I can't speak for everyone, but Hawaii isn't the kind of place you go to live if you a) have only visited b) have no family there c) don't have thick skin.

Hawaiins, in general, are highly racist and still consider us (practically anyone from the mainland) as intruders into their country (you know, even though they're a state).

This place gets old fast as there is only so much to do. I live on Oahu and there's only so many times I can go to North Beach, get drunk at the clubs in Waikiki and scope out the Dole Plantation and the Pearl Harbor exhibits.

If you like scuba diving, hiking and beaches a lot, maybe this place is for you. I can't lie, this place is gorgeous; I just can't handle the humidity.

I live in the barracks, so I'm not paying out right to live here, but those of my friends who are married are paying huge amounts to live out in town. A friend of mine recently had to move out of a one room family house. It was just a single room, the 'bedroom' and kitchen were connected and there was only a small sink, toilet and shower in the bathroom. They were paying 1,700$ a month on a six month lease. That's cheaper than finding and living in a full house. Those of my friends attending college here are spending close to that to live in apartments that used to be hotel rooms. Tiny hotel rooms.

Road trips to something new are impossible, living on an island sucks. You can fly inter-island round trip for an average of 150$ per person, so I suppose if you'd like a vacation from the norm you can do that. But, if you're like me and like driving from state to state to visit places or people, you're out of luck.