Comments on: Life in Hawaii: Can you afford it and is it worth it?

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Wed, 20 Nov 2019 03:07:16 +0000

In reply to Caroline. What a great story! Love it! So happy for you folks!

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 22:24:31 +0000

Peter, we have followed you since our intent to move to Hawaii. It is the best decision ever! We’re just 1.5 yrs here on Maui and couldn’t be happier. Everything you say is just the plain TRUTH and Mahalo for not sugar coating anything. And yes, we’re here because of the ALOHA, the people, the beauty, and of course, the weather is a no brainer.
We have never needed “things’, we came here with 6 suitcases + 4 carry-ons, and even that was too much. Our home back on the mainland had the original furnishings of 22 years. And so true, when we started our journey here, we did look around our mainland home and said, we only live in the living room, kitchen and bedroom. We don’t need much else! Our cars were paid for, one was 20yrs old, and the other was 14 yrs old. Too long of a story, but we couldn’t bring them here, so we sold them and used the money to buy a 4-dr 2016 Nissan here.
Our whole being here is about the quality of life. We are beach people and want to be on the beach everyday, and we get to do that. We want to enjoy the outdoors everyday, and we’re never in the small apartment that we have. Actually, we have a decent 2br 800sq ft place, it’s a mansion!!! (hahaha) And the beach is just across the street, omg, couldn’t be more fortunate!
It’s freeing to have simplicity in your life. And what really matters are the relationships we develop as we grow older. And amazingly, we get to vacation every single day. My husband and I keep asking, “how did we get here?” However it came to be, we are forever grateful for this opportunity to live in such an amazing place!
Again, Mahalo to you Peter for your information. It was very helpful in our move to Maui.

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 01:32:52 +0000

Peter, with Taina and her family they are a typical example of people who live very communal with each others in the Aloha spirit! Whenever they could they help anyone when they are in need and suffer hardship! They have a big heart, I never see them they have any trouble with anyone! They just like to live in peace and harmony! They are very spiritual, walking everyday in the nature and enjoy life! They are truly happy and lucky people for which we are dreaming for! I love such life!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 01:22:22 +0000

In reply to Friedrich Kass. Very cool

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:15:35 +0000

Thanks Peter! I mentioned the 82-years old Hawaiian grandma Taina Putifarne, she is descendants from a very old Hawaiian noble class of people, whose ancestors may have been chieftain earlier and had own big lands on diferent islands and controlled the native tribes when warfare was around! There are still such familes in Hawaii! But, nowdays they dont care anymore about their glorious past, they are just like any other Hawaiians an ordinary citizens and very communal! They working for the welfare of their fellow brothers, and looking after the elderly and taking care of children!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 00:00:52 +0000

In reply to Friedrich Kass. how exciting!

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 23:39:30 +0000

Yes, Peter you are correct! You see such contacts is essentially if you want to move to Hawaii, since all this people and good friends of mine would help and guide me in anyway to find a confortable place in Honolulu, where I can deepen my scientific study on geography, nature, wildlife and I would than have a nice place where I can make my meditation, since I was also depressiv in my earlier lifephase! So, I have to close my earlier life and start a new life!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 23:08:17 +0000

In reply to Friedrich Kass. Sounds like you've got your 'ohana plans all lined up!

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 22:39:16 +0000

Hi Peter! The one I mentioned above for you and who has before lived in Waikiki, Honolulu is a native original Hawaiian woman of 82 years old, she is now grandma and her name is Taina Putifarne. She is married to a Norwegian guy Mr. Hansen, who was back then a captain of a big ship from Oslo, Norway and later became US citizen after many years of work in America, and together with Taina they moved to Hilo, on the Big island Hawaii where they ever since live very confortable! Im still in touch with them, they have 3 beautiful grandchildren of Hawaiian-Norwegian descent, totally nice and funny people! Just like the Hawaiians in general, very open to anyone and social-minded, helpful people! They really follow the Aloha-spirit, and live with everybody in harmony! Now, this kind of lifestyle Im searching for!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:48:18 +0000

In reply to Mark F Kramer. Aloha Mark and I'm so incredibly honored and humbled you gave me such a title! I'm so glad this has helped you figure it all out. It took me over 3 decades to get there!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:44:41 +0000

In reply to Friedrich Kass. Having those kinds of connections are priceless and will make it much easier for you as I'm sure you know.

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:37:48 +0000

Peter thank you for your reply! I had several friends who had lived long time in Honolulu, one of them spend 12 years there and worked with her husband a Japanese-American as university teacher on anthropology at the Honolulu University campus! They lived on the Kuhio avenue 2117, Waikiki. Another one same in Honolulu for a while, and then moved to Hilo, Hawaii Island for permanent settlement. And also a friend who was then a Hotel owner in Waikiki, but after he sell his property moved on to Niiiahu island for retirement! So I have several friends as well contact I still maintain, and really want to move there, probably to Honolulu to by a property with big garden in the suburbs of Honolulu and will stay there!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:30:58 +0000

In reply to Friedrich Kass. You should at least go on a long vacation here, for sure. Then you will have a better idea.

