Jumpin in on this a little late... but it seems to me it would require several things,
1 An outstanding high paying job(must mean you are extremely in demand in a field that is not experiencing recession issues)
2 A very flexible and supportive employer
3 You being willing to "waste" a lot of time driving to the airports and flying. Minimum 5 hours per day. Probably starting your day at 4 am and arriving home at 9 pm.
4)Your willingness to pay a lot of money for parking, flights, food away from home and transportation in Oahu.
And so, this brings me to much the same conclusion as John came to. Why would you want to live on Hawaii? If you are going to work in Oahu, then why wouldn't you live there, possibly in a more rural area if that is what you want for lifestyle. Then you might just have a one or two hour commute and none of the hassels.
The whole beauty of Hawaiian life is that it is more relaxed and laid back. We shed most of that craziness when we left the mainland and we did it for a reason. It seems to me that unless you are making an unreal amount of money at an Oahu job the trade offs would not be worth it. Personally, if I had that kind of job on Oahu, I would stay there and save as much as I could so that I could retire on the big island later.
Lastly, we are in a RECESSION... jobs are scarce for even the "overquallified", employers are unlikely to asssit with any costs of that kind of a commute. At best you might be able to figure out a four day work week, working 10 hours a day there.
Just yesterday I met a woman who has a PHD and was a tenured professor at a teaching college in CT before she moved here. After living here for seven months and applying for jobs island wide, she finally got a part time job, at Sylvan tutoring 5th - 9th graders in reading. She works 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. That is the kind of thing most people need to expect here. Either that or make your own future by creating a viable business.
That is just my two cents.
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Originally posted by StillHope
I heard Beahboy does it - flying to Oahu to work.
Anyone else tried it?
Do airlines offer a monthly package?
How long does it take to get to Oahu ?
All advice would be greatly appreciated.
Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany
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