Hawaii is no joke. My friend is traveling Nurse and lived there for year. He was almost beat up twice for simply talking to a female. Very territorial. He said place is beautiful but its a warrior culture most Americans are not aware of.
I acknowledge your friend's story while at the same time pointing out it's not the way things are in general. I've lived here since the mid-80s, talked to countless women, and never even remotely had such an incident.
Mahalo for covering this topic. A couple of years ago, On Hawai’i Island, I asked a Hawaiian (I don’t mean local, he is Hawaiian) if my perception of Puma as a crime ridden area was accurate. His response, “here on this island there are no bad neighborhoods. Only bad neighbors.” I’m not blind or so naïve to think there isn’t danger in Hawaii, but I can’t think of one incident where someone shot up a school, church, post office, concert, county fair, or parade in Hawaii. Well, there was December 7, 1941, but that was an aberration. 🤙
What's exactly is your point for emphasizing that the person you talked to was a "Hawaiian" and not a "local"? Like does a local Hawaiian know more than a non-Hawaiian local or something? 🤣🙄
Crime in Hawaii is very unique compared to the majority of mainland cities. Most of the crime in Hawaii is very underground, and personal. The stuff you see in the media, like assaults and shootings are rare in the sense that they are very random...altercations between individuals who know each other personally are the majority of "main stream crime" here. However, there is a much bigger organized crime underworld that exists here that most people, even those who live here, don't know about. Drug trafficking is huge, as well as sex trafficking rings (many of which exploit minors), illegal gambling (casino level numbers), and illegal firearms. The majority of these crime rings are so well organized that law enforcement doesn't mind NOT looking into them. Our local police depart and politicians are legendary for their corruption. But again, it's organized so it's easy to ignore. Hawaii exists outside the spotlight of the world, we are only an afterthought that comes to mind when people want to vacation here, or when democratic climate change pushing politicians and celebrities buy beach front mansions that cost in the tens of millions (Pelosi, Obama, Zukerburg, Decaprio...etc. So is Hawaii really safe? If you're an average Joe who doesn't go looking for trouble...absolutely. But it's also safe for organized criminals to pretty much do whatever they want and get away with it. Hawaii is safe for sure, but it's also a haven of corruption. You have to go out of your way to get busted here. Very many crime bosses thrive here and very few are ever arrested.
great insight! really appreciate you sharing. I'm definitely the "average Joe" that doesn't see this world but over the year I have seen the many gaming busts etc to see the truth of what you're sharing.
On the mainland, someone can commit a crime with a plan to escape to a another state. Although it is possible in theory to hop on a plan and get away, it is not possible to do this and not get on a list of people who departed in the aftermath of the crime.
So I can understand that neighborhood to neighborhood, it’ll vary. I come from Nyc and Philly where crime would depend on the street-corner. Hawaii from what I researched (your channel and other sources), violent crime is less a problem, but theft happens and covid hit us all hard. I’ll be moving to Hawaii for work in a few months, and have a motorcycle that’s very dear to me (father’s and father’s father’s). Do you have recommendations for reasonably priced ways to mitigate the risk, regardless of location (mine will be Honolulu)? I saw your video advising creating a healthy community that looks out for each other. But as a newbie who will start out with no cred, would like to know if you have an opinion, or if you think I’m overthinking, and street-parking is no problem. I’ve never been to Hawaii before. Mahalo nui!
If you've never been to Hawaii before, then I can't recommend enough that you get on my newsletter and join my islander Ohana cohort that will be forming in the spring.
Yes, Hawaii and the islands are a beautiful place like no other, agreed. However, the crime here as experienced first-hand on a regular basis (living in Waikiki) is the corrupt local government that has become ‘normalized’ and the homeless population running rampant in Honolulu.
Have been to Hawaii for decades. It has changed a bit, to the bad I have to say. Began to see broken glasses from car break-ins. However, compared to other places (LA, SF), it is nothing!
I was looking into moving to Hilo in the far future, but multiple websites list it as being in the top 1% of the most dangerous cities in the US (as in, 99% of cities in the US are safer than Hilo). Since this video is over a year old, do you think presently there's merit to these numbers?
@@livehawaii Violent crimes, property damage, theft, and drug trafficking. Since these websites tend to not reveal how they got their numbers, and they can be easily inflated, I thought here would be a better place to ask.
Let's accept the numbers to be factually correct. I am confident that the area they account for is huge and most likely a very small targeted pocket accounts for the great majority of the crime statistics. In other words, the everyday place is very safe. That being said though, nowhere in hawaii, regardless of crime statistics, should anyone ever move sight unseen. And it really has nothing to do with crime, but so many other factors that most people don't realize. How many times have you visited hawaii?
@@livehawaii I haven't visited yet. I've mainly been doing research on employment, housing, healthcare, and so on with digital tours here and there. When I say that I'm planning for the far future, I'm talking 4 or 5 years, maybe more depending on opportunity and circumstances that may arise. I feel like doing so greatly increases the odds of the move happening.
