The background music is VERY distracting. But the information is wonderful. One of the best videos about living in Hawaii I have watched. Thanks for making it.
Aloha! Moving to Oahu soon! (yes I know you are on the Big Island) One thing I tell people when asked, "What about Island Fever?" My answer is simple. Anywhere a person lives, they rarely travel farther than the size of most Hawaiian Islands. If they do, they get on a plane. Also, living in Hawaii, one must understand kama'aina time. Relax, smile, and enjoy all that is offered. I feel and share these things as I lived on Oahu from 1983 to 1986 and then again from 1993 to 1996, and now am able to move to the Islands permanently. Malama pono!
Glad it has been helpful! If you want to join my 365 Kona's I'm Moving to the Big Island of Hawaii Fb Group let me know. There are folks in there with a 5 year plan and using the group to get ideas and listings of some good deals.
My wife has 2 jobs lined up, 1 in Kahului and the other is in Honolulu. She does property management and has an opportunity for us to work together at a Condominium with a free 4 bedroom town house onsite in Honolulu. The one in Kahului is for an apartment complex and also free housing on site. Honolulu is a little more money than Kahului but we're very excited to get over there and get started. Looking to be there late March or very early April. We love your videos and have watched almost all of them. You guys are very informative and helpful. Look forward to seeing alot more! 😎🌴🤙
I grew up on Maui and I'm a UH Manoa grad. Now my sister and I are moving to the Big Island after having lived all over the world. We miss It SO much! We are buying houses in Hilo and can't wait to return. I will say that while living on Oahu, I had island fever, but then again, Oahu is much smaller than the Big Island. Thanks for this video!
We plan to move to big island one day. We love the community, the island life, the weather is amazing too. We got to actually experience Hawaii without being in a resort and just fell in love.
Incredible! Informative, thorough, nice transitions, I like how they ask each other what each other thinks too! What a wonderful couple! I appreciate all of your help, a lot, thank you, thank you, thank you. This video has and is going to help me for a long time. I'm book marking it, there is so many facts that is going to help me. May I provide something? I think you should add something about Hilo? Think about this. When I clicked on this, I thought about Hilo. It's more affordable, it's about costs. Now, take into consideration, the title states the island as a whole, so when I clicked on it, I thought it would talk about more than Kona, however, you've only mentioned Kona. I heard about Pahoa and a few other places a little. Please, put some stuff on Hilo in there! I'm hoping to bring some natural medicine to Hawaii. Thank you, both of you.
@Hyperion-thanks for your feedback. If you really want to know more about Hilo and Pahoa and the East Side, we have a referral couple that blog on that side and sell real estate. They can give you info and you can follow their channel to get a better idea of that part of the island. You CAN NOT be an expert in both sides of the island..the lifestyle is totally different. And don't forget, our side is more expensive due to the second home market and tourism related economy...the other side is more agrarian and has more "local" residents. Each side has its own character!
When I left the island I had to give my car away, I even paid for the transfer fee. Lol 🤣 I couldn't sell it in time. I gave it to single Hawaiian mom with 4 children. Someone I didn't know ❤️ I'm sure that happens more often than you'd expect.
Dude you have to speak up, move your mic, or turn the music down. I can hear Julie ok, but I really have to turn it up to hear both of you. I did enjoy the video though and great info - thanks !
Retirement-extra bedroom for friends? $100,000. Darn right, hotel is just down the road. 👍 In all seriousness, good info guys. Appreciate your efforts to constantly inspire & educate everyone about the realities of living on the Big Island. That bit about healthcare & retirement does get me thinking. And we have a big dog. We might just end up being perpetual visitors and vacationing there regularly.
We hate to be the buzz kill Keith. Just got back from the grocery store AGAIN this week..you can't get out for less than $100. I need to seriously find more passive income streams for our retirement!
What car shipping service do you use from the west coast. I have looked up several from Northern California and it was 2,500 per car so would love to find 1000. We have small compact cars.
