Wonderful mix of cultures and peoples
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11/29/2006
Hawaii is blessed with people from many areas of the pacific. This makes for a great variety of foods available, in particular. We are a military family of 25 years and have lived in Korea and the Philippines, so we enjoy foods from various countries and dining in Hawaii is a delight.
I can honestly say the people here are the friendliest I've found anywhere. Checkout clerks, the cable company associates, the guys at the car repair shop...everybody smiles and enjoys chatting.
As for recreation, if you love water activities you will be in heaven. Hiking around here is nice, too. One plus is that you can hike in areas you don't normally get to- across lava fields, up cinder cones, through a jungle, along a rugged coast. Very enjoyable.
Oahua has a symphony, an opera company (which crams it's season into 2 months), outdoor concerts in the shadow of Diamond Head, and other theaters scattered here and there. Most artsy things take place in Honolulu. Parking can be a squeeze...but that's another issue.
Overall, we love living here- but we don't have to pay the high rents or outrageous housing prices. If you can afford a house, Hawaii is a fun, beautiful place to live.
Patricia | Honolulu, HI