HAWAII vs CALIFORNIA - Neighborhood Comparisons That Will Make Your Transition Smooth

Let's compare neighborhoods in Hawaii with neighborhoods in California. Know these similarities and differences to make your transition smooth.

Towards the end of the video we talk about culture and indigenous peoples.

HAWAII places to live we cover in this video:
HAWAII KAI, KAHALA, KAKA'AKO, NUUANU, MANOA, DIAMOND HEAD, WAIALAE, KAIMUKI, KALIHI, SALT LAKE, AIEA, PEARL CITY, WAIPAHU, EWA BEACH, KAPOLEI, MAKAKILO, WAIANAE, MILILANI, WAHIAWA, NORTH SHORE, HALEIWA, PUPUKEA, LAIE, KAHUKU, KANEOHE, KAILUA

CALIFORNIA places to live we cover in this video:
MARIN, SAUSALITO, NEWPORT BEACH, LA JOLLA, DANA POINT, PALO ALTO, PRESIDIO, SAN FRANCISCO, EMBARCADERO, SOMA, OAKLAND HILLS, BERKELEY HILLS, HAYWARD HILLS, UNION CITY, BERKELEY, SUNSET, TEMESCAL, WEST OAKLAND, EAST OAKLAND, NATIONAL CITY, FASHION DISTRICT, SOUTH CITY, ORANGE COUNTY, ANAHEIM, BERLINGAME, REDWOOD CITY, EL CERRITO, RICHMOND, MORGAN HILL, EASTLAKE, CORONA, BRENTWOOD, ANTIOCH, DUBLIN, PLEASANTON, LIVERMORE, CONCORD, IRVINE, CASTRO VALLEY, STOCKTON, MODESTO, LODI, TEMECULA, BAKERSFIELD, CHULA VISTA, CARMEL VALLEY RANCH, RANCHO PENASQUITOS, POWAY, SAN RAMONE, DANVILLE, SAN RAFAEL, WATSONVILLE, VALLEJO, SAN LUIS OBISPO, SAN CLEMENTE, PESCADERO, DAVENPORT, BONNY DOON, MONTARA, NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CAPITOLA, SEAL BEACH, SCOTTS VALLEY

VIDEOS we mention in this video:
Living In HALEIWA, PUPUKEA, KAHUKU | O'ahu North Shore

Living In HONOLULU Series - KALIHI

Living In HONOLULU Series - MĀNOA & MAKIKI

Living In HONOLULU Series - KAIMUKI / DIAMOND HEAD AREA

Living Around Schofield Barracks & Wheeler Army Airfield - PCS to Hawaii

Living In WAIANAE, HAWAII 96792 - How Much Do You REALLY Know About West Oahu?

Living In HONOLULU Series - KAKA'AKO, HAWAII - 96813

Living In HONOLULU Series - HAWAII KAI, HAWAII - 96825

Living In KANEOHE, HAWAII - 96744

STREET VIEWS - EWA BEACH, HAWAII 96706

Living In KAILUA - 96734 - HAWAII - Aloha Lost Aloha Found

Living In PEARL CITY - What You Need To Know When Moving To PEARL CITY, HAWAII

Living In KAPOLEI, HAWAII - 96707 - (I grew up here!)

Moving To EWA BEACH - 96706

Moving To MILILANI - 96789 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

FIND YOUR HOME IN HAWAII NOW

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[aua]

Very interesting comparison. Next time you go to the Westside, take a look at Makaha Valley. We are from the Naples Florida area and 9 miles from the beach. I guess we could have chosen anywhere in the state of Hawaii to live but we chose Makaha Valley Towers. We looked at Big Island, Molokai but continued to come back to MVT. We use it as second home and spend 4-6 months there. We recently retired from high stressed jobs....Fire Department and Medical Auditor and frankly we currently live in a beach town with snowbirds pouring into by the thousands during the winter months. So we were looking for peace, quiet and a beach that we didn't have to fight over. Well to our surprise we have met great locals who are so kind and people in the Valley who are from all over...California, Texas and Florida who were looking for the same thing....people who are working from home and looking for real people with family values and respect for the kapunas. Also in the Valley are million dollar homes and a new community being built. My husband grew up in Manoa Valley and I'm from thing I know from my upbringing and from my treat people regardless of who or where they are with respect. Just because we all have moved into the Valley we have no plans to change like it just as it is....we are visitors and visitors follow the rules of house/community.

