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Hawaii

ellisonz

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4. You live out in the desert in California...

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 02:20 PM

Oct 2012

...the reality that you well know is that there just is not enough land and water in the islands to support an ever-growing population. That's just the plain truth. That's why my best guess is that there is something like 400,000 Hawaii people living on the Mainland. I would add that one of those individuals is President of the United States of America!

Building over the last few remaining bits of country on Oahu will not fix that! I feel your pain, but being in denial about the reality of the situation is not a solution.

"The Price of Paradise" isn't going away no matter how many high-rise condos and new subdivisions you build.

KEEP THE COUNTRY COUNTRY, BRAH

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Environmental Groups: Don't Import Natural Gas [View all] ellisonz Oct 2012 OP

Another attempt to raise the cost of living so the middle class and poor cannot stay in Hawaii ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #1

To be fair... ellisonz Oct 2012 #2

Hawaii was the first place in the US where I saw the American dream breaking down ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #3

You live out in the desert in California... ellisonz Oct 2012 #4

I do now, but grew up on Oahu ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #5

My family lives in Kaimuki... ellisonz Oct 2012 #6