| On the 21st of August 1959, Hawaii became the 50th | | | | The Hawaiian climate is awesome: sunny during the |
| state to join the United States of America. Hawaii is | | | | day and rainy mostly during the nights. Recreation and |
| made up of a series of beautiful islands located in the | | | | leisure shouldn’t be a problem, as everything in |
| Pacific Ocean and you can imagine what beautiful | | | | Hawaii is about having fun. Having its major income |
| views and overall fantastic scenery Hawaii offers. | | | | from tourism, it’s obvious that living here can be like |
| A series of islands on an archipelago in the Pacific | | | | a continuous vacation. |
| Ocean make up the state. The archipelago is located | | | | In order to choose the right Hawaiian island as your |
| in the southwest of the continental states, northeast of | | | | future home, you must make a visit to all 8 of them, as |
| Australia, and southeast of Japan. Honolulu is the | | | | lifestyle can differ pretty much from one island to |
| capital of Hawaii, and it's located on the Oahu Island. | | | | another. The Oahu Island, which hosts the capital city |
| An estimated 1,300,000 people make up the state's | | | | of Hawaii, is by far the most exciting one. Oahu is the |
| population according to a recent census. | | | | closest to a “normal" city, having every modern |
| The state is made up of dozens of islands spread | | | | facility that people are used to. Other islands are more |
| across 1,500 miles of a volcanic chain in the central | | | | tranquil, their population being much smaller. |
| Pacific Ocean. Eight "main islands" are located at the | | | | Moving to Hawaii involves a few preparations, |
| archipelago's southeastern end. They include: Kauai, | | | | especially if you want to carry part of your stuff with |
| Oahu, Niihau, Moloka, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Hawaii, and | | | | you. A car transportation costs about 1000$. They |
| Maui. Hawaii is the largest of the islands by far, and is | | | | have harsh laws regarding pets and plants import, but |
| often referred to as the "Big Island" in order to avoid | | | | there’s a great possibility to enter the state with |
| confusion with the entire state as a whole. | | | | them if you fulfill their instruction on the subject. Also, as |
| Hawaii is an exotic place, usually regarded more as a | | | | a Hawaiian citizen, by law, you must be a boat owner. |
| touristic location than a place to live. The main reason | | | | Life in Hawaii is diverse during one year. The islands |
| someone could have doubts about moving to Hawaii, | | | | are more populated by tourist between May and |
| is because of the high prices. But what people | | | | September and in December. That means that in the |
| don’t know is that Hawaiian residents have special | | | | middle of the tourism season, you can feel as a tourist |
| prices at transportation, food etc. Furthermore, as | | | | yourself. Your future neighbors or work colleagues can |
| 90% of the products found on the Hawaiian Islands | | | | be of a big variety of ethnic origins, as Hawaii is a |
| are imported, the high prices are well justified. | | | | state with no major racial majority. |