What about Hawaii?

Been there,done that, ASN, RN · Dec 20, 2015

Is this a permanent job?

caliotter3 · Dec 20, 2015

Is this a job offer or your desired destination? When I checked out the terrain one time I quickly found out that nursing employment is not easy to come by in Hawaii.

nutella, MSN, RN · Dec 20, 2015

Pay seems to be high, in step and appropriate with cost of living. Unfortunately it is a long way from family.

Hawaii sounds good to me - but I have never been to Hawaii and have no real clue. I do relate to being far from family. My extended family is on a different continent, I have my spouse and kids here. Being far away has not been a problem for me but I have also moved several times with my husband and was already used to moving before I moved to the US.

Is it an option that you go there and check it out?

Dranger · Dec 20, 2015

They pay does not equal the cost of living. Nurses do not live well in Hawaii.

Nice place to visit, but not live. I had the option to get stationed there but I turned it down.

I have visited before, however the cons out weigh the pros.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Dec 21, 2015

Pay seems to be high, in step and appropriate with cost of living.

Nursing pay is out of proportion to the cost of living. Staggering rents and the high cost of living quickly wipe away one's earnings.

In addition, drugs are in every state, but Hawaii has one of the most pervasive drug problems in the entire U.S. Half of all inmates in Hawaii's county jails test positive for meth.

MunoRN, RN · Dec 21, 2015

I wouldn't say the pay is at all proportionate to the cost of living. I worked there many years ago but I lived with family, and even then I was still probably losing money compared to working on the mainland. The pay is a few more dollars an hour at best, but keep in mind that the average rent for a 1 bedroom apartment (not fancy) in the honolulu area averages almost $2000 a month. Food, gas, etc will also cost you much more.