Comments on: Married with 3 boys – should we move to Hawaii?

By: Buckwheat

Buckwheat — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 04:32:58 +0000

My oldest son, has two teenage boys and until very recently they were going to high school in Kailua (on Oahu). They had moved there from Virginia a couple years earlier. They said the Kailua school was somewhat worse than Virginia. Lower educational quality, and the concrete jungle was very hot during the day. I saw pictures of the school – and I can imagine they baked inside – it is ghastly. Not like my high school in Waipahu at all. We had light wood construction, lots of screen, and ceiling fans to take the edge off. Best school I ever attended.

They just moved to Germany (my son is US Civil Service and got transferred there). I am awaiting their views on the difference.

By: Peter Kay

Peter Kay — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:53:00 +0000

In reply to T from Texas. Thanks for all the great questions. I recommend you start by taking the quiz. Make sure you are signed up for the newsletter (make sure you enter your correct email in the quiz) as I'm about to launch a program to help people like you move to Hawaii.

By: T from Texas

T from Texas — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:25:12 +0000

Wow. This email really speaks to me. My husband is in the talking stages with his company about relocating our family (married with 3 kiddos ages 7, 4, and 1) from Dallas, TX to Hawaii for the next two years. We want to do as much research as possible before making any decisions or discussing this further. I feel like you have a very honest perspective and would appreciate any feedback.

First, our main concern is to not put our family into debt. We would sell our vehicles and most possessions and rent out our home here in Texas. My husband currently makes around $76,000. His company asked him what it would take (within reason) for us to make the move…stipend? Leasing a car? Shipping? We have no idea what to say! Do you have any suggestions? Can we even make it? We do grow our own produce here and would want to continue that there.

Second, another concern is public school. Next year we will have two kids in school. Do you have any suggestions on which island and/or neighborhoods would be a good fit? Are there many homeschoolers that you know about? Private school is just not an option as it’s not in the budget.

Third, church. I cannot find any good information on churches. We would want to get connected to a church asap. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

Fourth, thank you for much for taking so much time to write these articles!

T from Texas