I will miss Hawaii’s great year-round lovely weather, beautiful blue waters and amazing flora and fauna, but there are so many reasons why my husband and I left. Here are the three main ones: >> Lack of opportunities. My husband and I moved to Hawaii in August 2016 because he
Having been born and raised in Hawaii to a local family that has been in the islands for several generations, the decision to leave the islands for Nevada while my parents were still alive and aging in Hawaii was difficult. It was made all the more difficult by the fact
The state is at risk of a major natural catastrophe, he says, and its “suicidal” energy policy will just make everything worse Hawaii’s policy mandate to go to 100% renewable energy is nothing short of suicidal. That was the message of Panos Prevedouros, former chairman of the University of Hawaii civil
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration Feb. 17, 2022, by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair
I chose to leave Hawaii because it is expensive, crowded and lots of locals seemed to have a sense of entitlement. My wife is a mainland girl and she pointed out that the education system in the islands is broken. Kids were fighting with the teachers and teachers were being
I was born and raised in Kona. I was 49 years old when I left for the mainland in 2017. Kilauea had been erupting constantly since 1983, and the air quality was horrible. I ended up with asthma and susceptible to pneumonia. Initially I went to Washington state on vacation.
We lived in Waimanalo for over 20 years and even with two incomes, we were never able to get ahead. We still have family there. My two youngest sons were born at Castle Hospital and they miss the Windward side terribly. I don’t believe we could ever afford to live
I was born and raised on the Big Island. My wife and I both grew up in North Kohala and graduated high school from there. I was class of 2012 and she of 2013. The turning point was when I left Hawaii for two years to serve as a missionary
I moved to Hawaii when I was 11, back in 2010. I lived on Maui for 11 years. I was so fortunate to spend the formative years of my life in such a beautiful place in a loving community full of aloha. Growing up, however, my single mother struggled constantly
We lived on Maui for over 10 years. I used to manage vacation rentals and my husband worked for Maui Electric. He was a lineman. We moved to Florida because of all the ridiculousness — Covid-19 restrictions, taxes, government. Moving to Florida was one of the best decisions we have
I will miss Hawaii’s great year-round lovely weather, beautiful blue waters and amazing flora and fauna, but there are so many reasons why my husband and I left. Here are the three main ones: >> Lack of opportunities. My husband and I moved to Hawaii in August 2016 because he
Having been born and raised in Hawaii to a local family that has been in the islands for several generations, the decision to leave the islands for Nevada while my parents were still alive and aging in Hawaii was difficult. It was made all the more difficult by the fact
The state is at risk of a major natural catastrophe, he says, and its “suicidal” energy policy will just make everything worse Hawaii’s policy mandate to go to 100% renewable energy is nothing short of suicidal. That was the message of Panos Prevedouros, former chairman of the University of Hawaii civil
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration Feb. 17, 2022, by the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. _______________ To: Senate Committee on Ways and Means Sen. Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Sen. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair
I chose to leave Hawaii because it is expensive, crowded and lots of locals seemed to have a sense of entitlement. My wife is a mainland girl and she pointed out that the education system in the islands is broken. Kids were fighting with the teachers and teachers were being
I was born and raised in Kona. I was 49 years old when I left for the mainland in 2017. Kilauea had been erupting constantly since 1983, and the air quality was horrible. I ended up with asthma and susceptible to pneumonia. Initially I went to Washington state on vacation.
We lived in Waimanalo for over 20 years and even with two incomes, we were never able to get ahead. We still have family there. My two youngest sons were born at Castle Hospital and they miss the Windward side terribly. I don’t believe we could ever afford to live
I was born and raised on the Big Island. My wife and I both grew up in North Kohala and graduated high school from there. I was class of 2012 and she of 2013. The turning point was when I left Hawaii for two years to serve as a missionary
I moved to Hawaii when I was 11, back in 2010. I lived on Maui for 11 years. I was so fortunate to spend the formative years of my life in such a beautiful place in a loving community full of aloha. Growing up, however, my single mother struggled constantly
We lived on Maui for over 10 years. I used to manage vacation rentals and my husband worked for Maui Electric. He was a lineman. We moved to Florida because of all the ridiculousness — Covid-19 restrictions, taxes, government. Moving to Florida was one of the best decisions we have
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