The Mainland Exodus

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I'm sure many locals do leave for economic reasons. As do many locals from other areas in the country with limited opportunities. Sure, Hawaii does have more extreme issues of this type than many areas, but possibly not all. Appalachia has been like that for years. Not due to expensive housing, just no opportunity. When I lived in Hawaii in the early 70s, it seemed that most all of the local kids wanted to leave Hawaii at the first opportunity. Land and housing was fairly cheap then. They just wanted to go somewhere new.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.