What are the benefits of moving to Hawaii?|132448

If you had the opportunity to move to Hawaii, would you do it? If you had enough money saved, a place to rent, and a job there, and the only thing holding you back was to finally make the decision if you were going to pack up whatever you know right now, and make the move or not, would you do it?
I say life is short, why not spend it in Hawaii if at all possible. Do you agree with that?

I am ready to go there now!! Having visited there 6 times, absolutely love it there! Met some wonderful friends in person whom I have _met on the internet_, so it was awesome to meet them in person!
I would def give up the Michigan winters to live there!!!
The tradewinds are totally awesome, sitting on the lanai of a morning watching the waves of the ocean, smelling the scents of Hawaii, and especially the Aloha Spirit of the peoples!!!

Well I actually did this exact thing myself, I have lived here for 4 years and I love it. I did not even have a job or a place when I moved but now I know it was the best decision I have ever made!!

Hawaii is like no other!
i mean if you_ve never been to hawaii you probably can never imagine what the word _Aloha_ means. That_s just how it is. Only on hawaii can you feel so connected to the people on the island. I was born and raised there but now I am living on the mainland and I can tell you this is two differnet worlds. Only downfall is the cost of living. Seriously crazy so make sure you paln on buying a home or something along those lines. it_s why i moved.

I_m desperately trying to get back after living in Maui for a few years. The beauty was never lost on me and the people are the best. I do miss the pineapple because we can_t get it in Chicago without paying a fortune. I miss the warmth of the air, the water, and the people. I miss the laid back lifestyle and taking my stateside friends to the Luau.

Yes I would and am... My husband is there now and why not live the rest of your life or at least part of it there... and we did not do all the planning that you are talking about. he is working and has been there 3 months and I will follow in 3 months but I am going tomorrow to visit.... PARADISE especially with the one you LOVE

u go for it. wont know till u try.

It would just cost a lot of money... I_m in Hawaii and maybe the beauty is lost on me because I see it every day, but I don_t think it_s quite worth it.

If I had the opportunity to live in Hawaii I_d be there in a second. The only thing is I_d have to make good money. Enough to be able to afford a home there. Hawaii_s expensive but there_s a damn good reason... It truly is paradise!

I would do it, simply for the pineapple!

I did it...twice.

I had been to Hawaii (different islands) a few times and fell totally in love with the place, so when my husband and I got married, we moved to the Big Island. We loved it but unfortunately weren_t well-prepared financially, so when my husband was offered a big raise and promotion at the company he worked for in California, we moved back to the mainland. We said that we_d work hard to pay off all our debt and be back in Hawaii for good in 3-5 years.

Within a couple of years we had decent money coming in. We paid off our debt and when we decided to separate in 2005, I applied for a job in Hawaii, got it, and moved back to the islands.

I live in Hawaii and the best part of living here is the Aloha Spirit, the beaches and the non stop sunshine. Live Aloha!!

The only benefits I can say about Hawaii is the nice weather and the low crime rate. Hawaii is a nice place to live once you lived all the other places you wanted to live.**

i wouldn_t. i was there (Oahu _ Maui) for almost 2 weeks. Fell in love with the beauty, warmth, and pineapple (many other things as well), but id miss seeing snow on christmas or going alpine skiing and things like that. would i go there again for vacation? in a heartbeat, but not to live.