Your analytics will only take you so far. You can never experience the trail by analyzing the map. Hawaii is more trail than map. Simply put, if your analysis of Hawaii is about stats, stop right there and forget about it. Hawaii is not right for you, or anyone else that looks at it by the numbers Yes, numbers matter, but they don't tell the most important part of the story, that which is far more than what numbers can ever describe.
You would have to go into a much deeper dive on the details to figure out how they come up with those numbers. For example, a lot of the property related crimes come from the visitor industry which do not reflect the actual environment for residents
Man listen. The good areas of Bronx, NY are more dangerous than the bad neighborhoods of Hawaii. The bad neighborhoods of Hawaii are a complete paradise compared to New York and other major cities in the mainland . 😂
this is NOT Owhyhee... this is OAHU kine .....materialistic kine... ie I live with 49 people per sq mile and 13 traffic lights in 500 sq miles, Oahu has 1600 people per sq mile and over 1200 traffic lights in 597 sq miles..... ie my 3 acres of endemic land cost me $25K....
Unfortunately this one is very subjective. Grandparents had their vehicle stolen in Waikalani, my friend's music studio got infiltrated in Honolulu and on big island 🏝 it's actually quite dangerous there but more so indirectly, lots of vehicle thieves my cousins had to fight off over the years. The homeless situation is also very iffy. I love Hawaii and not trying to bring down the mood but this panel isn't accurate to every local's experiences.
Hawaii is no joke. My friend is traveling Nurse and lived there for year. He was almost beat up twice for simply talking to a female. Very territorial. He said place is beautiful but its a warrior culture most Americans are not aware of.
I acknowledge your friend's story while at the same time pointing out it's not the way things are in general. I've lived here since the mid-80s, talked to countless women, and never even remotely had such an incident.
Mahalo for covering this topic.
A couple of years ago, On Hawai’i Island, I asked a Hawaiian (I don’t mean local, he is Hawaiian) if my perception of Puma as a crime ridden area was accurate. His response, “here on this island there are no bad neighborhoods. Only bad neighbors.”
I’m not blind or so naïve to think there isn’t danger in Hawaii, but I can’t think of one incident where someone shot up a school, church, post office, concert, county fair, or parade in Hawaii.
Well, there was December 7, 1941, but that was an aberration.
🤙
Lol yeah that would do it
What's exactly is your point for emphasizing that the person you talked to was a "Hawaiian" and not a "local"? Like does a local Hawaiian know more than a non-Hawaiian local or something? 🤣🙄
Crime in Hawaii is very unique compared to the majority of mainland cities. Most of the crime in Hawaii is very underground, and personal. The stuff you see in the media, like assaults and shootings are rare in the sense that they are very random...altercations between individuals who know each other personally are the majority of "main stream crime" here. However, there is a much bigger organized crime underworld that exists here that most people, even those who live here, don't know about. Drug trafficking is huge, as well as sex trafficking rings (many of which exploit minors), illegal gambling (casino level numbers), and illegal firearms. The majority of these crime rings are so well organized that law enforcement doesn't mind NOT looking into them. Our local police depart and politicians are legendary for their corruption. But again, it's organized so it's easy to ignore. Hawaii exists outside the spotlight of the world, we are only an afterthought that comes to mind when people want to vacation here, or when democratic climate change pushing politicians and celebrities buy beach front mansions that cost in the tens of millions (Pelosi, Obama, Zukerburg, Decaprio...etc. So is Hawaii really safe? If you're an average Joe who doesn't go looking for trouble...absolutely. But it's also safe for organized criminals to pretty much do whatever they want and get away with it. Hawaii is safe for sure, but it's also a haven of corruption. You have to go out of your way to get busted here. Very many crime bosses thrive here and very few are ever arrested.
great insight! really appreciate you sharing. I'm definitely the "average Joe" that doesn't see this world but over the year I have seen the many gaming busts etc to see the truth of what you're sharing.
Safest place in Hawaii is Waikiki Beach. It's Hollywood in Paradise and I love it. PEACE..
On the mainland, someone can commit a crime with a plan to escape to a another state. Although it is possible in theory to hop on a plan and get away, it is not possible to do this and not get on a list of people who departed in the aftermath of the crime.
So I can understand that neighborhood to neighborhood, it’ll vary. I come from Nyc and Philly where crime would depend on the street-corner.
Hawaii from what I researched (your channel and other sources), violent crime is less a problem, but theft happens and covid hit us all hard.
I’ll be moving to Hawaii for work in a few months, and have a motorcycle that’s very dear to me (father’s and father’s father’s). Do you have recommendations for reasonably priced ways to mitigate the risk, regardless of location (mine will be Honolulu)?
