To the Hawaii members on here

Cost of living is outrageous, and if by mainland...you mean Oahu, it's a small island with a big city plopped onto it. About 5 million people live on an island the size of the county I live in. The tap water is horrible. The true locals hate anybody who isn't, and you'd best not venture too far out of the tourist areas. It's a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there. My ex wife moved to Maui for a year after we split, to teach at a high school. She says she feels fortunate to have survived work that year. Hawaii is beautiful, but I'll just keep being an Appalachian American! :p