Moving to Hawaii: 21 Things to know before you go
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- Thinking of making the big move to Hawaii? Before you pack your bags and embrace the island life, there are some essential things you need to know. In this video, we dive deep into 21 misconceptions you may or may not have about Living in Hawaii; elements that will help you transition seamlessly to life in paradise. From understanding the unique Hawaiian culture and customs to getting a grip on some of the intangibles of island life- we've got you covered! #movingtohawaii #livinginhawaii #hawaiilife
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00:00 Introduction
00:55 Hawaii is isolated
02:07 Hawaii Beaches are not private
03:16 Island fever
03:59 Everyday is not a vacation
06:37 We don't have the BEST seafood
07:45 Las Vegas in the 9th Hawaiian Island
08:25 Maui & Oahu are not equal
09:12 Diverse cultures
10:04 Haole meaning
11:44 Locals don't hate white people
12:59 Hawaii homes are small
13:34 Building a home in Hawaii
13:47 Contractors in Hawaii
14:10 Hood ventilation
14:21 Homeless people in Hawaii
15:33 Moving to Hawaii with Pets
16:28 Weed is not legal
16:44 No Gambling or Lottery
17:29 Politics
Moved to the Big Island 3 years ago. I did study moving to Hawaii for 2 years before coming over just to make sure it will work out for us. We have never had Island fever. If we go to Hilo it feels like we had a road trip to another state! We also told our family we are parked here and not flying back. It’s been 3 years and we have no intention of changing that. So, we have lots of visitors. We love the laid back lifestyle and the warm days.
3 years is not a long time source spent 8 years there
I live on a foreign island and being on an American island will be extremely doable!!! Can't wait...
tbh visiting family on hawaii doesn't sound that bad for most ;)
Wait until they have a big volcano eruption there. You'll be trying to go somewhere to get away from the thick "vog" that blankets the whole island and can last for weeks. It's nasty having to breathe that.
I got tire of Hawaii only after 6 months. Other than the beaches, there's nothing here.
I used to live in big island and i will say ,its way different and slower there. If you are from California you will have to adapt more then others ,cause its not fast pace like it is in l.a , no six flags, you cant take motorcycle rides like you would over there , the food is expensive and sometimes not all your food you like is even sold there! Your on island time , so very relaxed and chill vibes. Your not gonna have fairs or carnvals , no baseball games ,no football, there's pretty much nothing there to do but eat and go to the water and drink kava , its completely different like completely. But i love it for that reason, i am a simple man and just love being there without all the city pollution in l.a , you can really vibe here. Just cause i said you cant do all that dont mean you cant enjoy it. Just being brutally honest
This is why I Love your videos you tell the truth.
Thank you. 🙏
Loved the video, great information and informative as always. Love that nothing is sugar coated. Like with anywhere else, there's good/bad so just be informed prior to making the leap.
Thank you for your great videos! You are both passionate and practical about Hawaii... Very good balance!
Excellent Review Maila 👍🏾
Totally agree with ALL 21 of your things to know... great job Maila!! I always look forward to you next video~! Keep up the awesome work. Great presentation, and professional production work, keeps me engaged throughout the entire video.
Thank you and thank you for watching 😊
Got a lot of information from this video, thanks!
Thank you for the info! Considering a move so my wife can go home to Oahu. Great things to think about!
Very good info in this video. Awesome! Thank you.
Thank you so much, very rewarding video👍🙏
this is amazing thanks so much
This was filmed so well wow
Thank you for this! Moving to Honolulu in the next few months. 🖤🤙🏽
Great informative video, Mahalo!
❤Positively Loveeeee this Video. Looking very forward to moving there.💋💋💋💋💋
I will be there in May. I'm soooo ready.
..😏..very good video.👏.. explaining the reality of life there was refreshing
Great video. Watched it all.
Thank you for watching!
Super informative video, thank you so much! Your presence and honesty is greatly appreciated. I found it funny when you were talking about Hawaii having it's own culture, there were guys in the background doing some pretty weird exercises haha..
great video, you tell it like it is , dont sugar coat anything
Great info. Been there twice.
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This video was AMAZING!!!!! I am
VERY excited! If you have any insights on swimming with the dolphins and helping with sea turtle conservation, I would love to know thank you.
Fascinating content. Lots to chew on here.
I will be in Oahu on Tuesday and will be there for 2 weeks. This is my second visit this year. Before going there I got a great book that mentioned many things including respect for the land, the culture, and the people. I love my life as a minimalist and trying to leave “no” trace. On this trip I am bringing re-usable items because I don’t want to add trash to the beautiful island. I am from Los Angeles, California. I love Hawaii so much! Aloha! Thank you for your wonderful videos.
