We were in Hawaii in March and were stunned at all the poverty. There were large crowds of people along the canal in Honolulu and along the beaches, standing around, doing nothing. We were warned to stay away...
I have to admit, I had fantasized a few years ago about what it would be like to be homeless in Hawaii. Sleep on the beach, enjoy the beautiful sunsets, listen to the surf, be a beach bum...but then what would you eat? Where would you wash your clothes? Take a bath? With all the tourists in the water? And beach police?
Seems that being conservative and dreaming of living it up (or down) on the beach is not compatible. Too bad we don’t have gills.