Sorry to dig up an old thread guys. I just received word that my wife is getting stationed in Hawaii so I'm hoping to find work of any kind out there. Has there been any improvements in the job market there?
Don't ruin it for yourself. Its a great place to visits but a hard place to live, thanks to the cost of housing. $250,000 will get you a run down 700sq ft, 1 bdr, condo built in the 70's. Old condos are great for having massive assessments and hefty dues so tack on another $200-700 a mo. Add to it that about 90% of the…
Sorry to say it's even worse now :( My advice is to start finding remote freelance work or learn how to code and make indie games (or both). Your only hope for local onsite employment on Oahu as far as I can tell is: http://www.tetrisonline.com/jobs.php http://www.hyperspective.com/about-us/employment/…
On the + side, If you are a surfer like myself, living in Hawaii under any condition other than to live there. While getting by on minimum pay. Even if art jobs or games at that existed. You'd take it in a heart beat. That again, is only if Surfing is your all time life passion and you are very fond about it for life.…
Humm, so sad to hear that. But I'll still try to get it! anyway the taxes are not that bad, for now quality of living > money. thank you guys, hope I can have better luck :(
I live in Hawaii and the lack of game jobs sucks really bad :( There used to be a few companies here, Konami, Squaresoft, Blue Lava -> Jamdat -> EA Mobile, and the place I used to work Mobicore. Now there's only Avatar Reality and Tetris Online. There also seems to be some sort of flash/facebook game developer opening up…
I looked into it 4 years ago while I was living there. Not much for artists out there, basically nothing =/ Paul - give RJ a big man-hug for me. please.