re: Anyone ever lived in Hawaii?

I grew up in Honolulu. My dad was a pastor there. I loved it and I visit every summer. Living in Honolulu (especially Hawaii Kai) is like living anywhere else except super expensive. Plus all the beautiful scenery and beaches... Plus the culture is different and a bunch of other stuff so its actually quite different unless you have a job lined up or have a rich daddy funding you, you shouldn't just move there. Its expensive and you will miss your family on the mainland (its expensive to visit home). My buddy works at my old church and rents a room from some rich old couple he found on craigslist for 800 a month, granted, Hawaii Kai is super expensive. If you want more info I could give you a more detailed post. I just posted things that came to mind

ETA- if I could live in Hawaii these are the places I would consider
1) Hilo, Big Island
2) Kailua, Oahu
3) anywhere on Maui