PROS & CONS of Living In Honolulu, Hawaii 2022

What's it like being single and dating on an island? Can I live off the grid? Is it really sunny ALL the time?

In this video, Derek and Mahe have an unscripted conversation laying out a bunch of PROS and CONS about living in Hawaii.

They pull these out of their own experiences living in Hawaii and reference a few from people who moved here.

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[keivonkianfar]

Even if I don't end up living in Hawaii I loved watching this video. Hope these guys continue to make awesome content.

[rickagulia]

One of the cons that none of the video blogs talk about is the crime in Oahu and how it is increasing. I follow both KITV 4, Hawaii News Now and KHON2 and there is always something at least several times a week like shootings, stabbing, raped, children going missing, corruption with politicians and law enforcement. Everyone gives the perception that these aren't happening and everything is Aloha. You also mentioned the water but no one says anything about the major water contamination with jet fuel. And that every time there is a major storm you can't go into the water because of a brown water warning. I am trying to be negative but truth in advertising!! Because everyone gives this perception that's a mainland problem.

[dvs]

living in town (Ala Moana area) one huge con for me are the inconsiderate people with loud motorcycles, mopeds, trucks, racing cars, and boom boxes that purposely rev up their engines and accelerate frequently throughout the day and night. The motorcycle clubs with 20-30 guys parading throughout town are the worse. Drives me nuts and makes my blood boil!

[mariehuang]

Best pros and cons video I've seen! I love this! Moving there soon and I loved hearing about the dating haha :)

[guslevy]

Just wanted to note how weird it feels to watch one of these videos while I’m actually in Hawaii this week.

We all know the pros…Hawaii speaks for itself when ur here. The sun, ocean, air, mountains and cheap plate lunches everywhere speaks for themselves.

The cons that come to mind for me in my two days here thus far are sunburn, how it sux to be a bad swimmer…and the biggest are that the roads and streets are hard as $#&@ to figure out because they are narrow, not logically planned and many are one way streets that will need to be learned over time.

[katharinecolucci]

Great tips in this video! I taught at Wai’anae elementary for two years. I loved the island but just could not afford to stay. Maybe in 15 years I can buy a small condo in Makakilo and retire there. Just found your channel but love getting to see the island again through your videos.

[patrickmahelona]

Derek I love your video’s I watch’um all da time tho keep’um coming. I have learned so much from you guys. Mahalo Nui kaikukane🤙🏽

[stevenmoylan]

My native Hawaiian grandmother left Oahu back in the early 1950s for good because she was promised a better life on Guam.

[mamafromhawaii]

lol it's funny to hear the two sides of the dating topic, thanks for sharing this was enjoyable to watch

[alexbrown]

Fun fact. Iceland has an app to make sure your not to closely related because the dating pool is so small…

[adrianbartley]

The salt air thing is real, my mom’s cars through the years have always suffered electrical/rust problems. Her Jetta just gave up and died at only 50k miles

[rays]

It barely rains in West Oahu only on occasions just some people crazy here if you ride da bus or go school sm

[rolandbradley]

Suggestion for your "Neighborhood Tours" YT series: "Walkable Neighborhoods"

[medepresed]

🤣🤣🤣 so my boyfriend is Hawaiian and I've had the "ethnicity talk" with him and half his friends 🤣 like they are just curious about it and it is kinda like a game actually lol it reminded me of Pokemon in middle school like "I've got Squirtle", "yeah? Me too! And Charmander", "I don't have those, but I have Starme and Staryu" 🤣🤣🤣 it's the best thing ever!

[markettradinggenius]

yeah, hawaii in general and Oahu specifically isn't very diverse. For example, hawaii has lots of asians from different parts of asia which is the 'majority' of the islands. But, here in Virginia, we not only have regular everyday living 'civilians'(not military people) but we have lots of people from hawaii, asians, lots of hispanics, lots of africans from different parts of africa, etc..etc...So, in that respect, Virginia is way more diverse than Hawaii and very few people, here in Virginia, will ask you 'what is your ethnicity' simply because everyone has seen so many different people from everywhere else that it's not even a 'common sense' question to ask. And, being that I am from Oahu and went through all the ups and downs of living in such an environment, I can tell you that when I first moved to Virginia(it's been 2 years now that I've lived here in Northern Virginia), it was like 'heaven on earth'. As a side note, I found out that Virginia is a "high tech high touch state"; meaning that Virginia has more internet Nodes than any other state in the nation, beating out California, and that 70% of ALL internet traffic in the world passes through Virginia ! It all started with AOL internet company setting up shop here in Northern Virginia then other internet Giants followed in AOL footsteps and it simply had a snowball effect. With the elevated rail being built, taxes will continue going through the roof while more and more people continue to do what I did, and that is to migrate out of Hawaii into places like Virginia, Texas and Florida which will continue to put a bigger and BIGGER burden of the tax on a smaller and smaller population. The weather, as I must say, is perfect on Oahu, but the weather won't pay your taxes or your rent....lol....by the way, I have yet to be bitten by a mosquito here in Northern Virginia(I live in the Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania area of Virginia)

[surfininmys]

I’m sad I can’t live in Hawaii but California is a great place to live as well 🤙🏾

[CWalthallBrand]

I just moved here from NY about 3 months ago and there are so many pros but I’d have to agree with the dating in a small pond scenario as being a con. I’ve bumped into so many people in such a short amount of time from Walmart & shops to bars in Honolulu. Waikiki itself is like the size of Timesquare and outside of it there doesn’t seem like very much to do.

[shekinahsophiah]

"lick means to 'beat up'..." 🤣😂 That was good 👍...🙂‍↔️👅😛🤪😅

[aspeck]

Huge pain in the butt to get my dog here like over 6 months