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>>rblion+(OP)
all examples of price increases in that article, I could easily apply to my groceries, clothes, marketplace health insurance, restaurants, pet care costs and just about everything I buy everyday (surprisingly price of gasoline has been somewhat of an exception). In 2021 while i was consulting my monthly health insurance via NYS marketplace was $405/mo, the one I just got was $629/mo

So yeah... If what that article about "pricing out middle-class" is true, how about we increase its scope beyond Hawaii.

Let's just go ahead and say middle-class (and how about everyone who middle-class believes is below them) is priced out of life in general, including that Hawaii vacation.

>>dxm007+h6
You are right. I posted this partially because I live on Kauai, am working on a solution, and just to see what others thought.

This is definitely bigger than just Hawaii.

>>rblion+ha
I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend a local Hawaiian resident’s wedding in Waimea, Kauai this past summer. As we stayed on the south-side, we mostly enjoyed our simpler accommodations while only seeing the Sheraton et. al. from the beach. We made one day trip north of Lihue and were turned off when we saw tourists at a plaza watching the dads get called up to hula and put flowers in their hair as a gag. So I understand the big resorts may be becoming unachievable, but perhaps there is hope it will open some people’s eyes to more authentic experiences.