Thank you for all the info here! My wife and I have fallen in love with the islands and find ourselves visiting at least a couple weeks a year now. We've considered moving but have had some concerns about it. One of the biggest ones is the lack of seasons. We love the weather but are concerned about having the same weather all year...we're originally from the Sacramento area so we know the bay area and northern California very well. We now live in Salt Lake City, but don't care for the cold climate. Based on your experience living in the bay area, did you find it hard to adjust to not having seasons?
There are subtle changes to the seasons here. The pointsettia are starting to bloom right now, which signals Christmas and the temperature at night is dropping..I just got a fire pit and a soft blanket this week for the change in season! (If you live at elevation you WILL feel the changes!) The plumeria bloom in the spring, the whales are here from Jan-March, the sand shifts with the late winter storms and the rains come in the afternoon of summer. I lived in Lake Tahoe for a year and NEVER want to be that cold again in my life! If you want seasonality, you can also consider Waimea which gets to 55 at night. If you look for the changes, and the celebrations, they are there!
I am a psychiatry student planning on applying to and moving to big island to do my residency, based on what you guys said about health care there, do you think this will be easier to get because of the demand or harder ? Great video !
Hi, "Honolul Freight Service" linked to PASHA and Matson when I clicked shipping under "Less than container Load." Did you have to pay them also or was the fee only once through Honolulu Freight Service? I am hoping to move around December 2020 and no later than January. My personal thing are a little less then what your single pallet on your video showed. Mine would be around 5x5x5. And is there a weight figure added to the cost besides the cubic measurement?
People choose either a container or boxes of stuff they bring over on a plane. Depends if you can part with your furniture or not! Cost is ALOT less if you don't have to ship stuff over in a container. Watch the videos about moving your stuff.
Hi. Love the video. Are there jobs for Registered Nurses? My wife is an RN and I’m a Gas Utility worker. We’re thinking about buying a 2nd home and eventually retiring out there. My wife would continue to work for a little while. I’m 8 years older than her. Thank you
Aloha Tom: There is always room for health care workers here. As more and more people retire here, the need for nursing staff continues. If you are serious about buying, we invite you to join our "365Kona I'm Moving to Hawaii and Buying a Home" group and the Kona Newbies group. Both are great resources.
365 Hawaii Aloha. Yeah we’re definitely serious about moving there or at least having a vacation condo there. My wife and I have been to Oahu 3 times and Maui twice. Once the travel and quarantine restitutions are lifted we’ll plan our trip to the Big Island. I really like the vibe of Maui. I’m assuming Hawaii is just as mellow. I’ll join your group soon. I tried buying the book but I don’t have a paypal account or PayPal credit card. Mahalo
@Asevera It is not so much finding the job right now as much as it is finding housing! We are having a crazy tight rental market right now that you should be aware of.
my wife and I are considering moving to the big island. I have spent the last 28 years living in Japan My wife is Japanese most of our children are grown and gone now we want to move to Hawaii to be in the middle between her Family and mine all of our grown children are super excited by the idea my wife is a licensed beautician in Japan I have always adapted the majority of my skills is in construction and physical Security I am a vet so I have my VA loan that I have not used yet i completed the VA application process earlier this year and was pre approved for $280'000.00 for a VA home loan. do you think the big Island would be a place we could earn a living and live?
@ShannonDefrance Join the Kona Newbies group (and answer the questions pls) on FB if you are moving, and join "365Kona's I'm Moving to the Big Island of Hawaii and buying a house" if you want to purchase real estate.
