02-11-2008, 02:16 AM
This is a really interesting topic and lends itself to all kinds of speculation.
A friend and former employee of mine is moving back to Oahu in June after he has finished his Fellowship. He is a physician and has accepted a position at Queens. His family is from there and he grew up on Oahu. He's a little apprehensive about costs there after living here where 130,000 buys a good house in good condition 1500 sq ft 3 bedrooms 2 baths and the schools are top notch. with no crime. To me, what is interesting about this is the fact that he will go back with some first hand knowledge of how other parts of the US operate. Will it make a difference? I don't know.
Re the 10,000 leaving each year, I have two speculations. First, they are the best and the brightest and most ambitious and therefore are a real loss to Hawaii. Second, that as they can, they will return, also bringing outside views. Mauians joke about Las Vegas being a Maui suburb.
When they return will they be as content with the ole boy network as they seem to be now? Don't know, but HAwaii seems to be rapidly sliding into third world conditions for no good reason that I can see.
One last speculation. I speculate that a sizable portion of immigrants to Hawaii are retirees. These are good because they bring money without taking jobs. But they are not good in that they don't demand as much from government re infrastructure. Ie They don't have children so the quality of schools is not as important. They don't commute to work so the quaity of roads isn't as important. And since they are outsiders, the powers to be feel more comfortable ignoring them. These are my speculations and are worth as much as you paid for them.
A friend and former employee of mine is moving back to Oahu in June after he has finished his Fellowship. He is a physician and has accepted a position at Queens. His family is from there and he grew up on Oahu. He's a little apprehensive about costs there after living here where 130,000 buys a good house in good condition 1500 sq ft 3 bedrooms 2 baths and the schools are top notch. with no crime. To me, what is interesting about this is the fact that he will go back with some first hand knowledge of how other parts of the US operate. Will it make a difference? I don't know.
Re the 10,000 leaving each year, I have two speculations. First, they are the best and the brightest and most ambitious and therefore are a real loss to Hawaii. Second, that as they can, they will return, also bringing outside views. Mauians joke about Las Vegas being a Maui suburb.
When they return will they be as content with the ole boy network as they seem to be now? Don't know, but HAwaii seems to be rapidly sliding into third world conditions for no good reason that I can see.
One last speculation. I speculate that a sizable portion of immigrants to Hawaii are retirees. These are good because they bring money without taking jobs. But they are not good in that they don't demand as much from government re infrastructure. Ie They don't have children so the quality of schools is not as important. They don't commute to work so the quaity of roads isn't as important. And since they are outsiders, the powers to be feel more comfortable ignoring them. These are my speculations and are worth as much as you paid for them.