SBD1 asked:


I am Filipino and Portugese. I grew up a city boy from Los Angeles, NYC, to Washington D.C. And everytime I go to Hawaii for vacation, it feels like home. So I have been wondering what the lifestyle is like out there, to live that is, speficially in the countryside (waimanalo, haleiwa, etc)? Because I am really thinking about relocating.

EPPLEY

3 Responses to “How is it living in Hawaii, when coming from city life, in my case Los Angeles?”

1. boomer gal on December 10th, 2009 7:47 pm

   I have only lived in more suburban parts of Oahu, so cannot answer about living in Waimanalo or Haleiwa except to say this: Haleiwa is a long commute if you are working in town. There are, as I am sure you know, large Filipino & Portugese communities in Hawaii, so you will feel very comfortable in terms of ethnicity. One of the things that I personally like best about living in Hawaii is the mix of ethnicities, the different foods & cultures. It makes for a rich & interesting atmosphere. In some aspects, Honolulu is more laid back than a mainland city (folks talk about “Hawaiian time”), but people do need to work hard here to make a living, since it is expensive to live here. I have lived in Honolulu for > 30 years & have seen a lot of folks come & go. It seems like a lot of people come here, but get homesick or find that the cost of living is just too much. They leave sometime during the first 2 years. If folks make it past 2 years, chances are they will be here forever.

   Good luck in making the right decision for you.

2. anna l on December 13th, 2009 11:18 am

   The sense of belonging.

3. www.myspace.com/mina74 on December 15th, 2009 10:47 pm

   The high cost of hawaii.