OK ya'll if we keep up with these kind of threads, we will soon have one about all 50 states

. But I will continue with the theme because I am really interested in Hawaii. I know OTW is from there, so of course I would LOVE to hear from her. But I'm also interested in hearing from anyone else who's been there. It seems like a really cool place ( and it looks just gorgeous!) I'd like to know what its really like there besides just all the touristy stuff. Thanks!
(Oh, I did search to see if there was already a thread like this but I didn't see one. If there is and I just missed it, let me know

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