Close to 400 people just arrived in Hawaii with the purpose of relocating.
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Close to 400 people just arrived in Hawaii with the purpose of relocating.
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I can’t believe that Hawaii is letting this happen.
In California “essential services” that are still allowed include dry cleaning, maids,gardeners,carwashes and house remodeling. Does anyone believe these are “truly essential”?
Obviously the laws were crafted to make sure the wealthy are not inconvenienced. Please let me know your thoughts on the ultra wealthy moving to Hawaii to escape the mess they have created in the large cities. Would Hawaii end up like the old South with workers essentially servants on their native soil?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Hi Rob.
We are going to stay sidelined on any opinions on this. We welcome yours and those of other visitors. And thank you for sharing.
Aloha.
Sorry, Robt T, totally untrue. Those occupations are NOT included in any list. There’s no need to make things up; things are bad enough right now as it it.
Through what date are the AirBNB’s closed? We have to prove that we can’t come right now for our late May-Early June stay to receive a full refund instead of a credit with Airbnb.
Hi Jeff & Rob
I always want to comment on your wonderful advices and recommendations but never have enough time to do so… now I do…
Thanks to you guys I was able to save money and shop locally when I vacation with my family at Hawaii- since 2003 I am lucky enough to able to visit every year.
Never visited Kauai, or the Big Island…
I think this is more complicated than we would think at first.
I always look at the positive side of things!
If is the older generation relocating who owns condos to the Islands that’s will bring a kind of stability to the community- no renters in and out after weeks or months, no loud parties and drinking involved, more appreciating for the tranquil environment of Hawaii.
Do I blame them?
Yes and no.
Not really a right time… fast spreading new diseases can put in danger everyone, but panic is out there and money always wins over ethics…
The other hand is a really big organized tourism marketing and hospitality forward Asia… so so many visitors from China, South- Korea, Japan!
Permanent residents of the Hawaiian Islands is less susceptible to diseases then was at the beginning..- just think of the leprosy- what a disaster was that…… there immune system is more built up because of the tourism industry .
This is a new serous situation in modern time and everyone is confused and panicked.
We will overcome this just have use our common sense… stay put until the worse is over…
Thanks for reading!
Aloha to all,
Hi Krisztina.
Thank you.
Aloha.
That’s so funny that this post came out. Our family has been planning a move to Oahu since February. We have family out there and my husband put in his transfer and we got it approved before the shelter in place in CA was declared. Fortunately, we were able to get an extension for his start date for June. But it does feel a bit scary and overwhelming to move during this time.
First of all, mahalo nui loa for all the great work you’ve done, and keep doing, with this blog!
My dream, since the ’70s when I would come to Oahu with my UAL employed parents, was to live in HI some day…it’s written in my diary so I have proof! 😎
After 8 years of purposefully traveling to Maui with my husband to find the right property, we finally purchased a condo in Ma’alaea for the purpose of short term rental income. My dream is to one day live on Maui or the Big Island.
We lost most of our March clients, all of April’s and some of June’s, and have given ALL deposit money back to those whose dream vacations were taken by this vi rus. Some owners are not doing that, which is their prerogative. We did it in hopes of earning their business another time.
I’m thankful that Hawaii is taking this seriously and scrutinizing all who fly to the islands. Those who currently live there need to be protected!
Hi Sue.
Thanks for your nice words and your comment.
Aloha.
Aloha! I have been monitoring the situation in Hawaii because 1. we plan on relocating to Hawaii by the end of June and 2. my partner and I have a trip (currently) scheduled for May 12 to Oahu (from Chicago). I call the May 12 trip our reconnaissance trip because we will be there to look for an apartment (and possible jobs (?)) and not really for leisure. I would please like to know your opinion on if we should delay the May 12 trip to early June because, as of this writing, the plane trip (on United) hasn’t yet been canceled. Also, given Southwest and Hawaiian have canceled nearly all flights to the islands through the end of May and the current mandatory 14-day quar antine for all arriving visitors, it may make sense to delay the reconnaissance trip to early June. Any insight with that is appreciated. We’ve previously been to Hawaii three times (twice to Oahu, once to Maui and twice to Kauai), and it feels like home. We cannot wait to move there. Thank you for any advice that can be offered. I enjoy reading all of Beat of Hawaii’s posts.
Hi Zach.
Thank you. It is our thought that you should not try to come in May. Then wait until early May when we hope to know more about when travel to and from the islands will return.
Aloha.
We own property on the big island, I would retain that property with its current status as a long term rental. I would move from Utah to Kauai if a good deal were to materialize, i’m 70 and thinking about slowing down. We have been to Kauai countless times over the past 20 years, we feel comfortable there.
Craig
Aloha!!!
If I had the financial resources to move to Hawaii, I’d be on the first flight I could find!!! Put me in quar antine for 3 months, no problem!!!
Hi Lui.
Thanks for this and your other comments. LOL.
Aloha.
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Hi Dave.
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Aloha.
My husband graduated from UH in the 1970s, and we had planned to retire on Kauai some day. However, before we reached retirement age, our kids got married and started having babies…one after the other. With Hawaii being so far away from our home in Florida, it didn’t make sense for us to leave. Now that the grandchildren are teenagers, we would love to relocate to Kauai. We feel more at home there than we do in Florida. If we never get the privilege of living on Kauai, we will continue to visit often. We pray that the island and its people can recover quickly from this.