Posted by Stealth on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @ 12:24pm
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Well, I enjoy the crotchety part some times.. hehe plus.. your smart ass witty comments are good learning/reading. But I can understand the change. HI is a hell of a place, yeah?

It's OK, but I wouldn't live there. I think if you had a good solid month you could do everything worth doing, from snorkeling and surfing to history and culture. After that, meh. The whole state is very much like Las Vegas in that it is a tourist driven economy. Even their specialized agriculture (tropical fruits, etc) isn't spectacular per se.

As for living there.. yeah, i wouldn't want to do it either. Pretty damn expensive and seeing things past the islands is a long flight anywhere. BUt it is a nice place to recharge and relax.

I have a different view... i think it's like most cities, it is what you make of it. I mean, people like living in vegas too. there's got to be something there worth the attraction. some places do have better draw then other, I mean SF is kind of touristy, but then you get past the draw and see what the city might have to offer, or the view, or the drive, etc.

Posted by voltaic on Wednesday April 21, 2010 @ 09:39am
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As for living there.. yeah, i wouldn't want to do it either. Pretty damn expensive and seeing things past the islands is a long flight anywhere. BUt it is a nice place to recharge and relax.

It is a little more expensive but not much. Remember I live in California. ;)

The flying everywhere thing would suck though. You can't even go to another big island without flying or taking a boat. There's no real "just go out and drive" thing going on, and I loves me some long drives. So yeah, eff that. heh.

I have a different view... i think it's like most cities, it is what you make of it. I mean, people like living in vegas too. there's got to be something there worth the attraction. some places do have better draw then other, I mean SF is kind of touristy, but then you get past the draw and see what the city might have to offer, or the view, or the drive, etc.

For other people it's all good. I totally get why people would like to live there. Just not me.

Posted by Caliber on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @ 02:12pm
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Well, I enjoy the crotchety part some times.. hehe plus.. your smart ass witty comments are good learning/reading. But I can understand the change. HI is a hell of a place, yeah?

It's OK, but I wouldn't live there. I think if you had a good solid month you could do everything worth doing, from snorkeling and surfing to history and culture. After that, meh. The whole state is very much like Las Vegas in that it is a tourist driven economy. Even their specialized agriculture (tropical fruits, etc) isn't spectacular per se.

As for living there.. yeah, i wouldn't want to do it either. Pretty damn expensive and seeing things past the islands is a long flight anywhere. BUt it is a nice place to recharge and relax.

I have a different view... i think it's like most cities, it is what you make of it. I mean, people like living in vegas too. there's got to be something there worth the attraction. some places do have better draw then other, I mean SF is kind of touristy, but then you get past the draw and see what the city might have to offer, or the view, or the drive, etc.

It's exactly like Vegas in that most of the people who love living on the main island, love it because it's "home" not because of anything it particularly offers. I get sick of it after a week, but I love to go back whenever I can. Most of the people I have known from Hawaii have ended up moving away, especially those without any Hawaii blood in them.

Posted by MadArab on Tuesday April 20, 2010 @ 12:13pm
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It's OK, but I wouldn't live there. I think if you had a good solid month you could do everything worth doing, from snorkeling and surfing to history and culture. After that, meh. The whole state is very much like Las Vegas in that it is a tourist driven economy. Even their specialized agriculture (tropical fruits, etc) isn't spectacular per se.

Yeah, I was ready to leave after 2 months. But lucky me, I got to work 6 days a week out there, so we were lucky to see much outside of Hickam.