I've heard Honolulu has the worst traffic in the nation, which was very surprising to me. How do people live if the jobs aren't high paying, but renting is ridiculous and owning clearly couldn't be an option for most people? Do people live in microapartments or something?
Most people rent, or like me, still live at home, even in their late 20's and 30's. Family is very big here and there is no shame in living at home for that long. In my family alone I have one uncle, one aunt, one great uncle, and a few cousins all living with their respective parents and they range in age from 35-55. One of my cousins is even married! The most telling sign of how bad it is here is that I work in a care home with 6 other people in my department. I just finished college and live at home. 3 of my coworkers are in their late 20's and all live at home because they can't afford to move out. The other 3 people in my department are over 60 and either have an apartment or a car, but not both. And this is including my boss. Also I have exactly 0 friends who have moved out of their parent's homes and they are all college graduates. Luckily for me I will be attending medical school next year so I should be okay with regards to my finances in the future (or at least I hope so).