01-07-2019, 04:44 AM
High tech, programming, offers a lot of opportunities, and demands very little in return.
Only in theory.
Most companies include management that can't quantify the workflow, so require their employees to be "in the office" where management can "see them working", at which point the company has to consider the best location -- availability of resources and talent is important, and Hawaii will lose because it lacks those things. That it's also expensive, far, and business-hostile becomes a secondary issue.
Defense contractors need to be near a military installation. The fact that we happen to have one is merely a coincidence.
Sole proprietors can live wherever they like. It's entirely possible that some of them were "born and raised", but more likely they have moved here, and would move again if an economic shift makes it impractical.
The practical reality is: our economy is tourism, retirees, and bloated government. Most hospitality jobs barely pay a living wage; the counties are busy shutting down AirBnB. Renovation of existing hotel sites (eg, Uncle Billy's) will be tied up in the permitting process for years. Government jobs aren't generally available. Anyone who dares suggest anything (telescope, water bottling plant, satellite launch facility, farm supply store) is immediately faced with an outraged populace who insist that the environmental harms will outweigh any possible benefit, even if the project can somehow be built "away from their house".
Again: is this a sustainable economy? Government doesn't care; they can just raise taxes again. What about the rest of us?
Only in theory.
Most companies include management that can't quantify the workflow, so require their employees to be "in the office" where management can "see them working", at which point the company has to consider the best location -- availability of resources and talent is important, and Hawaii will lose because it lacks those things. That it's also expensive, far, and business-hostile becomes a secondary issue.
Defense contractors need to be near a military installation. The fact that we happen to have one is merely a coincidence.
Sole proprietors can live wherever they like. It's entirely possible that some of them were "born and raised", but more likely they have moved here, and would move again if an economic shift makes it impractical.
The practical reality is: our economy is tourism, retirees, and bloated government. Most hospitality jobs barely pay a living wage; the counties are busy shutting down AirBnB. Renovation of existing hotel sites (eg, Uncle Billy's) will be tied up in the permitting process for years. Government jobs aren't generally available. Anyone who dares suggest anything (telescope, water bottling plant, satellite launch facility, farm supply store) is immediately faced with an outraged populace who insist that the environmental harms will outweigh any possible benefit, even if the project can somehow be built "away from their house".
Again: is this a sustainable economy? Government doesn't care; they can just raise taxes again. What about the rest of us?