RJD, good point but Hawaii is bit different in one aspect.....lack of land!! Simple fact is, lands in Hawaii is very expensive. On Oahu, it is beyond belief. But as pricey as Oahu is, the pay is cheap, the rent is high and there is no where to move to a cheaper area like you can in Alaska or California......and Oahu is locked in by the ocean. I think recently, the State or City spoke of building a low income housing units......which will ironically end up selling to foreign investors like most low income housing projects. For a state and city full of die-hard liberals, making money come way before catering to the poor and homeless. They are building a ten billion dollar rail system that only go....20 miles is it? The poor won't be using that, it was gear toward the rich and middle class of area west of Pearl Harbor and serving the airport. Originally, it was suppose to go to Waikiki. What a joke! Water main break every week somewhere, potholes appears and Hawaii response....more taxes!