[HermitJohn]

I do believe, that out of the 50 states, Hawaii would be the absolute worst state for any kind of homesteading activity... unless you marry a native that owns lots of land. Find one with land and money, and you're golden. No cheap land, and pretty much everything has to be shipped in (which adds to expenses).

Reckon if you have a big sack full of money, it'd be alright.

Well a true homesteader if they could afford a chunk of quality land (some of western part of big island is rather dry) might not need to buy all this stuff. Isnt that the idea of homesteading, to be more self reliant and consume less thus having to generate less income to live?

REal problem with Hawaii for homesteading other than initial very high land prices is that it like California and other high population states tends to over regulate individual lives and over tax in order to do that. Burocracy never comes cheap.