First I hope you survived Covid. Next, just going to say it, there's a lot of white people on the islands, specifically Maui but we are looking at Kona. Are those communities more acceptable to mainlanders? We want to move there and be near the Walmart/Target shopping areas. We figure the more diversity the less crappy people. I can bring my work with me and my spouse has a seasonal job and can stay with parents on the mainland. Our pets is the biggest fear. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
I thought seriously about it but changed my mind after talking to locals, checking utube videos etc. My reasons I can not stand rats,lizards especially in my home. The videos I saw from peoples home cameras about all the people on their property stealing stuff, scary!!!! Crime is bad over there, another friend was visiting some one of their friends in Hilo area and told them the police won't come to house without back up because crime so bad. I don't want to drink my water from off the roof to a tank. You have the highest electric bills in the United States according to the records. I knew that about the medical, I know people who moved back because of it. Oh and let's not forget that the locals don't like white people, even have that special name for them. I am not writing this to cause trouble but if I did not know people who. Live there or really checked into it these are the things I found out, you even have Facebook groups dedicated to all the theft over there so people can be aware. I know it is a lot worse on the hilo side but the kona side so expensive that most people can't afford it and if I pay 1500 and over for a one bedroom place I would like it to have a dishwasher inside and I was really surprised that for the price at what the rentals offered.
Aloha Cindy: Prices ARE going up all over the island for housing. And yes, we had to kill a few rats in our house and the geckos stay outside, so that is good. I have never been a victim of crime and I have been here for 15 years. Does it happen more often in East Hawaii, yes. Is it crime infested?- my friends over there don't say so. In terms of racial issues..they are there..but what if you lived in Atlanta or LA? At least we don't have gangs running around shooting people..crime on the island is actually quite low compared to big cities. It's all a matter of what you can put up with, but if you look for the underbelly, yes, you will find it, many just don't hang out in there.
@@365HawaiiRealEstateInfo like I said I wrote the comment because so many never hear the other side. Yes its bad in the big cites on the mainland in certain areas as you have stated but you have a crime problem over there and you know it. As for looking for the underbelly as you said you said yes I agree but that underbelly comes from a lot of homeless and poor who can't afford to live in the community and you have a lot of that there but all any one ever hears about is the beauty. Just trying to show both sides so they would know.
@@cindypetri9695 They SHOULD know. Plenty of people keep asking us to help them buy land on that side so they can put up a tiny house and farm the land..it's not that simple and it's not that safe in some communities, either. Thanks for bringing this forward.
The background music is VERY distracting. But the information is wonderful. One of the best videos about living in Hawaii I have watched. Thanks for making it.
Aloha! Moving to Oahu soon! (yes I know you are on the Big Island) One thing I tell people when asked, "What about Island Fever?" My answer is simple. Anywhere a person lives, they rarely travel farther than the size of most Hawaiian Islands. If they do, they get on a plane. Also, living in Hawaii, one must understand kama'aina time. Relax, smile, and enjoy all that is offered. I feel and share these things as I lived on Oahu from 1983 to 1986 and then again from 1993 to 1996, and now am able to move to the Islands permanently. Malama pono!
I've been brainstorming on moving to the big island for 3 years now. Thanks for the video. Good stuff
Glad it has been helpful! If you want to join my 365 Kona's I'm Moving to the Big Island of Hawaii Fb Group let me know. There are folks in there with a 5 year plan and using the group to get ideas and listings of some good deals.
I’m moving to Kauai next month 🤙🏼 I already got hired for a good job!
Literally can’t wait
Paolo Gordon it’s amazing, I love it. although it’s quite strange right now, because of the virus & being on lockdown
I lived there..Worked at Home Depot..and the junkyard
Glad you got yourself a good job! Congrats. I lived big island and now back on mainland.
Megan Manuel hey hows your experience been living here
Jars Shew thank you :)
Awesome stuff-I'm interested in spending a lot of time on the big island and your info was a big help in this video alone. Nicely done thx.
Glad it was helpful!
My wife has 2 jobs lined up, 1 in Kahului and the other is in Honolulu. She does property management and has an opportunity for us to work together at a Condominium with a free 4 bedroom town house onsite in Honolulu. The one in Kahului is for an apartment complex and also free housing on site. Honolulu is a little more money than Kahului but we're very excited to get over there and get started. Looking to be there late March or very early April. We love your videos and have watched almost all of them. You guys are very informative and helpful. Look forward to seeing alot more! 😎🌴🤙
Good luck doing the property management, @Wilson. That is how we got our foot hold in Hawaii, too!
