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Well said!

Just my opinionhaving lived all over the planet and a few years in Hawaii (and go back often)..Hawaii weather is as good as it gets on this globe. No place is perfect but Hawaii tops our criteria and the health level of the people there is a good indication of wonderful weather. If you want better weather than Hawaii people should consider a large humidi-crib instead. There of course is some variation in weather on different islands, different locations on an island. None of them are really challenging or hard to take..

Correct. If you have an AC with dehumidifier function it is great for reducing humidity of course, also drops the temperature a bit, and also filters a lot of VOG if needed. Not as expensive to run as the normal cooling function either. Extra bonus, in very humid parts of the islands it stunts the mould growth or eliminates it, if you run it for.a few days. Don’t let mould eat your heirlooms and old family photos.

Yes…that is a good comment! Hawaii is certainly expensive, but the Hawaiian quality of life has no price. I grew up there (haole), in wonderful (at the time) Waipahu on Oahu. Left in 1970 to join the Marines. After Japan, Vietnam (yes, that long ago), Thailand….I got out after 8 years and went on to contract work in the Middle East. Met my Filipino wife while working there…and did our 40th anniversary recently. Back then we did a fair amount of traveling and decided that Australia might be best to raise our children. Which we did, and a good decision it was – Australia is amazing – and they are all very successful adults now. We always travelled, mainly at my insistence, to Hawaii when we could. We’ve fallen in love with Hilo over the years. It’s like Waipahu when I was young, and my wife is very comfortable there. It does rain, so stick anything you want in the ground and it grows. People are fine and friendly. I have had some simply amazing encounters with Hilo residents who have been so helpful and kind. Going back again, I am now retired, and my wife will quit her part-time nurse job soon….to house hunt.

For what it is worth – I think prospective movers to Hawaii – should check out the stress levels there compared to other states. Residents do extremely well in Hawaii compared other states. Even if the cost of living is high in Hawaii, other stressors are very much lower than the mainland. As perfect weather as is possible on this planet, a wide variety of people from all over the Pacific and beyond generally getting on together very well, and workplaces that are simply great. Life is good there. My parents loved it. We will follow their example.

I was reading Andrea Comment about fair skin. You really have adjust your life and I’m equally as fair skinned and I do great here!

Check out the “which island is best for you?” video on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterKayLivinginHawaii where I also have a series on the weather

We are from Michigan and love our summers. For the past 3 years we have wintered in Texas on the gulf coast and it’s nice here. But we are thinking of trying a winter in Hawaii is there a best way to do this? Which island to stay on while using our time to explore everything the islands have to offer? Are there monthly rentals? our stay would probably be from Jan. – April really what’s the best place to set up base camp so to speak. Just starting to figure this out and any insights would be appreciated.

Mahalo Keith for taking the time so share you experience. love it!

One other deciding factor not related to weather to point out though is that I’m Asian and even California has scattered racism albeit not as pronounced in other states. Native/Local Hawaiians were always very nice to us when we visited the islands and that was really a huge part of our decision to move to Hawaii as well.

In conclusion, I have developed the following saying… “People move from all over the world to live in California for the weather but people from California move to Hawaii for the weather.”

Mahalo Nui Loa

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so long as you’re always willing to wear either clothing/hats/etc or sunscreen you should be OK but everyone is different. Best way to find out is to vacay here.

San Diego Isn’t great!!
Beautiful sights to see but you can’t enjoy the water 8 months out of the year most of the water temperatures average 50’s to high 60’s
Hawaii’s water temperature stays like that all year long!! Even with warm and or cool air temp. San Diego is just one big tease!

San Diego has very nice moderate weather. It really is a personal taste kind of thing.

Greatest. Comment. Ever. Mahalo!

Richard you’ve been here since’69 and only start to see the big dark clouds only 8 years ago? Wow that is really a interesting observation that makes no sense to me. You have got to be kidding right?

Gingin
Take a teaspoon a day of local honey to acclimate yourself to the pollen in your area. It will help to tame the allergies. You’re right, Hawaii is a resort labor camp unless you’re rich! Good luck!

Mahalo Mr. Omori for the great comment! Couldn’t agree more!

Bummer! Since Hawaii is of course an outdoor place, if the weather is unbearable then yes, there’s not much to do. But even on cloudy days there are fabulous hikes, great surfing, etc. Plenty to do on the few less-then-perfect days. But of course if you’re here during a hurricane it’s hard to compare.

Eleven days on vacation big island and kauai did not see the sun for 10 hours. Could have left my sunglasses home. Resturants cost triple NYC. If the weather does not cooperate the is nothing to do except wish you were some other place !

That’s odd. I’ve never noticed that

Great comment! Mahalo! Can you share some “secrets” as to what you discovered it takes to adjust to living in Hawaii’s multicultural environment?

Well-said, Lou!

Back in the Sixties, no A/C needed even in downtown Honolulu where I went to school. Never felt hot or humid after the first week there.

Some of this may be global warming. But I suspect a lot of it is the flood of people and the development. High rises have choked the tradewinds out of Honolulu, and development has made other parts of Oahu like Kailua into saunas. It’s happening on Kaua’i too. I won’t be returning, even though Hawai’i and its people will alwalys be a very important part of me, and I had strongly considered retiring there about a year ago.

And yes, I’m a haole, and I did experience discrimination there as a kid, which made me a liberal on civil rights, because I knew what it felt like to be “the other.” It’s still there, especially in more rural, more local places in the islands (driving through the Kapaa rush hour, we passed a sign right on the main highway on Kaua’i that read “Why Do Haoles Lie?”). You act right, though, and respect locals, their culture, their customs, you’ll be fine.

It’s like anything else. Know who you are, what you want, what you can handle. Do your research, talk to other people. Then you won’t be shocked or disappointed by what you find.

Hawaii is definitely not for everyone. Personally, Hawaii has the best weather in the world and there’s no place on earth that’s more comfortable for me. I love the blended cultures and have no problem knowing I’m the minority white guy. Others feel differently and that’s why it’s so important to be clear on what this place is all about. For some, we’ve come home to heaven. For others, it’s a living hell. I’m of the former.

I’ve considered New Mexico a couple of times. I think just a bit remote for me. I’d be more likely to go for the green of Colorado if I moved out west. Thanks for your comment. Aloha, Vern

Aloha Len,

Thanks for your comment. Kapolei is a cool residential area. I like it. It’s away from the craziness of Waikiki – but, some people enjoy that. There is really not going to be any way to sort it all out without visiting Hawaii and actively looking for work in the area. I think that’s what you mean about getting confused… maybe you mean about which area to live.

I just revised my “Moving to Hawaii – 2012” ebook at Amazon. It’s not quite live yet, another 12 hours maybe, until they approve it. You should pick that up – there is a TON of information to read, and it’s $4.99.

Ontario eh? I lived in Pittsburgh, and that was cold enough for me too. Hawaii looks like a nice change for you – hope you make it work!