Is Hawaii really 6 months to a year behind the Mainland ? (work, interest)

[Brian Johnson]

M a h a l o . . . f o r . . . a n y . . . . I n f o . .

Interested mainly about Maui.

[STT Resident]

If you're talking about the effects of a change in the general economy on the US mainland then probably yes. I live in the US Virgin Islands and the effects of a recession usually take anywhere from 9 months to 18 months to filter down to us.

[annerk]

Actually if you go look at the Hawaii forum, times are really tought there right now, and finding work that pays enough to eat will be nearly impossible.

[gibbie99]

Hawaii is somewhat closely tied to the economy of other asian countries. ie Japan; because most of their dollars are in tourism. I haven't been back in a while but my understanding is things haven't changed much in the decade since I left. Hawaii will be perputually heavily depedant on a boom economy that brings plenty of people with plenty of money to spend. I never heard the notion that they are 6 months behind the mainland. I dont think world commerce is like fashion in that sense

[STT Resident]

Originally Posted by gibbie99

Hawaii is somewhat closely tied to the economy of other asian countries. ie Japan; because most of their dollars are in tourism. I haven't been back in a while but my understanding is things haven't changed much in the decade since I left. Hawaii will be perputually heavily depedant on a boom economy that brings plenty of people with plenty of money to spend. I never heard the notion that they are 6 months behind the mainland. I dont think world commerce is like fashion in that sense

Hawaii's economy, like that of the Caribbean, is dependent upon tourism and I can assure you that the 6-18 months lag in the economy behind a downfall in the US is a reality and I stand by my short but concise earlier post in this regard.