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

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!