08-03-2014, 05:37 AM
quote:Uh, hello? 3/4 of the population of the state lives there as well (and another big chunk on Maui and Kona, which are not far behind in cost), so it's not just local bias of the paper, it's how it's weighted by where the people are.
Originally posted by bananahead
BS!
the key words are 'Star Advertiser' ie an Oahu newspaper ie its basically 100% related to that once pristine, now overpriced, polluted, crime ridden, tourist infested, congested, materialistic, eco-killing concrete wasteland of an island called Oahu (I was born n raised in the dump)....
It's the Big Island, and Puna in particular, that's unusually cheap for the state. Hilo has the lowest food costs (both in stores and in the availability of abundant, inexpensive locally-grown produce at farmers markets), cheapest gas (yes, it's true, aside from Costco on Oahu), and lowest housing cost.
And for the record, many of us don't chose to live on Oahu; I would move back to the Big Island in an instant if I could!