.
@JohnnyAloha69 Жыл бұрын
We are on the NS of Oahu and we go to Costco in Waipio about once a month. Overall Costco is about a third cheaper than Foodland. Once a week we go to the Foodland in laie because it’s nicer than the one in Pupukea but it doesn’t have alcohol. We use the Pupukea store as a convenience store. The only consolation to sky high food prices here is that the outer islands are even worse. As for gasoline the trick is to pay attention because prices can vary quite a bit from place to place and day to day.
@dudeleboski2692 Жыл бұрын
That works out about 1USD/litre. Its closer to 2USD/ litre in Europe almost double
@danaz76872 жыл бұрын
June 26, 2022. Yakima WA. Costco gas is 4.959 per gallon.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Jealous
@omarm.d2578 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a video how to live cheap in Hawaii?
@marylee27322 жыл бұрын
In the city of NYC tips are mandatory cause they earn $2 per hour and you have to share 10% with busboy. In the old days you can make $200-500 tips depending who you work for.
@monp.4903 Жыл бұрын
I paid about $17 for a poké meal in Atlanta! It is not that cheap here either!
@RuffAndTuffRecordings2 жыл бұрын
Prices look about on par with the DC area right now... Excellent reporting. I plan to visit soon, would love to know a good spot to do a one month rental where I can best tour neighborhoods of Waikiki,,, Maybe a whole video on best places to find long-term rental homes and price ranges (not necessarily airbnb, apartments, or condos) would be cool? Biggups!!
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Long-Term Rentals - we've included this video in our upload schedule. Mahalo for the suggestion!
@garygrassler092 жыл бұрын
Since your on the subject of food I used to live on schofield between 2009-2012. There was a awesome burrito spot off Kunia by the Wendy’s. Can’t remember the name of it for the life of me. Was wondering if you know of it.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
In the same shopping center as that Wendy's? Any more details to help jog my memory?
@garygrassler092 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii so when you turned onto Kupuna Loop it was in the shopping center to the right. I think there was a t mobile next door.
@harveyh36962 жыл бұрын
03:00 Local Grass feed beef always available at Safeway.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Care to share the price per pound?
@lesaatuatasi62672 жыл бұрын
Spam here in Texas is almost $7
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Sheesh, that’s a pricey musubi
@ppulliam91 Жыл бұрын
Tbh right now half the things you show are around same pricing here in WA state. Unfortunately:( only thing so far that’s super significantly different is meat and milk
@CrackaSlapYa2 жыл бұрын
It's honestly either the same up to about 25% higher than here (Fayetteville, Ar) . Not too bad tbh.
@cesarhmonzon22212 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video although the past 4 years that my family has been traveling to this beautiful place I can't tell anyone that although Oahu has high prices they are on par with NY recently I have spend over 350 on groceries and it's not even close to filling up the fridge
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
So how much do you think you spend on groceries a month? $1K?
@cesarhmonzon22212 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii about 1,100. So when I get to Hawaii we don't see that big of a difference what we do find is a lack of variety
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
@@cesarhmonzon2221 Sadly, yes, there is a lack of variety here. But if you like Asian food then you'll find a surplus of options!
@cesarhmonzon22212 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii they could sell rocks to eat and I will still be in love with the Island.
@rethmanzano17972 жыл бұрын
Bay Area gas is 6.55 per gallon
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Mahalo for the info! I was just in the Bay Area and saw so many Tesla’s I wonder how gas dependent the average Joe is
@Islandasian_2 жыл бұрын
Waipio (Oahu) Costco gas is $4.99 per gallon but our electricity is .38 per kWh (supercharge is .44 per kWh) I drive both gas and electric and I’m really not saving money using electricity. Hoping the low maintenance on my tesla will compensate.
@robertivers4200 Жыл бұрын
Pretty close to here in California but now with inflation probably more
@momoxiaoshizi Жыл бұрын
I’m shocked to hear about eggs. Under the influence of Moana, I thought you guys eat Heihei eggs. Wouldn’t the farrow chickens running around free be sooooo much better than the chicken factories on the mainland? Mainlander here, but only bought eggs from smaller farms and can’t wait to go to Hawaii to raise my own heihei.
@tanohaupu42042 жыл бұрын
Bra maui no mo the pineapple sausage anymore ?
@leilareggie1826 Жыл бұрын
The Aloha is real. It does show up in Costco too. Social behaviors on the mainland are atrocious in public. I trained my now grown son that good manners would take him farther than education or money and it has. The humility, the absence of entitlement with a natural respect for keiki and kapuna make the experience of living or even visiting a greater pleasurable experience than most mainland places for sure. Even at the Honolulu Costco, the busiest location anywhere, locals definitely makes it a nicer place to shop at. Costco shoppers here in Tucson are frankly space cadets. It is like bumper cars with shoppers hitting other carts without even an acknowledgement much less a courtesy apology. Costco makes food more affordable for sure. Who can beat a $5 Huli Huli Chicken? Gotta just shop the Foodland sales and pay whatever the price is for their outstanding poke.
@Therestof2 жыл бұрын
I have a plan to retire in Hawaii and I am wondering if growing my own food be cheaper than buying. Do you know any older people who have more time to grow their own food can save some money?
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Yes, offsetting your dependence on big store food by growing your own is one way to save money. The question is - how much space do you have to grow?
