From the top, you can see the hotels of Waikiki . One of our favorite places to visit was Hanauma Bay , a beach and coral reef fish sanctuary near Honolulu. The Bay is filled with fish. Snorkeling is a favorite activity here and you can see many types of tropical fish. The cost of living is high in Hawaii.
Bulky items are particular expensive.
Of course, the cost of housing is astronomical. The weather is almost always perfect and one wonders why people would choose to live in any other type of climate. Daytime temperatures are in the mid-80's. At night, it usually gets down to 70 degrees. One night, it got down to 59.