Is Relocating to Hawaii Doable . . . - General Tiki

M mjj Member Joined: Sep 30, 2006 Posts: 3	M mjj Posted posted on Sun, Oct 1, 2006 12:16 AM Hey Everyone, I just found your site while searching for a possible move to Hawaii and I wanted to get some feedback from you guys on this subject. I just got back from a week long trip to Oahu (my first and only real vacation) and I had such an incredible time that I'm actually pretty despressed to be back in California. The people are the main reason I miss it. My friend and I met so many nice people from all over, even the locals were nice to us, freely gave out their numbers to hang out. Had a blast a the Karaoke bar and they wouldnt even let us chip it to help pay. People smile and greet you like they really meant it. I've never been a very social person or rather I've never been able to be a very social person but over there it was so easy, people are nice to you first so you have problem being friendly in return. I found the entertainment and alachol to actually be a bit cheaper and with the friendly service you dont even mind tipping. I'm half white / half filipino but I look 1000% white, so it doesnt really help anything and didnt find any trouble with the locals like I've been reading up on. I was also travelling with a pinoy that actually looks pinoy so that may be the reason (maybe they thought he was local). Furthermore, wow, I have never seen so many beautiful asian girls in one place at one time in my life and from what I hear the stream is never ending. (I generally date asian girls anyway, white girls dont like me cuz I dont drive big trucks, motorcycles, etc, you know the general stereotypes that put those girls out of reach). I find the Japaneese girls partictually intrieging and I dont know why. By the time it was time to go I couldnt wait to get home and start looking for a job on Oahu, get rid of things I dont need and start taking Japaneese classes. But, after reading the forums for a few hours I have become deflated as I guess things are how I thought they were. So I wanted to get some feed back from you guys on the reality of Hawaii and what you think my prospects might be. I'm 25, single, no real attachments to California (though was born here). I only see my parents a few times a year anyway so thats not a problem. I currently make around $65,000 a year running IT for small companies with 7 years experance and I can do pretty much any IT related job. I have about 30K in the bank from a home sale, not that I'm really willing to spend it all to go broke and come home to the mainland if thats a real risk? So my questions are: Did I just get lucky and meet some good people who treated me nice because I was a tourist (and a haloe travelling with an asain looking person)? Or are people generally this friendly to everyone? Would it be different if I lived there? Are jobs really that hard to come by? even worse if your not from there and are clearly white? Any one know about IT jobs in particular? The idea was pretty much dead in my mind until I read some of the just do it posts so I wanted to get your guys feedback before I give up the idea and get bummed, the bottom line is, if Hawaii really is as unwelcoming to mainland "invaders" (particually white guys), then that kinda cancels the reasons I wanted to live there. Please post any and all thoughts on the subject negitive or positive hit me with the raw truth. Thanks Alot Mike

Hey Everyone,

I just found your site while searching for a possible move to Hawaii and I wanted to get some feedback from you guys on this subject. I just got back from a week long trip to Oahu (my first and only real vacation) and I had such an incredible time that I'm actually pretty despressed to be back in California. The people are the main reason I miss it. My friend and I met so many nice people from all over, even the locals were nice to us, freely gave out their numbers to hang out. Had a blast a the Karaoke bar and they wouldnt even let us chip it to help pay. People smile and greet you like they really meant it. I've never been a very social person or rather I've never been able to be a very social person but over there it was so easy, people are nice to you first so you have problem being friendly in return. I found the entertainment and alachol to actually be a bit cheaper and with the friendly service you dont even mind tipping.

I'm half white / half filipino but I look 1000% white, so it doesnt really help anything and didnt find any trouble with the locals like I've been reading up on. I was also travelling with a pinoy that actually looks pinoy so that may be the reason (maybe they thought he was local).

Furthermore, wow, I have never seen so many beautiful asian girls in one place at one time in my life and from what I hear the stream is never ending. (I generally date asian girls anyway, white girls dont like me cuz I dont drive big trucks, motorcycles, etc, you know the general stereotypes that put those girls out of reach). I find the Japaneese girls partictually intrieging and I dont know why.

By the time it was time to go I couldnt wait to get home and start looking for a job on Oahu, get rid of things I dont need and start taking Japaneese classes. But, after reading the forums for a few hours I have become deflated as I guess things are how I thought they were. So I wanted to get some feed back from you guys on the reality of Hawaii and what you think my prospects might be.

I'm 25, single, no real attachments to California (though was born here). I only see my parents a few times a year anyway so thats not a problem. I currently make around $65,000 a year running IT for small companies with 7 years experance and I can do pretty much any IT related job. I have about 30K in the bank from a home sale, not that I'm really willing to spend it all to go broke and come home to the mainland if thats a real risk?

So my questions are:

Did I just get lucky and meet some good people who treated me nice because I was a tourist (and a haloe travelling with an asain looking person)? Or are people generally this friendly to everyone? Would it be different if I lived there?
Are jobs really that hard to come by? even worse if your not from there and are clearly white? Any one know about IT jobs in particular?

The idea was pretty much dead in my mind until I read some of the just do it posts so I wanted to get your guys feedback before I give up the idea and get bummed, the bottom line is, if Hawaii really is as unwelcoming to mainland "invaders" (particually white guys), then that kinda cancels the reasons I wanted to live there.

Please post any and all thoughts on the subject negitive or positive hit me with the raw truth.

Thanks Alot

Mike

Post #258158 by mjj on Sun, Oct 1, 2006 12:16 AM