Downtown real estate in Hawaii is about as expensive as in San Francisco. Most working-class people live in bedroom suburbs like Hawaii Kai, Mililani, or Makaki

Downtown real estate in Hawaii is about as expensive as in San Francisco. Most working-class people live in bedroom suburbs like Hawaii Kai, Mililani, or Makakilo, 12-20 miles away. People who live closer to town are largely on the mountain ridges, making it geographically close, but logistically impossible to bike. And a huge number of people also cross the mountains from Kaneohe, Kailua or Waimanalo, using either Likelike or Pali Hwy, both of which have a staggering amount of elevation change.