I want to live my dream life in Hawaii.please help me?
levi c asked:
I live in the US (ky) and want to live my dream. Honestly I just want to find a very very tiny plot of land (an acre or less) preferably on a beach, to where I can build a small beach shack if you will. I really do not care how close to a big city it is. I jus want my shack, my guitar, a bottle of rum, and solitude. Is there any way that this is feesable?
I live in the US (ky) and want to live my dream. Honestly I just want to find a very very tiny plot of land (an acre or less) preferably on a beach, to where I can build a small beach shack if you will. I really do not care how close to a big city it is. I jus want my shack, my guitar, a bottle of rum, and solitude. Is there any way that this is feesable?
December 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm
sell your body to science. you’ll need the money if you plan to live in hawaii.
December 26th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
There’s no way to know if it’s feasible unless you try it. Do you have marketable skills to help you get a job in Hawaii? You can try saving up money and move there. Then see if you can get a job. Or marry a rich local. The best way to learn about the local economy and job market is to move there and talk to people. Just know that to get a tiny plot of land, you will need a lot of money.
December 27th, 2009 at 5:04 pm
Sure. Sell everything you got, buy an airline ticket to Kona on the big island of Hawaii, take your rum and head down into the Waipio Valley. You can live off of poi the rest of you life. No phones, no shoes, no problems.
December 29th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Actually you can get a nice deal on the Big Island if you look hard enough. You may not get something on the beach (very expensive) but off the beaten track there are some pretty cool areas like Pahoa in the Puna section just south of Hilo. Also Hilo is relatively inexpensive for property…you just have to look for them. And don’t listen to those
“poi-heads”.!!!
December 31st, 2009 at 3:11 am
LOL…You and Jimmy Buffet
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I don’t think there is a single person in Hawaii who would define an acre or less as a “very very tiny plot of land”. But the other poster is correct that the most affordable real estate is on the Big Island. Do make sure that you aren’t buying land that is in the path of volcanic eruptions. Beach shacks do not exist. Anyone that can afford waterfront property here isn’t going to erect a shack on it.
January 3rd, 2010 at 2:41 pm
A “very very tiny plot of land” on a beach will run you at LEAST a million bucks.
January 5th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
As previously mentioned, land isn’t cheap here, but that doesn’t mean you can’t live here. Renting will give you more options and it’s likely your only option if you have never owned property before and have less than stellar credit. Land isn’t cheap here for obvious reasons, but most people don’t realize that most of the land in Hawaii isn’t habitable. Just take a look at our topography one day.
Not only is land not cheap, but so is everything else. A regular box of cereal can cost $8 bucks when not on sale. Gas is over $3.15 a gallon right now and will always be much higher than the national average because we have to ship most of our fuel in. Fun fact: Hawaii gets over 90% of our electricity by burning imported fossil fuels. My point here is that land isn’t the only thing that isn’t cheap. Everything costs more here.
Lastly, Hawaii is largely a self contained job market and for many professions, we pay a bit less than the same job in the continental US. I like to call this the luxury tax. Unemployment is of course high now, but Hawaii attracts people from countries all over the Pacific region, not just the US. Fun fact: The largest ethnic group in Hawaii is Japanese, second largest, Filipino. My point is Hawaii isn’t exactly what I would consider a solitary place and there’s lots of people looking for a job, which lowers wages a bit across the board.
If you have your heart set on coming here, here’s some tips.
We have an excellent bus system on Oahu. You can pretty much go anywhere want on the island for less than a couple of bucks. You don’t have to have a car.
Hawaii has several rent subsidy programs available if you qualify for them. Most of them require you to be a resident however. Lots of info online on that.
Rent might be cheaper on the Big Island, Maui, and Kauai, but other things are way more expensive, like gas. There are no free grinds here in the islands.
Good luck.
January 7th, 2010 at 9:52 am
Good luck trying to do anything even remotely close to that in Hawaii. First, you’ll need all kinds of permits, and thats only IF you can afford the land. Beachfront property is uber expensive anywhere, but particularly so in Hawaii, regardless of what island you want to live on.
About the only place in the world where I think living “your dream” is possible is Bali. Its cheap, food is great, people are friendly, etc. But, you’re not Indonesian, so you’ll probably have to leave the country every 6 months or so and renew your entry permit.
Theres still some beach front property here on Guam thats not too expensive, but we kinda look down on beach bums. You’ll have to do something to support yourself, and not come off as being useless.
Good luck bro.. if you really want to live that dream, you’re going to need all the luck you can get. you’re probably better off buying a piece of land in Montana some place and living out your dream there.