Moving to Hawaii Kai?

Question

Hopefully in the summer of 2009 i will be moving to Hawaii Maybe later depending on how much i have saved up. But i was wonder if two jobs paying around 8 dollars an hour will be enough to rent a apartment or condo in Hawaii Kai on Oahu.

Answer 1

No....not at $8 an hour....

Rent in Hawaii Kai for a studio goes for $2000 a month

and then up and up for bigger places....

not to mention transportation, and food costs....

Good luck!!!

Answer 2

I think it'll be tough to make a go of it on your own.  Maybe you can share rent with someone?  I just took a look at the classified ads in a newspaper from ~ 10 days ago that was in my room & checked on ads for Hawaii Kai rentals.  There were only 4 advertised.  All were 2 or 3 bedroom & rented from between $2200 & $2985.  I suspect you could find a studio for less than $2000, but probably not a whole lot less.