Which is a better place to live Seattle or Honolulu?
My husband has an opportunity to work in Seattle. I am unfamiliar with Seattle. We currently live in Honolulu and it's just okay. We have a 5 year old that will be going to kindergarten. Which is a better place to live and raise a family?
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Answer 1 :
I'd love to see Hawaii, and have been to neither, but I would venture to guess Seattle. Mainly because of cost of living and many travel (for vacation/exploring) opportunities. Believe me, I'd love to go to Hawaii for a few months, but I would think you'd be limited on what you can do/places to go if you live there. You'll be going from beautiful 80's weather to temperate, alot of gloom. I'd love to see Seattle too!!!!!!!
Answer 2 :
It really depends on your personality. But I mean... Honolulu is paradise, and it'll be hard to adjust to the weather. Seattle's a really cool place though. It's a really important part of music history, and would be a very cool place to grow up. I saw it on a list and it was number one for having the healthiest people. There's not really a crime rate issue either.
Answer 3 :
Seattle is an amazing city w/ great places to eat, awesome outdoor activities, and really amazing elementary schools like The bilingual John Stanford International School. You just need to ask yourself how much you like the rain. They call it rain city for a reason :D If you love the rain then I would definitely suggest Seattle.
Answer 4 :
I've never been to Seattle but I've been told that it's drizzly and cloudy a lot of the time. If you can stand that, then I would imagine it's not too bad a place to live. It's not cheap to live there, though, but then again neither is Honolulu. I did live in Hawaii at one time years ago so I have a pretty good idea of what Honolulu is like.
Answer 5 :
hono! unless you like rain!
Answer 6 :
I live in Honolulu. I like Seattle to visit, but I honestly don't think I could take the Seattle weather. I was there several years back in June for a conference. It was SO cold & rainy. The last day I was there, the sun came out & it was just lovely.
Answer 7 :
it depends...how close to your family and friends are you on oahu? i moved from maui to washington in 2006 and i get homesick every now and then but i know i can go back as much as i can afford to and hawaii will always be my home no matter what! seattle rains a lot and is cold so you're gonna definitely miss the sun and the beach. your child is gonna love the snow! the lake that some people call the beach is NOTHING compared to the ocean. you might have more opportunities up here in washington because it's so much bigger than the little island your on. i say you should go for it! im sure your husband will make more money with his new job opportunity. i dunno know how much it costs to live in seattle. there's no tax on groceries! i like that...lol. non-food items and prepared food have an almost 9% tax. change can do good. your child is still young so moving will not do too much harm. we have a 5 year old and a 3 year old and they adapted just fine! better than i have. a lot of people from the islands are up here. there are canoe clubs, hula halaus, hawaiian restaurants, the hawaii general store (poi is flown in fresh every thursday from oahu and they have all kine local goodies, hawaiian print clothes, hawaiian music and fresh leis...they even have a little travel agency that will help you go home anytime!), uwajimiya(for island kine foods.), even get concerts with groups from the islands like ekolu guys. you can always go back to oahu if things don't work out. whatever you decide to do...i wish you the best of luck! take care and aloooooha! edit...oh and i forgot to say. the only thing we had with my 5 year old neice and her school was that her teacher told her she needs to learn how to speak english. my neice said she had to make shi-shi...lol. cannot help if that's how she was taught...that or i gotta pee. so at home she talks normal and in school she trys to say that she has to go to the potty. edit again...LoL! thanks rebecca!
Answer 8 :
honolulu is the best place ever. I went. You will have so much fun! You can also climb volcanoes.
Answer 9 :
LOL!! Maui_Gurl, Funny about your niece! (thumbs up for you!!
Answer 10 :
As a teacher here in the mailand, I would teach my kids (students) the Hawaiian ways. What the kids lack here in the mainland, Hawaii try to imprint it to our keikis. I teach my kids with honor and respects, along of course with their academical courses. I don't know how it is in Seattle - haven't been there for a long time, but I would assume there is no differences in all the Coastal places. For me, Hawaii school system is more favorable, or the Catholic schools in the mainland would be my other choices.
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