So awesome. Enjoy your time here.
whats the name of the book?
@@chanellecamello6431 the name of the book is Oahu Revealed by Andrew Doughty. It is a traveling type of book but it is wonderful
Be aware if you walk alot drivers can be dicks. (I live near Honolulu and Walk to work everyday
Mahalo❤
One restriction on Amazon (I work for them) is that nothing containing lithium-ion batteries can be shipped to Hawaii, as they cannot travel by air.
Clarification...Not 100% true. W/out Li-ion, there would be little to none....laptop computers, cell-phones, EVs, etc, etc. Difficult to get? Meh, 50/50. Very restricted-100%...Exceptions to every rule
@@harrymiram6621 Large shipments of those items destined for Hawaii stores arrive by container ship, not by plane. And practically all vehicles, including EVs, arrive by ship. It is possible to fly a vehicle there, but it would cost you bigtime. I've only seen it done for high-dollar collector cars.
Great video as always. I do think that there is some resentment of tourists, at least on Maui. I think it is also because a lot of people show up throwing money around acting like they own the place, while the locals live a more modest lifestyle. This is true of many tourism spots.
Excellent video Mahalo ♥️🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Mahalo to you!
I moved back to Hawaii from Park City, Utah 10 years ago, and I will never leave.
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Awesome video! I stumbled across this after watching a video about Norway. Now I think I might wanna move to Hawaii instead 😅
Just a bit of contrast there.😂
Yeah exactly so it was down to Alaska or Hawaii I couldn't decide
I think that having a time share home is a better option than buying a home and trying to fit in. I would definitely live in Oahu but not down in Waikiki as it is way to busy. Thanks for the video as we love coming to Hawaii when time permits.
I lived in Waikiki from 2009-2019. I didn’t see much crime when I was there. Now I see it everywhere on the mainland all the time.
hiii, volunteering and qork exchange is pretty popular in hawaii, and i want to do it myself (wwoof, worldpackers or workaway). im from norway, europe, and im wondering if anybody know what visa i should apply for? i want to stay about a year work exchange, working not for money, but also being able to get a side job?
nice video
this is truly fascinating! I got some time to kill at work and i went down the rabbit hole of learning about different places and islands on this big blue world we live in and one of the things that caught my eye was Micronesia and how there are forms of racism from Hawaiian's. Completely caught me by surprised just from what ever travel guide and local that hops on a camera driving home the 'Aloha' spirit, which in terms to me is
Mark 12:31
...'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
love to here anybody from the island speak on this if possible, just curious!
GREAT VIDEO AND INFORMATIVE. WHAT ABOUT JOBS IN HAWAII? ARE THE JOBS GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE A LIVING IN HAWAII?
If you're highly educated (not just a Bachelor's degree) and have good connections. Otherwise, nope.
I am considering a job opportunity in Hualalai. Are there apartments in this area? And what is the rent rate?
🤙🏻
Anyone else notice the bike chained up on the sidewalk, with its wheels missing at 4:12? 😂 The word "haole" is a lot like "Yankee" in some parts of the mainland. It can be neutral or it can be derogatory, depending on who is saying it and how they're saying it.
Is Hawaii a good climate for chronic pain?
That would depend on whether your pain is aggravated by cold temps. If so, good.
When you start seeing socks split between the thong of the flippas, you know winter is coming 😂😂
Is it true that actually living and working in Hawaii gets old fast??
Considering the general view everywhere you look, I wouldn't care if I were seeing it out a drive thru window or a tent on the beach😂
Please Madame I need your precious opinion: I am 31 from Italy, In 2 years I will have 3 degrees, currently speak fluently 5 languages while I have studied 8 and I work as firmware developer in a French multinational company. Do you think I have a chance within the next two years to land a job in the tech sector in Hawaii?
The 5 languages I speak: Italian, English, French, German, Chinese. Plus I have knowledge of Japanese, Spanish and Russian.
The 3 degrees: Languages and cultures, Robotics, Applied artificial intelligence. The tech degrees have been undertaken under the stricter requirements of an international university in Germany.
There is no tech sector in Hawaii. It's mostly tourism or government jobs, with some in local service-type businesses as well, like banking or retail sales. No tech. And if she looks like a "sir" to you, you need to get your eyes checked, my friend.
