Check Out the View
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5/30/2008
Climate: great; Cost of Living: high; Crime: varies on location; Culture and Recreation: interesing, diverse, lots of things to do outdoors; Economy: dependent on tourism mostly, unemployment is low, wages are low in relation to cost of living; Education: school system needs a serious overhaul, low wages, poorly run administration due to lack of accountability (imagine how that trickles down); Health: the air quality on most of the Big Island is poor and a concern due to the particulate matter and sulfur dioxide (et al.) "vog" being released daily from the volcano, water quality is substandard to okay; Housing: gentrificatin is an issue, expensive overall in relation to wages; Politics: mostly ineffective (imagine how that trickles down); Quality of Life: 7/10; Religion: diverse; Transportation: really great in Honolulu, but you're car-dependent mostly everywhere else. With a little effort Honolulu could be a model "Green" city.
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