[ejwong]

Spot on as i’ve lived in San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Honolulu

[kuteangell]

Waianae reminds me of imperial Beach/ san ysidro in the San diego area. Most people won't bother making the trip to the southernmost beach

[kioneebalaroza]

Woah. Your comparison is pretty spot on.

[kimford]

Loved the video! Very informative. Originally from the Bay Area Nor Cal and am moving to Oaho in November. Was kinda concerned about what area to land in when we get there as we know nobody there. But your comparisons to the Bay Area cities were very helpful and put some ease in my soul. Thank you for your time and effort. Keep going and stay encouraged.

[Dubb]

S/I from East Oakland I know da town I see.

[Cletus_the_Elder]

I've been bingeing through the videos in your channel, and I appreciated the isolated drops of California city names in the other videos. This video is my favorite so far, because it presents the unique Hawaiian neighborhoods by reference to the California towns. I would give this video 10 thumbs up and a shaka. You know the Bay Area cities so well.

I watched this to the very end with your final thoughts, and it's exactly what I needed to hear. Your take on the culture of respect in Hawaii, in contrast with the aggressive, antagonistic spirit in California, is why I've been dreaming of a move. It has gotten even worse in California. California is diverse, but diversity without mutual respect creates factions and competing groups already divided by language, culture, and old-country prejudice. It is to the point that the diversity is an actual downside to living in California, now. I say this as a member of an ethnic minority.

[lovebayagent]

You know the Bay Area for sure!! Nice video!!

[fookbia]

I'm just curious....don't mean to be disrespectful....do you guys get any hate bringing "transplants" from the mainland?

[Fitbyyah]

What’s the closest city similar to Walnut Creek ? Or San Jose ?

[Penta_Penguin_]

Please Sir I need your precious opinion: I am 31 from Italy, In 2 years I will have 3 degrees, currently speak fluently 5 languages while I have studied 8 and I work as firmware developer in a French multinational company. Do you think I have a chance within the next two years to land a job in the tech sector in Hawaii?
The 5 languages I speak: Italian, English, French, German, Chinese. Plus I have knowledge of Japanese, Spanish and Russian.
The 3 degrees: Languages and cultures, Robotics, Applied artificial intelligence. The tech degrees have been undertaken under the stricter requirements of an international university in Germany.

[mr.junjih]

aloha bro, its island living again in u.s. carribean islands ... and cost-of-living too

[NiceYoungJa]

Wow... I lived in Palo Alto and moved to Kailua about 6 month ago. You make me nostalgic just hearing about your mentioning cities. Kahala is more like Hillsborough, I would say?

[GissellBenavides]

I watched your video, but only heard Newport Beach in comparison once…I rent here in Corona Del Mar, I enjoy the convenience to steps away from the beach. Would there be anything in comparison to CDM in Hawaii?

[mr.junjih]

aloha bro, my parents benefited from progressive era, ...now its cost-of-living ...

[glee]

You know the bay alright! Having lived in Oakland for 5 years, Hayward for 20 years, and now the north bay for 15 years, coupled with working the streets of Oakland for 16 years, you know the neighborhoods and thoroughfares (ie. Fruitvale, High St, Temescal, Telegraph, east/west Oakland, Port, etc). Awesome comparison to say the least. It helps my wife and I conceptualize the neighborhoods in HI as we are looking for a 2nd/retirement home there. A video in the new gated community of Makaha Valley and Ho'opili at Ewa Beach would be great!

[princesssadieloo]

For me Ewa beach is like Upland/ Rancho Cucamonga. Old area with new fancy builds next to each other

[aa]

Love your videos. Moved from Jersey to Irvine CA twenty years ago. I ended up working in Oahu and loved it and thought this is where I would end up though watching your videos has put things in perspective for me. I'll continue to work and vacation there.

[guslevy]

As someone who grew up in Monterey Bay and lived in LA since ‘88, there are amazing areas to this state and endless things to do for entertainment. It’s also nice to live near practically every trendsetting and culturally loved treasure such as TJs, In’n’Out, IKEA, etc…while also having many major teams in different sports to root for. Vegas being a 1-hr flight is nice too.

Having said that, my #1 reason for wanting to retire in peace in Hawaii is that the ocean is too cold in California. It’s an amazing ocean to look at and is fun to play at the beaches…but the water is a no go without a wetsuit. Living in Manhattan Beach is prob reminiscent to living in Kailua - just in larger scale - but to me a beach town where one can’t actually play in the water is a critical shortcoming.

[rickleonard]

This was a great comparison I have to agree to many people in the Bay Area it was cool to see the reference to Castro Valley.🤙