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I have grown up spending the school year in New York City and summers in Hawaii (parents divorce). I know what New York City is like and what Honolulu is like. However, I have little experience with Los Angeles and San Diego. However, from what I have seen:
LA and San Diego have some beaches that look more Hawaiian then New York.
LA and San Diego have mountains like Hawaii
Some overlap between Hawaii and Los Angeles/SD in terms of Jack in the Box, plate lunches and even free refills
Hawaii Kai and Kahala look more Southern California than New York.
So for anyone who has experience with Honolulu, New York, and Southern calfornia:
1. In your experience, is there more cultural overlap between Honolulu and Southern California compared to New York?
2. Does the scenery of SD/LA appear more similar to Honolulu you compared to New York.
3. Suppose someone wanted to live in a place that was a hybrid between New York and Honolulu, would LA/San Diego fit the bill?
San Diego/LA area is probably the closest you'll get and stay in the US
You meant to say, and stay on the Mainland U.S.
For the OP, in my view, San Diego is closer in "feel" to Oahu. You have the beauty of the ocean and you have mountain views as well. The city iitself is fairly clean and laid back.
I don't think soCal comes close to Hawaii in terms of beauty. The beaches are really quite different. The backdrop in LA and SD is dry, semi arid mountains. The soil and cliffs are a sandy color and there are few rock formations. Hawaii is semi-tropical and the land is created from lava, so vegetation and topography couldn't be more different. The ocean is warm in Hawaii (probably due to currents) whereas soCal oceans can be pretty cold. Yes, both have mountains and beaches, but then so does Iceland. That is where the similarity ends. New York is a different kettle of fish.
The drive to and from Waianae on Farrington Hwy to me. Looks like I10 on the California/Arizona boarder with the rock formations of both places. Both places are in Semi-Arid Mountains areas, with Waianae the driest area on Oahu. Not counting the Ocean!!
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