Miss Staci from Alaska asked:
“Could you do a few videos on talking about the tropical storms, any flooding, landslides, heavy rains, the wetness of Hawaii and any tsunamis/hurricane storms and the seasons? How often does it rain and how dry is it. The thing that scares me the most is hurricanes, tsunamis and flooding. I understand that a tropical climate does require rain. I would love to hear your side of this topic since you’ve lived on Hawaii most of your life. :)”
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I had heard that Hawaii rarely has hurricanes and thought that was interesting being in the middle of the Pacific, but does get a lot of rain in certain places. Every island and every neighborhood is different. I live in Tennessee and thinking of moving to Hawaii in a couple years.
If severe weather scares you, you should stay away. It’s like Alaska: if bears scare you, you should either learn to live amongst them or stay away.
to Kevin: my experience in any part of the US or other places in the world is: if you respect the local people and show interest in they way they live and listen to advice they have for you, people always welcome you. It’s the ones who move to a new place and want to educate people who have lived there who are not welcomed. That goes for every other place that I have seen or lived. It’s helpful to learn something about the Hawai’ian way of living, too, this website is a good start. Aloha.
Mahalo Lahe for the contribution!
Moreover, I am curious…. Is moving my property over to the island my largest cost? It seems people go over without anything, and start over for monetary reasons more than any of it. Is this the case mostly?
Probably. Read this post about moving costs and I also have an estimator you can experiment with.
Peter, I have heard from more than one source that the Hawaiians don’t like people from the Mainland. Is this true or false? Mainlanders want to know, especially like me, I’m intend to move there soon. Home is going on the market next week, and then u intend to make an offer on the Big Island. So I’m a bit concerned of being accepted! How’s this going to effect me?
Welcome to my site! There is no black and white answer. It’s a different situation for everyone. I’ve got tons of articles on this site and a YouTube channel you should review. Have a look at that and then LMK what questions arise.
Kevin, I plan exactly as you for next spring/early summer. I’ve done visits, research, planning, reading, research, etc. I honestly think being accepted is entirely up to you. At least that’s how I’m looking at it. And what I’m about to say is probably a terrible comparison, but think of it more as an analogy… What did I think about working three months in Paris, France before, during and after the Iraqi conflict when we were mad at them? Don’t you also hear how much the French dislike Americans? Bought a book on French culture for living and working there, which is much different than visiting. That was the best investment I ever made. I had the best three months of my l life! I met wonderful French people and made lifelong friends. The French are very accepting if you make the time to understand their ways. I’m “hoping” that the BI might have some similarities with that kind of attitude. Only now with Facebook “private” groups and sites like Peter’s, it’s even easier to start the process of understanding. Of course, common sense courtesy and a little humor can go a long way as well. (I did some really stupid things in France, but freely shared those stupid things because in the end, the French found them pretty darn funny.) Just do your homework, accept what you won’t know until you are there, and enjoy the aloha spirit.
That’s really good advice.