@@GNMi79 Thank you Mr. GNMi79 for your kind reply, I am guilty of having copied and paste the same question under multiple videos (some without even watching the video) and I left out that "Sir". Your comment is very much in line with the others I have received so I changed my plans and I'll move to Switzerland. Thank you again for your comment.
@@Penta_Penguin_237 I was born and raised in Hawaii, but I was forced to leave after graduating from university with a business administration degree, because there were no decent jobs there. And by "decent," I mean any job that would have allowed me to support myself. I wasn't picky. Still, it was impossible. I tried for two years, and came up with nothing. Then I moved to California, and was able to get a good job almost immediately. That was many years ago, and I'm sure the economic and jobs situation in Hawaii is even more difficult today. Switzerland sounds nice. I've always wanted to visit there. Good luck!
@@GNMi79 Thank you very much for the even deeper insight on the job market in Hawaii. The fact that I love the most about Switzerland and in partiicular Zurich, compared to italy, is the perfect society and politics; this is largely determined by the higher quality of the average person, the stricter patroling of police, the stricter borders regulations and the fact that your boss can decide quite easily to fire you if you are not productive and if you don't have a job, then, as a foreigner, in the best case you have one year to find another job, otherwise you have to leave.
so "hypothetical" situation - ?? What if all the shipments of fuel and food from the US mainland were to be stopped tomorrow for some reason or another?? How long would the islands population be able to last? Is there enough food being grown on the islands to sustain the entire population for the rest of this year???
Nope. Your best bet would be to get a small boat and learn to fish.
It's like living in Florida in some way..
Same like popolo 😂
I still would love to move there regardless of what she says besides half of that stuff I don't need anyway
already moved here (to Maui) from Colorado in September. My wife and I moved here because her family moved here (no we’re not rich at all and neither is her family)
also yeah can relate to the shipping thing. I’m a musician and sold my amps on the main land thinking I could just buy new ones when I got here. I was lucky to buy the same model of guitar amp I had at a local music store (shoutout Bounty Music) but I couldn’t find the bass amp I had and it can’t be shipped here either.
@@NBADiet I work at lowes in Kahului as a sales specialist
I'm a broker in Kansas City. I hope to eventually move to Hawaii. Thank you for the truth. Lmk if you need any KC mls info!
I Love Waikiki rent a condo then buy.LOL😁😁😁😁
The truth is not in this video,
It will be your experience when you actually live here,
Enjoy your time and be safe on the roads,
Learn alllll of the backroads when traffic hits,
Be aware hikes are accessible and not also due to weather conditions
Just be mindful of spendings, budget
And speak positively on your experiences with people who you meet here!
Aloha 🤙🏽
Hi I am moving to Hawaii from Virginia. Can you give me tips where to get a place which is safe And good for work. Love to get a land then I can build a small house. Thanks for the information God bless
If you need a place to work in Hawaii, building a home is NOT for you
All the good Fish comes from Chef zone….😂…ask all the food trucks 🛻
Please come and spend your life savings and Split.Aloha?
No hay problema en mudarme entonces porque mi madre fue hija única y yo soy hija única. Mi abuela ya falleció y ahora que tengo a mi bebé y a mi esposo. Me llevo a mi madre conmigo y mi pequeña familia para empezar de 0.
Why did they have to ruin International Market Place?!?😭
Do you have a property management team that caters to renters not homebuyers? 🙂
H! Thank you for asking. Here on Oahu, it’s not common business practice to enlist an agent to help you find a rental. We primarily help sellers and buyers. We do own some of our own rentals that come up for vacancy from time to time.
😁😁😁😁😁😁 Great Job had 5 houses YOUR one is worth more..😍😍😍😍😍 How did the Dem Gov do in Maui ??? ALOHA
Your three interviewees totally blow. Foreigners?
front side lay back shaka all day
As local Hawaiian, born/raised, have No Idea what daffy-nition of "Island Fever" entails. To me, "island fever" occurs when people try to hard to fit in, only to be met by ridicule, scorn & derision. If you Really, Truly want to fit in w/island culture... STOP! Trying So Hard to be "accepted!" Adjust S-L-O-W-L-Y a Single step at a time. You have to Crawl b4 U learn how to Walk, b4 U learn how to Run.... It's A Marathon, Not A Sprint!
Do you miss not being able to get in your car take a road trip? This is why so many people living in Hawaii get island fever.
@@rosskardon7195 People who have never lived anywhere but Hawaii don't really get island fever. It's only when they move away that it really registers with them how tiny a place Hawaii is. I know, because I was born there and moved away when I was in my late 20s.