I grew up on Maui and I'm a UH Manoa grad. Now my sister and I are moving to the Big Island after having lived all over the world. We miss It SO much! We are buying houses in Hilo and can't wait to return. I will say that while living on Oahu, I had island fever, but then again, Oahu is much smaller than the Big Island. Thanks for this video!
We plan to move to big island one day. We love the community, the island life, the weather is amazing too. We got to actually experience Hawaii without being in a resort and just fell in love.
Thank you for this video . It’s really opened my eyes about a few things I will check out your book too
Information is wonderful! Thank you
Good to know contractors get paid well there. I'm a licensed HVACR contractor in Az. Now I just gotta figure out how to get my truck there.
Incredible! Informative, thorough, nice transitions, I like how they ask each other what each other thinks too! What a wonderful couple! I appreciate all of your help, a lot, thank you, thank you, thank you. This video has and is going to help me for a long time. I'm book marking it, there is so many facts that is going to help me. May I provide something? I think you should add something about Hilo? Think about this. When I clicked on this, I thought about Hilo. It's more affordable, it's about costs. Now, take into consideration, the title states the island as a whole, so when I clicked on it, I thought it would talk about more than Kona, however, you've only mentioned Kona. I heard about Pahoa and a few other places a little. Please, put some stuff on Hilo in there!
I'm hoping to bring some natural medicine to Hawaii. Thank you, both of you.
@Hyperion-thanks for your feedback. If you really want to know more about Hilo and Pahoa and the East Side, we have a referral couple that blog on that side and sell real estate. They can give you info and you can follow their channel to get a better idea of that part of the island. You CAN NOT be an expert in both sides of the island..the lifestyle is totally different. And don't forget, our side is more expensive due to the second home market and tourism related economy...the other side is more agrarian and has more "local" residents. Each side has its own character!
@@365Hawaii Can I also please get the couple's blog because I am also interested in Hilo? Thank you. Your vlog is very helpful.
The best lifestyle --- freedom . . . independence . . . travel . . . "unlimited potential" --- is being a digital nomad/doing remote/online work.
When I left the island I had to give my car away, I even paid for the transfer fee. Lol 🤣 I couldn't sell it in time. I gave it to single Hawaiian mom with 4 children. Someone I didn't know ❤️ I'm sure that happens more often than you'd expect.
Dude you have to speak up, move your mic, or turn the music down. I can hear Julie ok, but I really have to turn it up to hear both of you. I did enjoy the video though and great info - thanks !
Yes some folks not good at the tech part of You Yube Videos. There are better channels
Great info! Thanks from our gang of “almost newbies”!
Aloha, thanks for the 365 video. I don't think you mentioned cost of food or what you can grow to help the cost. Can you cover that?
Super helpful tips, thanks for putting these together!
Great meeting you both!
Retirement-extra bedroom for friends? $100,000. Darn right, hotel is just down the road. 👍
In all seriousness, good info guys. Appreciate your efforts to constantly inspire & educate everyone about the realities of living on the Big Island. That bit about healthcare & retirement does get me thinking. And we have a big dog. We might just end up being perpetual visitors and vacationing there regularly.
We hate to be the buzz kill Keith. Just got back from the grocery store AGAIN this week..you can't get out for less than $100. I need to seriously find more passive income streams for our retirement!
it's now $1500 to ship a vehicle.
Great video !
What editing software did you use by the way?
Huge help! Thank you!!!
What car shipping service do you use from the west coast. I have looked up several from Northern California and it was 2,500 per car so would love to find 1000.
We have small compact cars.
Try Matson or Kona Car Guy ---everything comes in on Matson. I heard they raised the cost of shipping...
