Poll of the Day > Should I move to Hawaii?

(+) Yeah! (+)

This place looks awesome and it's only $850 a month, right on the beach, beautiful with a very nice pool/hot tub etc.

I have good friends here though that I would miss, but man this is tempting. Wish it wasn't available till Feb or March so I'd have more time to decide.

Would you move here?

https://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/apa/d/850-master-bedroom-private/6753367411.html
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Cost of living in Hawaii is absurdly high.

rjsilverthorn posted...

Cost of living in Hawaii is absurdly high.

It just doesn't look that high honestly. I heard it is, and food is more expensive, but rent not so much considering you can get a place on the freaking beach for $850 (more then one option cause....there is alot of beach). I mean in Alameda Ca you can rent a place (we lived at the south shore beach and tennis club apartments for instance), but it would be at least twice that much for the same thing and there are hardly any options (so it's like winning the lotto to get one).

I don't think i'd move to Hawaii though without taking a trip there first and making sure it wasn't too warm for me. I really don't like post 80 temps that much.
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I would probably like to. I like the beach. And I have a friend there. But Idk. My mom would probably call everyday for me to move back home. Or would visit all the time...
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You'll be living on some island in the middle of nowhere.

Just think of the extreme lag in online games.

Please don't. This place sucks. Too many homeless people, and like others have said, the cost of living here is too expensive.
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TheWorstPoster posted...

You'll be living on some island in the middle of nowhere.

Just think of the extreme lag in online games.

Bog, would this still be true? I figured almost everywhere was connected with fast speeds at this point.

But yeah, wouldn't do it probably till I at least visited, although renting a room there for like a month would be a cheap vacation.
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wolfy42 posted...

rjsilverthorn posted...

Cost of living in Hawaii is absurdly high.

It just doesn't look that high honestly. I heard it is, and food is more expensive, but rent not so much considering you can get a place on the freaking beach for $850 (more then one option cause....there is alot of beach). I mean in Alameda Ca you can rent a place (we lived at the south shore beach and tennis club apartments for instance), but it would be at least twice that much for the same thing and there are hardly any options (so it's like winning the lotto to get one).

I don't think i'd move to Hawaii though without taking a trip there first and making sure it wasn't too warm for me. I really don't like post 80 temps that much.

Cost of living in Hawaii is pretty much highest of any state in the US. The whole area is essentially a giant tourist destination and they produce very little locally so almost everything has to be shipped in.

I've never meet someone who lived in Hawaii say they actually liked it

There might be a reason why that guy is selling his shit for so low, he just wants to get the fuck outta there
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I enjoyed living there, but it was just for university.
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-Komaiko54- posted...

I've never meet someone who lived in Hawaii say they actually liked it

There might be a reason why that guy is selling his shit for so low, he just wants to get the fuck outta there

It isn't that cheap, it is $850/month for 1 bedroom out of a 4 bedroom townhouse. Rent on the whole place starts at $2400 https://www.kapilinabeachhomes.com/floorplans.

I have pets, anyway. So I couldnt move there.
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I'd live there. Not sure what job I could get though
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JOExHIGASHI posted...

I'd live there. Not sure what job I could get though

Post office?
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What island is that? I have family in Hawaii so I've been there several times. I love visiting, but I would get claustrophobic living there. Also, public transportation and getting around in general is awful.
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LinkPizza posted...

JOExHIGASHI posted...

I'd live there. Not sure what job I could get though

Post office?

I mean one that matches my skill set and experience and would be realistic to get. But post office would be an option.
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Sarcasthma posted...

university

of Hawaii at Manoa?
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EclairReturns posted...

Too many homeless people,

Which I find a little surprising. Oo
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Zeus posted...

surprising

Many jobs here are low-skill and provide little pay. It would be more economically profitable to build a store on a patch of land than house some bloke who has one of those jobs, I think.
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Zeus posted...

EclairReturns posted...

Too many homeless people,

Which I find a little surprising. Oo

Why? Good weather. Rich people staying at hotels a few blocks away who will give you some $$.
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EclairReturns posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

university

of Hawaii at Manoa?

Yeah, I stayed at Frear Hall.
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Sarcasthma posted...

EclairReturns posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

university

of Hawaii at Manoa?

Yeah, I stayed at Frear Hall.

Did you enjoy it there?

I must have these answers.
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CacciatoPart3 posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

EclairReturns posted...

Sarcasthma posted...

university

of Hawaii at Manoa?

Yeah, I stayed at Frear Hall.

Did you enjoy it there?

I must have these answers.

Oh no, its spreading!

But yeah, I enjoyed myself (although I went to the beach much more often when I lived in California).
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It's like 10 bucks for a gallon of milk.

ASlaveObeys posted...

It's like 10 bucks for a gallon of milk.

Helly can probably buy a whole cow for that much.

@helIy
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Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
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Yeah, I checked out the temp and it looks perfect for homeless people, just a bit too warm for me though. I do think it rains alot there though, which wouldn't probably be that great for the homeless.

Cost of food does seem higher, but it could work if you rented a room fairly well, especially if your right near the beach and don't need a car (just get a bike).

Don't think i would live there though, but.....pretty decent way to have a month long vacation during the winter for instance, Plane fare to hawaii + 1 month rental of a room for less then $1500, and say another $500 for food and expenses while there, so you get a whole month there for around $2000.
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Sarcasthma posted...

Frear Hall

Huh, I don't know where that is. Then again, I only know where Keller Hall (where most of my classes take place), Paradise Palms, Hamilton Library, and Bilger Hall are.

I don't travel to places on campus I have no need to visit.

CacciatoPart3 posted...

I must have these answers.

:(
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EclairReturns posted...

Please don't. This place sucks. Too many homeless people, and like others have said, the cost of living here is too expensive.

Omg now I get why you don't just move away.
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GanglyKhan posted...

Omg now I get why you don't just move away.

I don't understand.
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