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 18:19:25 +0000

I think that everyone has diferent opinion and experience about living in Hawaii! I have a constant income of 150k per year, and I dont even need to work, at least I study since 13 years and need a tranquil lifestyle and change, a beautiful environment, sunshine all the year around. Im already bored and tired very much of rush, overstressed big citylife, depression, burn-out etc… I need silence around me to further deepening my study and meditation! I looking therefore for a right place for escape, and I think that Hawaii is just the right place to live for me!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 02:25:30 +0000

In reply to Mina. I actually specifically addressed San Francisco in the video and the cost of living. Did you watch that?

By: Mina

Mina — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 02:08:28 +0000

I plan on moving from the San Francisco Bay Area and I have found that the island life might be cheaper! Can’t wait to make it a reality!

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:32:41 +0000

In reply to Susi Allen. Everybody has a diferent opinion and personal experience about life in Hawaii, no matter who they are! It is up to you where you want to live! I have enough money, about 150k per year constant income from my accumulated wealth and dont even need to work anymore! Therefore Hawaii is just the right place to enjoy freedom, natural beauty, sunshine all the year around! Im searching for a place where I can find tranqulity, peace, silence, nice wheater to deep my study and just enjoy life without noise, stress, rush, burn-out big city life, from which I got bored and tired and sick! Simply I need a fundamental change in my life, thats all! Everything else is no particular interest to me! Hawaii is waiting for me!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 23:01:47 +0000

In reply to Susi Allen. Mahalo! As I was doing the production work it was really becoming clear that I had landed upon something really fundamental about Hawaii.

By: Susi Allen

Susi Allen — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 22:51:13 +0000

Great video – I agree, probably one of the most insightful as to what to really think about before making the move to Hawaii.

I think I will be okay there…I’m financially secure and don’t care about fancy cars, clothes, furniture, jewelry…none of that stuff. I’m so looking forward to getting up every morning and seeing the sun and feeling the warm weather; going for a walk to the beach or a hike in the mountains; tending to the fruits in my garden and my animals; saying Hello to the neighbors, maybe having coffee with them. I look forward to learning about the culture and history, seeing and experiencing the different places on the Big Island; visiting the neighboring islands; getting involved in my community through volunteer work or a part-time job — or both.

I think you can be happy or unhappy no matter where you are; you either change your attitude or location. I think it’s easier to decide you will be happy no matter where you wind up.

By: Friedrich Kass

Friedrich Kass — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 21:24:19 +0000

I dont really share the opinions made by others! Everyone has a different opinion about what is life on Hawaii! Everyone make his own experience which could be different from anyone else! For me Hawaii is just a right place, I have enough money to live there even without work, and what I searching for is just tranqulity, peace, no rush, no noise, just the endless silence-thats what I need! I get bored and tired from big city life-I need so desperatelly a change in my life! I will very soon move to Hawaii and make my own paradise there, just alone!

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:24:49 +0000

In reply to Amanda. This is the place fore those things!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 19:15:44 +0000

I Have Always Enjoy All of Your Videos ! , I’m a certified open water scuba diver, i love mountain biking , i love walking on the beach being out doors, going to the parks , it about being close to Nature and going for nice car ride like you do, and share what you love to see, .i love sailing, kayaking and canoeing , i hope to make a lot of friends that love out doors things
Amanda

By: Brina Healy

Brina Healy — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:29:50 +0000

How da Lefts, brah?

By: Mark F Kramer

Mark F Kramer — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:16:20 +0000

Okay Peter, with the making of this video I’m going to begin calling you the “Go to Hawaii Guru.”
I’ve been here only eight years (so far) and agree with everything you presented. And in all these eight years I’ve pondered the questions you’re answering: what makes me so fully contented upon moving to Oahu (Makaha Valley), while my wife, after eight years here, still seems conflicted.
Her only (adult) child lives here. Her only grandchild lives here. Our quality of life the very vitality of it all is so much more vigorous here. And the weather, oh the weather! (Even my wife does admit she’s gotten use to the warmer temps!)
It’s exactly how you put it so very succinctly: Materialism versus spiritualism.
For me, from modest means and lifestyle, for the first time in my life, I feel wealthy, wealthy in the connection I have with this place, wealthy in the (for first time in my life) magnificent view I have from my apartment’s floor-to-ceiling windows, and wealthy in that having only modest means still buys me a permanent, year-round home where I get to sit and listen to visitors and seasonal neighbors complain about having to leave and return to their permanent homes, while marveling that I do not!