Hawaii is similar to Las Vegas
The Know is don’t move to Hawaii unless you have a high paying job or willing to shack up with 5 other people or work multiple jobs just so you can afford rent and have enough for food.
Be truthful, there is hate for tourists. Even though we support your economy. You bite the hand that feeds u.
I think "hate" might be a little too strong. For most locals, I would say "derision of tourists" is more accurate.
Maybe showing a short educational video about Hawaiian culture and the do’s and don’ts on the flight before arriving.
I’m a metaphysical practitioner so before I visit a new land, I close my eyes and ask the spirits of the land for permission to be there and then I thank them. 🤍
Technically there's no smoking or drinking alcohol on the beaches. Wish it was enforced
nice, ;-) ( i was thinking about 'going' bk my cuz lives there, ( medical pot isn't legal either gez? o.O phbb ( been epileptic for over 25years now) .. ) ( I mean house $ sounds like S. cali .. ( and what Florida is becoming .. it' SHOT up last years and has a hard time coming down since Ron pudding fingers cares for his friends in the Insurance & construction biz and driving gay people out of the state & shutting down public schools (just anounced 5 more in the county north of me e tampa) to force ppl into charter schools etc book banning then actually brining the cost of housing back down.. however.. if you 'just want warm weather and beaches 'there are lots of places to go in the world'.. k-/)
The homeless culture in Hawaii reminds me of the homeless culture in California.
Hi you seem to be a very nice person and I agree with a lot of things that you said. But there are bad things about Hawaii that should be said about paradise. There is a lot of crime here. Just park your car on a public road overnight and and when you come back the next day tires and wheels will be gone and windows will be smashed and that happens in good areas very often. I live in a condo complex and had my 2 month old scooter stolen in a good area. And homeless is a big problem here and should never be sugarcoated.
Check out the bike chained up on the sidewalk at 4:12 in the video. The wheels are gone! 😂
My bike was stolen in less than one day even though I had it chained they took everything they could disassemble from it
Legal medicall marijuana is in the Hawaii state its regulated not for public or recreation .
Mentioning Lahaina fire without saying the government of Democrats failed the people is missing the point because the residents are suffering or forced to move from Maui.
Does the young man in the orange shirt think Hawaii is a foreign country? He said we are foreigners here.
He had kind of an accent. I think he was a foreigner.
Not far hard to park.
Not so fast.
I'm gonna retire somewhere in Hawaii soon. Louisiana is a horrible place .
Louisiana is a shithole
But it's cheap.
Island fever?... isn't it like a one haole chic try one local boy & gone catch something ya.... lol like da popolo movie with Wesley Snipes
lol we're going to need to you make a video explaining THAT type of fever
😂
Great video. I'm glad that you touched on the racism towards white people. It's real
The one is spending 5 years in prison.I would've shot the poor guy had a gun on him too.😝😝😝
And deserved
lol colonizer crybaby
No big difference between there and anywhere else with black Americans expecting reparations 😞
@@laurakibben4147your a whole ass clown bruh
21 (negative) tips for Hawaii heavy gatekeeping
You need to mention cars getting broken into and abandoned cars, no guns, roofs that need repair/power washing ever few years, rainy side of big island
I know "Moving to Hawaii" isn't trademarked or owned, but you do know there is another channel with that title. Seems like it would be a nice good-neighbor move to use "Adjusting to Life in Hawaii" or "What new Hawaiians need to know."
Hey Cletus it's not the name of our channel, it's a topic we're covering and one that this audience benefits from. If you sell ice cream and I sell ice cream, you're not going to call your shop Cletus' Frozen Milk, Egg, and Sugar Shop right?
@@dwellhawaii If they post a video titled "Dwelling in Hawaii" you wouldn't raise an eyebrow?
@@Cletus_the_Elder No sir. Videos are titled so a viewer knows what a video is about. This no different than the way news channels cover the same news topics. We can't be every sheep's shepherd, nor can they.
I think the title is fine and completely accurate. Thank you for the video!
@@dwellhawaii Like I said, no one owns it. Intentions are important, and if you believed your intentions weren't to dip into another real estate professional's hustle, no one should judge you. It's a big world.
Please don’t lie. Haole is both good and bad depending on how it is being used. It is thrown at white people especially by racist native Hawaiians. You should know better
I guess it’s kind of like the name KAREN. Karen isn’t a bad name. That’s how I KNOW it.
@@mailagibson6787 Sadly true for a lot of people
When people ask me what ethnicity I am, my answer is often, “I’m Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, haole.” I’m not being derogatory to myself. My dad was a white man. It all comes down to intent and sensitivity. We also had a blonde cousin who we called “haole boy.” My husband is light skinned with hazel eyes. Although he is 50% Hawaiian, he gets called “haole Hawaiian” all the time. I am sorry to anyone who’s been called a haole in a derogatory way.