I saw your video advising creating a healthy community that looks out for each other. But as a newbie who will start out with no cred, would like to know if you have an opinion, or if you think I’m overthinking, and street-parking is no problem.
I’ve never been to Hawaii before. Mahalo nui!
If you've never been to Hawaii before, then I can't recommend enough that you get on my newsletter and join my islander Ohana cohort that will be forming in the spring.
Yes, Hawaii and the islands are a beautiful place like no other, agreed. However, the crime here as experienced first-hand on a regular basis (living in Waikiki) is the corrupt local government that has become ‘normalized’ and the homeless population running rampant in Honolulu.
I totally agree. We are on a dangerous trendline, and I hope we turn it around before it's too late
Have been to Hawaii for decades. It has changed a bit, to the bad I have to say. Began to see broken glasses from car break-ins. However, compared to other places (LA, SF), it is nothing!
You may want to update info much more crime now on all islands. IT’s your personal attitude wherever you go 🤙🏼
It sure feels like things have changed, doesn't it
You guys ever rolled through that area outside china town? That's the hood if I ever saw it.
Depends what city you're comparing it to. It's got a slummy quality to it but it ain't no 'hood by Big City standards
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I was looking into moving to Hilo in the far future, but multiple websites list it as being in the top 1% of the most dangerous cities in the US (as in, 99% of cities in the US are safer than Hilo). Since this video is over a year old, do you think presently there's merit to these numbers?
Dangerous according to what?
@@livehawaii Violent crimes, property damage, theft, and drug trafficking. Since these websites tend to not reveal how they got their numbers, and they can be easily inflated, I thought here would be a better place to ask.
Let's accept the numbers to be factually correct. I am confident that the area they account for is huge and most likely a very small targeted pocket accounts for the great majority of the crime statistics.
In other words, the everyday place is very safe.
That being said though, nowhere in hawaii, regardless of crime statistics, should anyone ever move sight unseen.
And it really has nothing to do with crime, but so many other factors that most people don't realize.
How many times have you visited hawaii?
@@livehawaii I haven't visited yet. I've mainly been doing research on employment, housing, healthcare, and so on with digital tours here and there.
When I say that I'm planning for the far future, I'm talking 4 or 5 years, maybe more depending on opportunity and circumstances that may arise. I feel like doing so greatly increases the odds of the move happening.
Your analytics will only take you so far. You can never experience the trail by analyzing the map. Hawaii is more trail than map.
Simply put, if your analysis of Hawaii is about stats, stop right there and forget about it. Hawaii is not right for you, or anyone else that looks at it by the numbers
Yes, numbers matter, but they don't tell the most important part of the story, that which is far more than what numbers can ever describe.
why the, Hawaii ranked 38th is safety ? if its so safe?
Depends what makes up the safety ranking index
@@livehawaii personal safety and property , hawaii is ranked 38th when combined , hawaii is 44th is property safety, that pretty poor IMHO
You would have to go into a much deeper dive on the details to figure out how they come up with those numbers. For example, a lot of the property related crimes come from the visitor industry which do not reflect the actual environment for residents
@@livehawaii 'visitor industry ' is still a part of Hawaii, it does not matter who is the perpetrator , its there, ranked 44th is pretty bad
If you make decisions strictly by the numbers Hawaii is not your place
Man listen. The good areas of Bronx, NY are more dangerous than the bad neighborhoods of Hawaii. The bad neighborhoods of Hawaii are a complete paradise compared to New York and other major cities in the mainland . 😂
Agreed. Most people think the world is much like where they live. It's hard to imagine how different Hawaii is.
true, NYC is a major SHITHOLE i wont dare to enter
Best island for a guy with a Class A CDL with tanker and hazmat endorsement?
Watch the video on how to get a job
Where is low crime, high safety in Hawaii? LMAO.
NOWHERE...
Compared to what?
Nowhere you live is safe even in the mainland) they have house invasion
this is NOT Owhyhee... this is OAHU kine .....materialistic kine...
ie I live with 49 people per sq mile and 13 traffic lights in 500 sq miles, Oahu has 1600 people per sq mile and over 1200 traffic lights in 597 sq miles..... ie my 3 acres of endemic land cost me $25K....
Unfortunately this one is very subjective.
Grandparents had their vehicle stolen in Waikalani, my friend's music studio got infiltrated in Honolulu and on big island 🏝 it's actually quite dangerous there but more so indirectly, lots of vehicle thieves my cousins had to fight off over the years. The homeless situation is also very iffy. I love Hawaii and not trying to bring down the mood but this panel isn't accurate to every local's experiences.
That is true as its only based on subjective experiences to begin with
nice chat but not visual aids
All Hawaii islands are safe Only hollies worries about that because all the wrong they have done in the world
With a name like David Miller, you are perhaps, a haole? Or are you hapa?
Can you explain what you mean? Are you saying that people do good or bad based on their hair color?
Just don't act a fool where you live.
Pretty simple and correct advice!