“I moved to Hawaii when I was in fourth grade. I lived there until I graduated from Radford High School. I left Hawaii to attend college in Los Angeles and I never returned because the cost of living is too high. I love Hawaii and it will always be home.
“I was born and raised in Hawaii. My parents split up while I was in elementary school. Before going into high school, my mom decided to pack it up and move us all to the continent because Hawaii is just not affordable for a single mom with two growing boys.
“I was born at Wahiawa General Hospital and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, in the town of Haleiwa, for 16 years, until I moved to Kohala on the Big Island with my dad. “I graduated in 1996 from Kohala High School, then moved back to Oahu and worked
“I am not a native of Hawaii, but I am a Chamorro descendant. I relocated to Hawaii from my island Guam because I had just gotten a divorce, wanted to start fresh elsewhere, didn’t want to give up tropical island lifestyle altogether, and loved island community culture. “I was influenced
“I came to Oahu from Colorado on April 1, 1980, and moved away on August 31, 2016. I lived there longer than anywhere else. It is a special place and I miss it, my family, my friends, and its people. “On April Fools Day of 1980, I was appropriately foolish
“Lived in Maui for seven years. It kept getting more expensive but our salaries never changed. It was hard to get ahead, even though my husband and I worked in the hospitality and food and beverage industries. The job market is very competitive. We miss island life but Maui has
“We moved to O‘ahu in 2003. I worked for Windward Dodge in the auto sales business and my wife went to work for the Navy on Ford Island. When the economy went south in 2008, sales were few and far in between. Finally, I was laid off in early 2009.
“I lived in Hawaii for 18 years. I have two sisters and a brother who still live there. But for me it was too expensive. “Now that I live on the mainland, when I think of Hawaii I think, ‘I don’t ever wanna stress about money and rent like people
“I was born and raised on Oahu. The primary reason for my leaving was the cost of living and living from paycheck to paycheck. I retired from my employment after 24-plus years and now have a pension to help with Social Security. “I occasionally go back to Hawaii because I
“I was born and raised on Oahu, lived in Portland off and on for seven years. I decided to go back home to Hawaii with my husband after having our first child. I wanted her to grow up with the same memories and lifestyle I had. But rent was just
“I moved to Hawaii when I was in fourth grade. I lived there until I graduated from Radford High School. I left Hawaii to attend college in Los Angeles and I never returned because the cost of living is too high. I love Hawaii and it will always be home.
“I was born and raised in Hawaii. My parents split up while I was in elementary school. Before going into high school, my mom decided to pack it up and move us all to the continent because Hawaii is just not affordable for a single mom with two growing boys.
“I was born at Wahiawa General Hospital and raised on the North Shore of Oahu, in the town of Haleiwa, for 16 years, until I moved to Kohala on the Big Island with my dad. “I graduated in 1996 from Kohala High School, then moved back to Oahu and worked
“I am not a native of Hawaii, but I am a Chamorro descendant. I relocated to Hawaii from my island Guam because I had just gotten a divorce, wanted to start fresh elsewhere, didn’t want to give up tropical island lifestyle altogether, and loved island community culture. “I was influenced
“I came to Oahu from Colorado on April 1, 1980, and moved away on August 31, 2016. I lived there longer than anywhere else. It is a special place and I miss it, my family, my friends, and its people. “On April Fools Day of 1980, I was appropriately foolish
“Lived in Maui for seven years. It kept getting more expensive but our salaries never changed. It was hard to get ahead, even though my husband and I worked in the hospitality and food and beverage industries. The job market is very competitive. We miss island life but Maui has
“We moved to O‘ahu in 2003. I worked for Windward Dodge in the auto sales business and my wife went to work for the Navy on Ford Island. When the economy went south in 2008, sales were few and far in between. Finally, I was laid off in early 2009.
“I lived in Hawaii for 18 years. I have two sisters and a brother who still live there. But for me it was too expensive. “Now that I live on the mainland, when I think of Hawaii I think, ‘I don’t ever wanna stress about money and rent like people
“I was born and raised on Oahu. The primary reason for my leaving was the cost of living and living from paycheck to paycheck. I retired from my employment after 24-plus years and now have a pension to help with Social Security. “I occasionally go back to Hawaii because I
“I was born and raised on Oahu, lived in Portland off and on for seven years. I decided to go back home to Hawaii with my husband after having our first child. I wanted her to grow up with the same memories and lifestyle I had. But rent was just
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