07-14-2015, 02:59 AM
Hawaii is not really in the Asia-West Coast shipping lanes
True for physical goods, yes, but Hawaii does sit on the APAC-US fiber trunks.
The biggest asset the islands has is ideal conditions for farming
In theory, Hawaii could grow food for local consumption.
In practice, it's cheaper to ship it from halfway around the world.
Unfortunately, the economy is based on cheap (subsidized) gas and a near-zero minimum wage "somewhere" (with cheap shipping from the subsidized gas).
True for physical goods, yes, but Hawaii does sit on the APAC-US fiber trunks.
The biggest asset the islands has is ideal conditions for farming
In theory, Hawaii could grow food for local consumption.
In practice, it's cheaper to ship it from halfway around the world.
Unfortunately, the economy is based on cheap (subsidized) gas and a near-zero minimum wage "somewhere" (with cheap shipping from the subsidized gas).