Thinking of Moving to Hawaii? Prepare, Prepare, Prepare

Upon moving anywhere the first thing one should do is a lot of research.  If you're deciding to move to Hawaii I would strongly consider reading the states newspapers and get to know the economy and state governments, learn as much as you can about our taxes because the state of Hawaii has high taxes.  Another tip is save every single penny you've got because you will need it and then some.  Most of the families here live under one roof and that means grandparents, Moms and Dads, Aunties and Uncles and the children.  Some if not most have multiple families living under one roof.  Another fact to know is that a lot of people out here have more than one job, this is a great indication of how high the cost of living is to live in Hawaii.  A lot of people here end up moving because of better job opportunities elsewhere and the high cost of living just to survive in Hawaii.  Just take a look at the classified ads for rental homes or lease and fee simple homes that should give you an idea of how much homes are going for now.  Here's a few in Honolulu, Pearl City, and Kaneohe on the island of Oahu.  These are just a few but you can look into what ever it is that will suit your budget.  Rentals can go anywhere from $1,400 and up and I believe this is the price for a studio, and even this might be higher now.  Property and square footage here is very small but the price is outrageously large.

The economy here is not any better than anywhere else, we are in a recession as well.  The price of food and fuel is high and it will continue to rise same goes for taxes.  Because 80-90 percent of our commodities are shipped or flown in by planes from the mainland everything here is ridiculously priced beyond the stars.  To make matters worse hundreds of state government workers have already been laid off and with this a few government services have also been cut.  If you are thinking of moving to Hawaii I would advise you to visit this state first and just check it out for yourself and do a little sightseeing and talk to the locals and get to know what it's like from them to live here.  Go on a tour and just check out homes all over the island and anything else that would help you to make any sort of descision.  In fact check up with a real estate agent and go around with them to get an idea about the homes and areas and what they are going for.  Every state has it's negative and positive sides but you really got to know what you want and what you are getting into before hand.  If you know someone that's half the battle in making the move, if not you've got a lot of work ahead of you and we've haven't even gotten to the meat and potatoes part of "prepping" yet either.  Although most of this is basically preparing for "the" move but like I've said do the homework and then do even more homework.

Another thing, regarding the Hawaiians and the land issues and history dating back to the kings and queens of this land and islands-I can't see any kind of "hawaiian revolution" happening anytime soon or at all for this very fact, they all accept government help in some form or another so go figure.  Until they start living in grass shacks and living off the land and building their own canoes to fish for food and hunt for food on a daily basis like their ancestors used to without government assistance then I'd say a probability just may be there but for your sake and mine, it ain't happening-I should know because I am part hawaiian the difference for me is that I don't live off of the government, the government lives off of me.  The only revolution I can see in the very near distance is of the people, by the people and for the people and when this happens nothings gonna matter.  Whether you're black, white, purple, yellow or brown the only thing people will see and feel is red and that's anger, because we will all be going through what is to come upon us.

The weather here is sunny all year round, rainy as well, hot and humid too.  At higher elevations depending on where you live in the islands it gets a bit cold and chilly but nothing compared to the rest of the 49 states in fact no comparison.  We do have hurricane season here from June 1st to November and earthquakes we have as well.  As a chain of islands situated in the middle of the Pacific ocean we are susceptable to tsunami's and we are also a part of the ring of fire.  There are several inactive and or dormant volcanoes on every island, the Big Island has the active one as far as I know but one can never tell if the others will one day just mysteriously awaken-that would not be good at all.  This is just a brief but short overview about Hawaii and info regarding moving here there's so much more to be written and said until then keep prepping!
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