“One may live longer in Hawaii but one will definitely live poorer.”
and bored out of your mind from driving round and round and round the single paved two-lane coastal road around each island ...
Yep! Except for the 52-mile coastal road to Hana with 56 one-lane bridges and 67 curves. Not boring, but fun. I have driven that in a convertible, rushing on the way back from Hana to get to the airport on time for a flight.
Boredom is driving anywhere near Honolulu, with many 1-way streets that make it near impossible to get anywhere, and the always jammed highway out of town.