08-05-2012, 12:19 PM
My work used to take me to Oahu in the 90's. The Oahu guys retiring then were all selling out and moving to Vegas because they couldn't afford to live in Oahu after they retired. That is a good point, they were only retiring to Vegas because housing was cheap (back then) and it was a hot, dry climate. The BI is still affordable in comparison to Oahu (or Maui or Kauai for that matter), so with the demise of Vegas, it seems reasonable Oahu retirees would be looking at the BI as an alternative. I do see a lot of keiki having to leave the BI for the mainland because of the lack of jobs.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*