Thank you for all the info here! My wife and I have fallen in love with the islands and find ourselves visiting at least a couple weeks a year now. We've considered moving but have had some concerns about it. One of the biggest ones is the lack of seasons. We love the weather but are concerned about having the same weather all year...we're originally from the Sacramento area so we know the bay area and northern California very well. We now live in Salt Lake City, but don't care for the cold climate. Based on your experience living in the bay area, did you find it hard to adjust to not having seasons?
There are subtle changes to the seasons here. The pointsettia are starting to bloom right now, which signals Christmas and the temperature at night is dropping..I just got a fire pit and a soft blanket this week for the change in season! (If you live at elevation you WILL feel the changes!) The plumeria bloom in the spring, the whales are here from Jan-March, the sand shifts with the late winter storms and the rains come in the afternoon of summer. I lived in Lake Tahoe for a year and NEVER want to be that cold again in my life! If you want seasonality, you can also consider Waimea which gets to 55 at night. If you look for the changes, and the celebrations, they are there!
I am a psychiatry student planning on applying to and moving to big island to do my residency, based on what you guys said about health care there, do you think this will be easier to get because of the demand or harder ? Great video !
Bay Area right here. Really need to visit Kona. Only been to Maui & Oahu. Need to get away from the smoke here ..
Hi, "Honolul Freight Service" linked to PASHA and Matson when I clicked shipping under "Less than container Load." Did you have to pay them also or was the fee only once through Honolulu Freight Service? I am hoping to move around December 2020 and no later than January. My personal thing are a little less then what your single pallet on your video showed. Mine would be around 5x5x5. And is there a weight figure added to the cost besides the cubic measurement?
Fee was only once through Honolulu Freight Service, Mario. NO weight..it's all based on volume. Good luck!
Any welding work there on the big Island?
What is method of moving household personal belongings to the big island? Also the cost?
People choose either a container or boxes of stuff they bring over on a plane. Depends if you can part with your furniture or not! Cost is ALOT less if you don't have to ship stuff over in a container. Watch the videos about moving your stuff.
Wondering what the rental companies do with their cars. Sell them there or ship them off island?
There is definitely not an over supply of rental cars hitting the for sale market here. You could check with Alamo!
Hi. Love the video. Are there jobs for Registered Nurses? My wife is an RN and I’m a Gas Utility worker. We’re thinking about buying a 2nd home and eventually retiring out there. My wife would continue to work for a little while. I’m 8 years older than her. Thank you
Aloha Tom: There is always room for health care workers here. As more and more people retire here, the need for nursing staff continues. If you are serious about buying, we invite you to join our "365Kona I'm Moving to Hawaii and Buying a Home" group and the Kona Newbies group. Both are great resources.
365 Hawaii Aloha. Yeah we’re definitely serious about moving there or at least having a vacation condo there. My wife and I have been to Oahu 3 times and Maui twice. Once the travel and quarantine restitutions are lifted we’ll plan our trip to the Big Island. I really like the vibe of Maui. I’m assuming Hawaii is just as mellow. I’ll join your group soon. I tried buying the book but I don’t have a paypal account or PayPal credit card. Mahalo
Hi, Can you recommend any month to month housing/car rentals?
Nice to see you two
Aloha! We were just talking about you today! Our next video definitely has to be an adventure one with you!
@@365Hawaii that would be fun looking forward to it
all i can hear is the music
Good informative video! Mahalo
Mahalo Jonathan!
Okay but what if I'M a health professional (MRI technologist) looking for a job in Hawaii. Would that be difficult?
@Asevera It is not so much finding the job right now as much as it is finding housing! We are having a crazy tight rental market right now that you should be aware of.
my wife and I are considering moving to the big island. I have spent the last 28 years living in Japan My wife is Japanese most of our children are grown and gone now we want to move to Hawaii to be in the middle between her Family and mine all of our grown children are super excited by the idea my wife is a licensed beautician in Japan I have always adapted the majority of my skills is in construction and physical Security I am a vet so I have my VA loan that I have not used yet i completed the VA application process earlier this year and was pre approved for $280'000.00 for a VA home loan. do you think the big Island would be a place we could earn a living and live?
