Understanding the Cost of Living in Hawaii

The majority of e-mail that I get from Imagine Hawaii readers contain questions about the cost of living in Hawaii,the availability of jobs in Hawaii and salaries in Hawaii. I will do my best to give you useful information. I will continue to pull together more information about the real cost to live in Hawaii. I have suffered a bit writer's block on this subject because I am aware that every one of you, dear readers, is unique in many ways.

 To mention a few:

• Number of people in your family
• Age and number of children
• The level of income to which you are accustomed
• Skills you can bring to a job in Hawaii
• How attached you are to place, friends, climate

 

 The main issues I will address here are:

• The main issues I will address here, are:
• Income to expect from jobs in Hawaii that fit you
• Availability of various Hawaii jobs
• Cost of various elements of living in and moving to Hawaii

 While I review and summarize these things, I am attaching a excellent publication by a responsible source, "Hawaii  Business". You will benefit greatly from studying it slowly and carefully. The document is in PDF format and contains 30  pages. Below is a graph from that report showing the distribution of family income in Hawaii.

 When you download the publication, wait for the download to finish. It will take several minutes. Once downloaded, you  will need Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat to read it. Adobe Reader is free. Download here if needed.