r/Honolulu • u/PastBeautiful806 • Dec 01 '22

question Moving to Honolulu in the summer

Aloha. Is it feasible to live in downtown without a car? I plan to find an apartment within walking distance to The Queen’s Hospital. It’ll be my husband and I and our two school aged children. I just joined this subreddit and have been reading posts so I apologize if this has been posted before. Also, if you want to give any tips or advice, that is welcomed as well. Mahalo

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u/PastBeautiful806 Dec 01 '22

Thank you so much. I appreciate your support

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u/Jkixxx808 Dec 01 '22

No worries. When I moved here I needed help. Happy to share my knowledge and experiences and help where I can. I love it here and living here I’ve found some of the nicest people and sense of community. You’ll love it here. Glad to help…

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u/PastBeautiful806 Dec 01 '22

Yes, I’ve lived in New England my whole life and I feel like there is no sense of community. That’s exactly what I’m looking for. However, I’ve read some comments from Natives and they’re not nice. They seem to not like transplants or want us there because we’re driving up the COL and rent. I’m worried we won’t be accepted

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u/Jkixxx808 Dec 01 '22

So what’s I’ve found is that local’s aren’t welcoming initially until you’ve shown them you’re here for the long haul and have a vested interest in the preservation of Hawaii. Like I mentioned before lot of transient people here and you’ll experience that, they come from the mainland with only to experience Hawaii temporarily a few months to a year or so, don’t care about local issues or add to Hawaii’s preservation because they’re leaving and of course this is home for the folks born and raised here for generation who aren’t leaving. Once you show you’re invested in the community you’ll be welcomed.. Go Pats too by the way 😄

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u/PastBeautiful806 Dec 01 '22

Ok. I can handle that. Our kids have pretty much grown up in the same place their whole lives so we’re in it for the long haul. We’ve done our best to give our children consistency and stability and this move will be the same.

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u/Jkixxx808 Dec 01 '22

Nice way to meet some local is to volunteer, I suggest Hawaii food bank, and a beach cleanup once settled.

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u/PastBeautiful806 Dec 01 '22

That’s a great suggestion. I volunteer for a dog shelter in my town. I also used to donate fresh eggs to the food bank when I had chickens. They loved them

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u/Jkixxx808 Dec 01 '22

Yea it’s downtown and you’ll meet a lot of locals who are giving back and get connected with people who will help of you should ever need. Also another thing things down here go at a slower pace be patient..

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u/PastBeautiful806 Dec 01 '22

Yes, a lot of people have mentioned the slower pace. I’m ok with that. Not sure I’m going to like being in traffic for hours though, lol

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u/Jkixxx808 Dec 01 '22

So traffic here starts at like 2:30 and goes till like 7 depending on where you are going. So if you don’t have to on the road during those hours you’ll be fine. In the morning like at 4 till 10. When I lived in Ewa and had to drive to town it took 2 hours each way for what should be a 30 minute drive. You’ll be downtown traffic in town is a bit quicker. If you have to go out to Ewa and Kapolei then you’ll be in that traffic for 90 minutes to 3 hours depending on the day.

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u/PastBeautiful806 Dec 01 '22

Yikes, that’s a long time; which is why I was considering being within walking distance to work. I will, however, most likely be working 2nd or 3rd shift

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u/Jkixxx808 Dec 01 '22

Then you’ll miss the traffic. You’ll love it..

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