That interview provided nothing…
Having spent a ton of time there growing up and going back several times as an adult, I've found the only thing that really sucks about Hawaii is the Hawaiians.
IVE SEEN MANY MOVE HERE ONLY TO LEAVE WITHIN 5 YEARS ONCE THEY REALIZE HOW EXPENSIVE EVERYTHING IS ESPECIALLY FOOD...DONT COME HERE UNLESS YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY I PROMISE IM A LOCAL THAT MAKES $6000 A MONTH AND IM STILL BROKE LOL
Babe you need to budget better than. $3,000 for rent. $500 for utilities. $1,000 for groceries. $500 for extras. You should have left overs with that income.
@@iLoveMusicBritt you left out car payment, car insurance, gas, phone bill, lwich would suck up the last bit of that money mao. I agree 6k per month would be the minimum to live on the island. No welfare check or government hand out for me.
@@iLoveMusicBritt how much if ur homeless
@@KevinNordstrom And don't forget income taxes. The government always takes their cut first. Hawaii has some of the highest state income tax in the country.
Moving to Hawaii: DON'T
I am Hawaiian i was born in Hawaii and moved to florida when i was 5, i got family in Hawai’i i currently live in florida, im 18 now and i want to move back to Hawai’i why should i not move back to Oahu on my own, educate me please🙏😥
@twentyoneromances1576 I was born and raised in Louisiana.. I'm 45 now, can't wait to move to Hawaii .
Imagine white people saying for immigrants to not move to their neighborhoods.
On my way!
Why not? It's expensive.
Stop moving to Hawai'i. Need to help Kānaka & Hawaiʻi Locals first before american foreigners!
Do you know exactly who is it that's piles their cities homeless into a plane there and why doesn't the government there stop it? Just curious.
Stop moving to the mainland, racist. You are hypocrites moving to Nevada but don't want mainlanders moving to HI.
Hawaii "locals" are non-American foreigners. They were brought to Hawaii by the American foreigners. There are very few Kanakas left. Even 100 years ago, there were very few left.
Did she seriously say "Chipotle" with a Spanish accent?
It's not Mexican food. You have lots of Mexican food on the islands. Chipotle is an impression of Mexican food for people named Karen.
Who in their right mind would fly to the west coast to eat Chipotle?
Even if I was a billionaire, no F (Censored) way would I ever want to move to Hawaii! I would go insane with island fever, big name performers like Bruce Springsteen rarely include Hawaii on their performing tours, and when they do good luck getting tickets, and the locals will not accept you! If you are a resident of Hawaii, you absolutely cannot be a Hawaiian, unless you are born ethnically a Hawaiian, and I sympathize with why Hawaiians resent outsiders. Ironically, I have heard there are mainlanders who have moved to Hawaii and love it there. Is that true? If you visit Hawaii, do not steal any sand or lava rocks for souvenirs because of the Madam Pele curse!
I used to live in Oahu. I absolutely hated there. Island life just isn't for me. Lots of Whites folks do go there and a lot of them like it but A LOT of them also don't like it. It's bit of both. Majority of mainland people that I know went back to the Mainland after only 1 to 3 years which is very short. Music scene on that Island is all about reggae music, nothing else. They only listen to reggae which I can't stand. Education and school system is terrible, jobs and opportunity is also awful. Lots of racism, lots of homeless, and the locals are all drug addicts. Plenty of bad people, criminals and knuckleheads are on the island. Hawaii ain't worth it. It's super expensive too. Pay 2-3 times the cost of living for what? To see better beaches? see the homeless and druggies? NO THANKS
Mainlanders who like beaches should move to states such as Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, or California. At least, in those states, you will not get island fever, you will be able to take road trips, and big name performers like Bruce Springsteen and Kenny Chesney tour those states. Also in those mainland states, the cost of living is much less expensive.@@James-sn5mg
I am NOT going to pretend that I am a foreigner when I am Hawaii. Hawaii is a US state. It is two-faced to expect to receive all the benefits of statehood and still hold on to ethnocentric narcissisism that demands mainlanders treat you special.
You gotta love those public beaches….especially when you DREAMT of your OWN, PRIVATE BEACH where you can kick the rif raf off!!!
Don't.
Haoles telling other Haoles to move here 🤮😂
These comments are hilarious. A bunch of privileged white folks crying that locals are mean to them 😂