Abandond Cars and Homelessness on Oahu Hawaii

Hawaii has so much going for it.  It is a very cool and beautiful place.  However, we did notice some issues with Oahu that we didn't expect.

There are abandoned cars.  Like, a LOT of them.  We saw some literally every day.

We asked around about this.  It seems that it is expensive to ship a car too or from the island.  Someone told me that it is around $1000 to ship a car off.

Well, if your car isn't worth that much and you have to leave the island, you might think about just leaving it somewhere.

We also heard that this is a common practice of military personnel on the island.  If they find out that they have to leave the island on short notice, it might not be worth even trying to sell it in a short period of time.

Also, there is a lot of homelessness in Hawaii.  There are tent camps we saw several times., Of course, we heard the long repeated rumor that other states buy one way tickets to Hawaii for some of their homeless, though I haven't been able to find any real documentation of this.

We were all over Oahu, and we really didn't see any aggressive panhandling or anything like that.  Once, near Duke's we notice a man being very non-aggressive asking for change.

There is something fascinating about homeless in Hawaii though.  The state is so tropical and affluent.  It has a rich and beautiful feel, yet there are primitive homeless camps, some even on the beach.