moving to oahu from chicago i need tips !!!! (apartment, hotels)

[lilpimp85]

hey guys!! in october i plan on moving from chicago to oahu..now currently i have been searching for a job now my career skills is in heating and air conditioning and i hope to land a job doing that.. i don't have to live on oahu that's just the island i am flying in to so i am definetly willing to move to any island that would most likely have work for me and i figured that oahu would be the right place... i also am not locked on only doing air conditioning on the islands. i am willing to do whatever it takes work wise to survive.. two or even three jobs if i have to.. im young and single lower twenties.. i will be coming out with some descent money but of course no vehicle so bicycle and public transportation will be my main means of travel..i also figured oahu will be the best for that too depending on what part of the island i will be residing.. i just would like some suggestions on how my transfer can be successful or any things i should be aware of.. is there any type of skills besides the one i have that would help me be more successful? bartending school ? anything? thank you..

[hotzcatz]

Oahu has the most heating and air conditioners since they have the most big hotels and commercial buildings. You may want to try looking into water heating and solar applications since there is a lot more of that than either air conditioning (not much and mostly commercial) and heating (almost none). Oahu also has more jobs than the outer islands since they still have a few more tourists than the rest of the islands. Molokai is in a serious world of hurt as far as jobs go. Lanai is small and not a lot of jobs there. Next worst is probably the Big Island since the tourism drop was severe last year (2008) and the outer islands felt it worse than Oahu. Then probably Kauai and then Maui. Oahu would be the best, but it won't be good since there has been a huge drop in revenues for almost all businesses as well as the state itself this past year.

Do whatever you can to keep your monthly expenses as low as possible. On Oahu, that would be sharing an apartment and riding the bus. Fortunately, there are many apartment-to-share opportunities and the bus is pretty good. If they start building that rail transit system on Oahu, there may be construction/maintenance type jobs there.

Also, get a round trip ticket when you fly out, they aren't hardly any more expensive than one way. Get an open ended return date and you'll have an emergency "out" if you need it.