Very similar background, footsteps as your family. PM us if there is a way.
It would help a lot if the gentlemen was mic'd as well. I can hear his wife, but he is almost inaudible.
already do
Thank you for sharing your experience
Plz What do mean by trade
Trade jobs are : carpenters, mechanics, electrician, construction etc.
Manual labor jobs that require schooling.
@@thewhizbang Thanks!
I’m thinking of moving to the big island , please add me to the group;)🌈🤙🏻
This has been a dream for 3 years now , I come every year and will be there in November would love to meet up:)
@ShannonDefrance Join the Kona Newbies group (and answer the questions pls) on FB if you are moving, and join "365Kona's I'm Moving to the Big Island of Hawaii and buying a house" if you want to purchase real estate.
Aloha from Volcano
Was the background music even necessary?
The big island is 4000 square miles large.
East side
What about hairstylist? Who cuts your hair?💇♀️
I have an amazing hair stylist! Brett Tennyson, Tennyson Hair Salon.
It would be nice if he spoke up a lot more. I can't hear him and I'm sure he has something important to say. What a disappointment.
First I hope you survived Covid. Next, just going to say it, there's a lot of white people on the islands, specifically Maui but we are looking at Kona. Are those communities more acceptable to mainlanders? We want to move there and be near the Walmart/Target shopping areas. We figure the more diversity the less crappy people. I can bring my work with me and my spouse has a seasonal job and can stay with parents on the mainland. Our pets is the biggest fear. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.
I thought seriously about it but changed my mind after talking to locals, checking utube videos etc. My reasons I can not stand rats,lizards especially in my home. The videos I saw from peoples home cameras about all the people on their property stealing stuff, scary!!!! Crime is bad over there, another friend was visiting some one of their friends in Hilo area and told them the police won't come to house without back up because crime so bad. I don't want to drink my water from off the roof to a tank. You have the highest electric bills in the United States according to the records. I knew that about the medical, I know people who moved back because of it. Oh and let's not forget that the locals don't like white people, even have that special name for them. I am not writing this to cause trouble but if I did not know people who. Live there or really checked into it these are the things I found out, you even have Facebook groups dedicated to all the theft over there so people can be aware. I know it is a lot worse on the hilo side but the kona side so expensive that most people can't afford it and if I pay 1500 and over for a one bedroom place I would like it to have a dishwasher inside and I was really surprised that for the price at what the rentals offered.
Aloha Cindy: Prices ARE going up all over the island for housing. And yes, we had to kill a few rats in our house and the geckos stay outside, so that is good. I have never been a victim of crime and I have been here for 15 years. Does it happen more often in East Hawaii, yes. Is it crime infested?- my friends over there don't say so. In terms of racial issues..they are there..but what if you lived in Atlanta or LA? At least we don't have gangs running around shooting people..crime on the island is actually quite low compared to big cities. It's all a matter of what you can put up with, but if you look for the underbelly, yes, you will find it, many just don't hang out in there.
@@365HawaiiRealEstateInfo like I said I wrote the comment because so many never hear the other side. Yes its bad in the big cites on the mainland in certain areas as you have stated but you have a crime problem over there and you know it. As for looking for the underbelly as you said you said yes I agree but that underbelly comes from a lot of homeless and poor who can't afford to live in the community and you have a lot of that there but all any one ever hears about is the beauty. Just trying to show both sides so they would know.
@@cindypetri9695 They SHOULD know. Plenty of people keep asking us to help them buy land on that side so they can put up a tiny house and farm the land..it's not that simple and it's not that safe in some communities, either. Thanks for bringing this forward.
Before yes now nooo
Im homeless im flying here tomorrow.
Sorry guys, I'm not sure what did you drink before recording this video ....but you speak so fast that I truly don't understand anything.