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I live in Honolulu and New York City, so I'm not qualified to give advice regarding choosing domiciles with cost of living in mind =) But I do always see ads i

I live in Honolulu and New York City, so I'm not qualified to give advice regarding choosing domiciles with cost of living in mind =) But I do always see ads in the Wall Street Journal enjoining people to move their businesses to Moldova for a variety of attractive reasons — low cost of living being one of them if I remember correctly.

lionhearted 17y ago
Hey, do you have any feedback on where would be acceptable to short-stay live in Hawaii? I've had a hard time sorting out which islands/neighborhoods would be good to spend a couple months on, any input would be massively appreciated.
- codyrobbins 17y ago
  It depends on what you're looking for. Oahu has all the amenities since Honolulu is a pretty big city, but there's still plenty of beautiful beaches and rural places elsewhere on the island. There's also a small but blossoming tech scene in Honolulu. If you want complete peace and quiet, then I would suggest the Big Island or Maui. The Big Island is like being in the middle of the Everglades in Florida, with a few small towns and nothing for miles. Maui is a little more suburban and cosmopolitan, but still somewhat rural since there's no big city like Oahu. While Kauai is absolutely beautiful, it's very small and far more touristy and commercialized — I'm not a big fan. Renting out residential homes is technically illegal, at least on Oahu, but people still do it and you can still probably find tons of people renting out rooms in their homes for short-term stay on all the islands on Craigslist. On Oahu there are a lot of short-term accommodations in Waikiki, but Waikiki is very touristy, somewhat expensive, and most of the places are converted hotel rooms with no kitchens. A few centrally-located neighborhoods you might want to check that are relatively affordable are Manoa, Palolo, Kaimuki, and Makiki. Kailua and Kaneohe are also nice, but they're on the other side of the island and they're inconvenient without a car.
  - lionhearted 17y ago
    Many thanks :)

lionhearted 17y ago

Hey, do you have any feedback on where would be acceptable to short-stay live in Hawaii? I've had a hard time sorting out which islands/neighborhoods would be good to spend a couple months on, any input would be massively appreciated.

codyrobbins 17y ago
It depends on what you're looking for. Oahu has all the amenities since Honolulu is a pretty big city, but there's still plenty of beautiful beaches and rural places elsewhere on the island. There's also a small but blossoming tech scene in Honolulu. If you want complete peace and quiet, then I would suggest the Big Island or Maui. The Big Island is like being in the middle of the Everglades in Florida, with a few small towns and nothing for miles. Maui is a little more suburban and cosmopolitan, but still somewhat rural since there's no big city like Oahu. While Kauai is absolutely beautiful, it's very small and far more touristy and commercialized — I'm not a big fan. Renting out residential homes is technically illegal, at least on Oahu, but people still do it and you can still probably find tons of people renting out rooms in their homes for short-term stay on all the islands on Craigslist. On Oahu there are a lot of short-term accommodations in Waikiki, but Waikiki is very touristy, somewhat expensive, and most of the places are converted hotel rooms with no kitchens. A few centrally-located neighborhoods you might want to check that are relatively affordable are Manoa, Palolo, Kaimuki, and Makiki. Kailua and Kaneohe are also nice, but they're on the other side of the island and they're inconvenient without a car.
- lionhearted 17y ago
  Many thanks :)