People are led to believe that Hawaii is paradise. Living is easy, weather is nice all year around, and the locals are friendly. This may be true but yet many still choose to move away from the islands to start a new life in the mainland. Some may say this is odd, but that is before they understand the reasoning behind it. It is difficult to support a family financially well in Hawaii, traffic is one of the worst in the country, and the crime for drugs is huge.
Of course no matter where you choose to live, the cost of living is a main factor involved and in order to pay this off, a job is necessary but with the rise of population and decrease of places to work, finding employment and keeping that job is difficult. Many residents in Hawaii work two or maybe three jobs just to support their families and live in "million dollar shacks" which basically means …show more content…
With the death of legend, Andy Irons, caused by a mixture of cocaine and meth in his system has pushed the judgment between drugs and surfing even more. What many don’t understand is that back in the old days everyone did drugs, no one cared or said anything if you used, everyone just thought that as long as you can surf you’ll make it big in the world. Now things have changed, the islands have modernized and kids in Hawaii are more exposed to the results of drug addiction and how it can ruin a person’s future and life but still choose to do it. North shore resident professional surfer, Pancho Sullivan, states that “they know drugs have taken the lives of great surfers and ruined the lives of countless others. Drug use has been rampant in the surf culture and I think that there is just a greater awareness in general of how quickly you can lose everything in your life if you go down that path” (The