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Ecerybody always bashes Oahu.
If you come here from Alaska or Montanna...you might not like it. Having said that, I don't really want to live there.(But I don't say it sucks) Sure, Maui and the Big Island are okay for some people. But if you have a need for a high powered career or an international city, well you might think again. (OR a military base) OR a real airport...
You want your kids to have a better chance of getting into a great university? You need Honolulu for the most part for the opportunities that are provided by a real population base--and traffic. Your child needs a pediatric subspecialist? Lots of luck on Maui or the Big Island--forget the other islands altogether.
I lived 15 years in SoCal, and traffic here is nothing compared to there. Sure, buying a house in Ewa Beach WILL put you in the worst traffic in the state. But everybody knows that. So, if you work conventional hours, that might not be so great.
Honolulu is a perfect place to stagger work hours. I'd like to see them try that.
Maybe the monorail will help? To come to Honolulu for the benefits of a population base, and then to knock it seems disingenuous. I mean...go live on a farm or a prairie if you don't want traffic. Get some goats and milk them. lol, I did that once and it is not all it is cracked up to be.
Milk at Costco is like two gallons for the price you all are quoting. I split vegtables or fruit with my neighbor if it is too much. Adapt.
I lived in St Thomas for 8 years and it was 20 cents a gallon to flush my toilet.
Economic realities of an island.
I think it is easy to knock a place that is not really your home. If it is your home, you get defensive.
Oahu sucks
If you come here from Alaska or Montanna...you might not like it. Having said that, I don't really want to live there.(But I don't say it sucks) Sure, Maui and the Big Island are okay for some people. But if you have a need for a high powered career or an international city, well you might think again. (OR a military base) OR a real airport...
You want your kids to have a better chance of getting into a great university? You need Honolulu for the most part for the opportunities that are provided by a real population base--and traffic. Your child needs a pediatric subspecialist? Lots of luck on Maui or the Big Island--forget the other islands altogether.
I lived 15 years in SoCal, and traffic here is nothing compared to there. Sure, buying a house in Ewa Beach WILL put you in the worst traffic in the state. But everybody knows that. So, if you work conventional hours, that might not be so great.
Honolulu is a perfect place to stagger work hours. I'd like to see them try that.
Maybe the monorail will help? To come to Honolulu for the benefits of a population base, and then to knock it seems disingenuous. I mean...go live on a farm or a prairie if you don't want traffic. Get some goats and milk them. lol, I did that once and it is not all it is cracked up to be.
Milk at Costco is like two gallons for the price you all are quoting. I split vegtables or fruit with my neighbor if it is too much. Adapt.
I lived in St Thomas for 8 years and it was 20 cents a gallon to flush my toilet.
Economic realities of an island.
I think it is easy to knock a place that is not really your home. If it is your home, you get defensive.