Hawaii: The Cost Of Living In Paradise

Milk costs $6.50 a gallon! Orange juice is over $7. Half gallon of Milk is $4.29. Over $8.00 for a box of cereal or a jar of peanut butter. Most of Hawaii's food is shipped in from the mainland so it's more expensive to begin with. Now with fuel prices at record levels and headed higher, shippers are adding on huge surcharges to make up the difference. Paradise doesn't look so appealing anymore.

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[mahilaniv]

yourselves, learn to stand on your own feet and stop depending on welfare/government aid. Grow your own food, you have an abundance of resources even in the ocean. Enough going to restaurants and stuffing your face.

If hawai'i don't wake up and live and fend for yourselves the white man and his fat bank account will eventually dominate with his big house and expensive hotels.

I understand not every white man is evil but looking back in history, you fucked almost everything you step foot on with

[angurisloud]

I was on the Big Island in November - Target had bread for under $2 a loaf and there were many things there priced similarly to what I pay back home. Sure there are plenty of items that are not cheap, cereal for one, but don't buy your kids that crap! Cook like the locals & learn how to farm the area that you have. A family of 4 can eat off of a 20'x 40' garden quite nicely!

[sassylatina808]

I love Hawaii. I lived there for 10 years and had two beautiful daughters there. I moved back to the mainland last year and I regret it. Yes, Hawaii is very expensive to live but I rather live in a place where the people are friendly and laid back and a great place to raise your kids than to live in a big city who is over populated, people are obnoxious and rude and the crime is horrific. I'm thinking about moving back to paradise regardless of the cost of living.

[ImDavidGurney]

That tsunami is coming(for not turning over the birth certificate).Or maybe Iran's missiles will hit here.

[Mattyboy137]

I went to hawaii last summer and I thought the cost of food and everything is pretty similar to Vancouver, maybe cheaper, these people shop at the wrong places.

[Youngnutty211]

BUY LOCAL, SAVE LOCAL

[Tigersage3113mdc]

@woodsrider117 John Mizuno: For da people!!!

[anonymousprofess]

This news propaganda video was designed to keep people from ever wanting to move to Hawaii. So what food is more expensive. Somehow people are managing right?! How many starvation stories has Hawaii produced?! Think for yourselves! News Propaganda does what its meant to do confuse the intended viewer!

[woodsrider117]

@Tigersage3113mdc  Why don't you just google how many people use foodstamps in Hawaii....find the correct amount and correct yourself

[woodsrider117]

@mrfwest How about making a bridge!!!

[woodsrider117]

@Tigersage3113mdc List a link not a date and a name. I googled a bunch of times and it doesn't come out. There's supposed to be around 1mil 295 thousand living in Hawaii. You say half are on foodstamps. Thats stupid and a lie.