@johnhassler13432 жыл бұрын
As Moving to Hawaii mentioned, if you have space to grow some stuff (fruits and vegetables), you can save money. The growing season in Hawaii (except for some seasonal fruit like mango, guava and lychee) is year round. I've grown carrots, lettuce, cucumbers, mangoes, bananas, lilikoi and various herbs.
@missg-u2d2 жыл бұрын
Most things seem double compared to upstate New York, but the prices here have been rising.
@dixter1652 Жыл бұрын
maybe a dumb question from me... but is it against the law to harvest some of the wild chickens you see running around the island.... if not seems you could harvest some and freeze them for a nice BBQ later....
@movingtohawaii Жыл бұрын
You know what I actually don’t know. It prob is. If I had to blindly say yes or no as to whether Hawaii has a law on something imma say yes lol
@kanakapono2 жыл бұрын
Mainland rggs are the worst, you are wrong. The put mainland to let you know your eggs are old. At costco there is local cage free free range eggs for a few cents more.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Roger that
@dudeleboski2692 Жыл бұрын
When I was a waiter in Hawai’i back in the 80’s they taxed you on 8% of the gross bill. So if the bill is 100$, 8$ of that would be taxed.
@jasonelsapeck8652 жыл бұрын
How do Costco prices compare with Commissary (base) prices?
@RegularSlice12 жыл бұрын
well, you don't pay tax on anything. i still don't understand why food is taxed here. I am from NY and there was never tax on food unless it was a specific item that needed to be taxed such as alcohol or cigarettes and gas.
@AH-gc5rt2 жыл бұрын
Gas isn’t that bad, wow, Houston it’s around $5
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Hawaii gas isn't as expensive as California
@PrestigeWorldWide7772 жыл бұрын
California gas prices are higher. Many of the food items you listed at Costco are on PAR.
@soupbums2 жыл бұрын
Foodland poke bowl everyday after work broke da mouth 🍻
@michalkalinowski76272 жыл бұрын
My guy said co pilot crunch 😂 ...... In all seriousness tho great video. I'm a single guy from NY, visiting in October for the first time. Doing BI and Oahu, thinking about moving out there, my company lets me work remote and I'm a big nature boy at heart. You think I can get a decent enough condo for 200-300K? I'm not rich whatsoever but my heart calling me out there for real and I wanna make it happen 🤙
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
So you're thinking a condo that is close enough to nature in the $200K - $300K range?
@michalkalinowski76272 жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii hard to find for sure, unless from what I see it would be on the west coast (Makaha, surfside) , other then that im content with living in town, but if I had a choice, money aside, North Shore for sure
@hankhillsdisappointedsighАй бұрын
I'm already paying Hawaii prices to live in dreary Seattle lol
@steffany58632 жыл бұрын
whoa, main land eggs? haha
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Yup! Front and Center of the label
@nunyafawkingbiz Жыл бұрын
That’s insane prices ! The idea of living in Hawaii is better than the actuality of it ! Prices in California are absolutely cheaper !!!!! No way could I live there paying those prices ! No way ! My quality of life would diminish greatly! I’ll stick to the mainland and visit Hawaii maybe !!!
@movingtohawaii Жыл бұрын
People here use the term “price of paradise” although tbh it’s all subjective. What matters to you?
@nunyafawkingbiz Жыл бұрын
@@movingtohawaii honestly the prices like this wouldn’t matter to me in the long run because I would want to start a small homestead on the big island and I wouldn’t even pay prices for too long as I’d grow and raise my own meat and veggies that’s what I come to paradise for ❤️
@GSVM0072 жыл бұрын
didnt add membership into costco calculations
@johnhenry34462 жыл бұрын
Safeway in ewa beach gas is cheap
@robertivers4200 Жыл бұрын
Always tip 20 percent unless bad service
@1Vegas7772 жыл бұрын
Like comment watch. Must grow ur own foods there.
@movingtohawaii2 жыл бұрын
Growing is one way to offset high prices, for sure. The space to grow and know how, that’s the challenge
@lostsoul50432 жыл бұрын
Everybody complaining about high prices don’t realize that it’s the effects of inflation
@sleepy670 Жыл бұрын
why do people say hawaii is expensive. this is cheaper than some mainland states
@johnhenry34462 жыл бұрын
Safeway is cheapest ewa beach
@bigbob23642 жыл бұрын
should do a foodland safeway times comparison next bra tiems win
@jameswulzen5902 жыл бұрын
he is not giving you costs on this date o9-06-22
@Maxwell19892 жыл бұрын
Hawaii's getting so ripped off living here that's why I'm moving back to the mainland houses are so overpriced it's ridiculous and I'm born and raised in Hawaii it sad everything's getting super expensive and the houses are million dollars now
@BobbyHo20222 жыл бұрын
Thought this was BJ Penn at first.
@bigbob23642 жыл бұрын
costco no more combo pizza wtf!!!
@dudeleboski2692 Жыл бұрын
Why would anybody want their eggs shipped from over 2500 miles away? Buy local
@chamyds4362 Жыл бұрын
In, japan it was like the Planet of the Apes at Costco! They, let anyone get a card too. With no respect to Costco in Japan and they took all of the good American snacks and items you can't find with Japanese items. So, kinda sucks. They turned Costco into some other kind of trash store. hahaha, sad! Kids running around with a hand for sample bread dropping it all over the floor! To me it is disrespectful. In the States or Hawaii, you get the membership by job and more of a benefit as in Japan anyone can just, buy, a card and go in!