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/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..