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> fresh food year round Fresh food is one of the things significantly lacking in Hawaii. The state has very little sustaining agriculture, and it has to impor

by Twirrim 11y ago

> fresh food year round Fresh food is one of the things significantly lacking in Hawaii. The state has very little sustaining agriculture, and it has to import large quantities of its food from the mainland. Areas like Kaneohe on the windward side of Oahu used to be the breadbasket for the islands, rich, fertile, and arable land. The tore all that up and replaced it with a city (they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot..) They've done the same all over the place, and where they haven't, farmers are preferring the more commercially valuable crops, such as coffee beans. There is a small but growing farmers market scene, and while the food there is clearly of better quality than store bought (richer flavours, fresher), the local farmers don't produce anywhere near enough food to serve even a fraction of the market.

Mz 11y ago
Yeah, this fits with what I have heard. When I was considering applying for a job in Hawaii, I asked around and was told things like "I hope you like eating spam." and "Good lucking getting fresh milk regularly." For me, this was a dealbreaker, so I did not apply for the job.
- Twirrim 11y ago
  I lived in Hawaii for 4 years (wife is born and raised there). It's a truly beautiful place and I miss it dearly, I miss the family, friends and culture that I came to know and love there. There's all the normal food, milk, bread etc just as you'd expect anywhere on the mainland. Spam is a bit of an ongoing joke, although they eat a lot in Hawaii and you'll see many specials based around it, it's really not that hard to avoid. Guam eats way more (averaging 16 cans a year per person vs Hawaii's 5 cans) Though they do hold an annual spam jam... http://spamjamhawaii.com/ http://spamjamhawaii.com/ :D There are a few reasons we moved, but largely it comes down to cost of living, poor schools and small job market. My career options on island were pretty limited, and I'd have to be earning crazy money to afford a home & pay for decent schooling for my kids. Places we could afford to do both would mean putting up with some of the worst traffic jams in the nation for my commute. I took a small pay cut moving to Seattle, which is hardly the cheapest part of the nation, and the money still goes a lot further!

by Twirrim 11y ago

Mz 11y ago

Yeah, this fits with what I have heard. When I was considering applying for a job in Hawaii, I asked around and was told things like "I hope you like eating spam." and "Good lucking getting fresh milk regularly." For me, this was a dealbreaker, so I did not apply for the job.

Twirrim 11y ago
I lived in Hawaii for 4 years (wife is born and raised there). It's a truly beautiful place and I miss it dearly, I miss the family, friends and culture that I came to know and love there. There's all the normal food, milk, bread etc just as you'd expect anywhere on the mainland. Spam is a bit of an ongoing joke, although they eat a lot in Hawaii and you'll see many specials based around it, it's really not that hard to avoid. Guam eats way more (averaging 16 cans a year per person vs Hawaii's 5 cans) Though they do hold an annual spam jam... http://spamjamhawaii.com/ http://spamjamhawaii.com/ :D There are a few reasons we moved, but largely it comes down to cost of living, poor schools and small job market. My career options on island were pretty limited, and I'd have to be earning crazy money to afford a home & pay for decent schooling for my kids. Places we could afford to do both would mean putting up with some of the worst traffic jams in the nation for my commute. I took a small pay cut moving to Seattle, which is hardly the cheapest part of the nation, and the money still goes a lot further!