I really love vacationing in Hawaii; it's a scenery and wildlife lover's paradise! I wouldn't want to live there, though. There are many challenges that come with life on an island. Traffic is horrendous, everything costs more, hurricanes are a yearly threat, it's a longgg way to visit mainland relatives, and many mainlanders who move there end up with serious cabin fever. I have friends who lived on Hawaii, then moved back to Missouri because they just felt too confined on an island. Mind you, I'm not knocking the Hawaiian islands; they are my favorite travel destination on the planet! Moving there is just more of an adjustment than one might suppose.