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When you say an hour to go 9 miles, do you mean on average on weekdays?
As bad as traffic is here on this tiny island, 1 hour to travel 9 miles is anomalistic.
Stalled vehicles blocking lanes, traffic accidents, construction projects, etc can definitely make 9 miles take one hour - or much more. But there are very few 9-mile single point destinations that will take an hour to complete under normal conditions - even during rush hour.
Having said that, the commute times from West Oahu (Kapolei, Ewa Beach, etc) into downtown/Waikiki during rush hour (morning and afternoons) can easily take 80-90 minutes without any anomalies (accidents, etc). But the commuting distance is typically 20-25 miles, one way.
Well, I commute 6 miles, and it takes 30 min here on NE coast of mainland. If there are traffic diversions, or accident, yes it can take up to an hour or more. At least where I live, the rush hours traffic is overflowing into outside of rush hours. Weekends are also becoming more and more like rush hours in terms of traffic so in my humble lowly opinion, the traffic affects people's ability to make a living because the choice of employment becomes limited due to traffic unless you can afford to quickly move all within about 30 mile radius.
When you say an hour to go 9 miles, do you mean on average on weekdays?
Average is about 45 minutes. If there's an accident on the highway it pushes drivers onto the side road (note the singular) and it takes an hour
The NE is also overcrowded, but at least you have options with the large number of small towns with jobs and housing. Oahu is a small city with a bunch of suburbs and inadequate infrastructure. They are building rail but it seems to be decades away from completion.
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you'll have long waits in line at places like Costco and Walmart perhaps, but grocery store/library/etc aren't too bad. like others have said tho - you can see just how overcrowded Oahu has become from the traffic...especially 'pau hana' time or on weekends at many beaches.
I don't even go surf on the weekend and almost NEVER in Waikiki....too choke full of people and good luck finding decent parking on the streets there.
My uncle was born and raised here...lived his whole life on the island. in his 60's now and he has finally decided to move. One of the major reasons?????? -----TOO MANY PEOPLE
BASICALLY, large cities have more people, but they also have more establishments absolutely everywhere to cater to the more people. In general, I find cities to more efficient at people moving about.
If you're in Waikiki and have need of basic grocery items or other sundries, you're never more than a block or so from an ABC Store. And I don't think I've ever had more than 2 or 3 people in line ahead of me in one, either.
I live in Boston (have my whole life). Twice in the past few years I visited Oahu/Honolulu for 3 week stints each time. I didn't notice any differences in the lines there versus any other city I've been to.
Now the traffic - that rivals Boston at its worst.
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