Living in Hawaii – Moving to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Big Island

This looks like the same helicopter tour company I used when I was given a promotional freeby for the resort I was working for on Maui. I’d only been on a helicopter a few times before this, and the beauty of Maui, and Molokai from the air – cannot be overstated. Helicopter tours are the [...]

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Here is another email I received lately, and I thought I’d share. I changed the sender’s name. If you want to write in and tell about your situation and ask about things related to moving to or living in Hawaii – feel free. I don’t mind answering this way at all. ***** Aloha Vern, My [...]

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This is an email and my response, to a woman that was thinking about moving to Kauai with her husband. They have realistic expectations of what is needed and what they can do on the amazing isle of Kauai. Read our exchange below… * * * * * Aloha Karen, Thanks for writing – I’ll [...]

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Sometimes, sitting here at my desk and “working” – I think back to some of my favorite times in my life. I bring up Youtube and query using keywords to find places I’ve been and things I’ve done – usually in Hawaii. The best beach on Oahu is Bellows Beach (video below) – which is [...]

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Moving to Hawaii – Before You Go The first time I went to live in Hawaii, I was sent in the US Air Force. They arranged everything, and it couldn’t have been easier. I brought clothes in a suitcase, and my uniforms and other gear. That was about it… some photos of friends, and a [...]

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Big waves are nothing to play with. I learned that when I tried to go from 6 footers to 12, and 15-20 feet waves showed up in a killer set and wrecked me. Though I’ve caught some amazing big waves before, the kind that are huge – 10+ feet and break slowly (so I can [...]

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