Originally Posted by eastwest
Anyway, a friend of mine was telling me stories about how Hawaiians don't like "Howlie's" and really recommending against such a venture. This sounds way out of proportion to me.
We have our share of former Alaskans in the Marianas, too. Barrow, Kotzebue, Adak, you name it. Probably similar motivations as yours.
I've had dozens of haole friends move on from the gatbo Islas Marianas to the more developed "big city" lifestyle of Oahu (and the neighbor islands), with nary a problem.