I have the opportunity to work at Maui Memorial Med Center for 13 weeks. The company pays $600 (flight to Maui and back) for moving expenses, rent for 13 weeks, $200 a month toward car rental. Sound good, but I’d be taking a temporary cut in pay to do it. So, quesiton is where in Maui is this hospital-is there decent housing around (apt)? I don’t want to be WAYYYY out in the middle of nowhere!! How expensive are utilities, etc? I’m willing to take a cut, but don’t want to end up in the hole.
How much will it pop me for if I want to go to another island for a day? Tell me anything you think I should know–cause once I’m there-I’m THERE!!
I have until July to decide and I’m thinking I’d be crazy to turn it down. It sounds like the place is unionized based on the postings for positions and how they are worded, but I don’t know about the strike. Since they are posting contracts for people like me they are short staffed–dunno why. God I hope it isn’t a pit!
Anyhoo, its only 3- 12 hour night shifts and I can take anything for 13 weeks!!! So far hubby is ok with it, not thrilled, but okay. I hope that lasts!!
I went to Maui twice in 2001, feb & may. Both months it was major hot (amazing too, was
the lack of surf). