I've been in Honolulu for 3 months with 3 months more to go, and may remain indefinitely... It's been pretty extraordinary.
I don't know much outside the Waikiki area, but if you work remotely, and don't live for the night life, the north south is less expensive, ... find a place without many tourists.
As for being accepted by the locals, that's going to be on an individual basis, just be kind, you'll be fine. In Waikiki the locals tolerate outsiders, and you can be accepted fairly readily if you take the position you are a visitor and appreciate Hawaii's beauty, hospitality, and accommodations.
I was partying with a giant Hawaiian native yesterday, with "Trust No One" tattooed on his hand. We got along swimmingly.
The only real hostility I've encountered, or at least registered, is with a bus driver on the 13 I sometimes take to work. The dude dislikes white guys, but se la vi' .... It's a pretty religious environment, tough not to be living in God's splendor.
One more thing, I've drank with a few Marines in town, who clearly came up against some serious hostility. But these guys were pretty hostile to begin with.
I don't know much outside the Waikiki area, but if you work remotely, and don't live for the night life, the north south is less expensive, ... find a place without many tourists.
As for being accepted by the locals, that's going to be on an individual basis, just be kind, you'll be fine. In Waikiki the locals tolerate outsiders, and you can be accepted fairly readily if you take the position you are a visitor and appreciate Hawaii's beauty, hospitality, and accommodations.
I was partying with a giant Hawaiian native yesterday, with "Trust No One" tattooed on his hand. We got along swimmingly.
The only real hostility I've encountered, or at least registered, is with a bus driver on the 13 I sometimes take to work. The dude dislikes white guys, but se la vi' .... It's a pretty religious environment, tough not to be living in God's splendor.
One more thing, I've drank with a few Marines in town, who clearly came up against some serious hostility. But these guys were pretty hostile to begin with.
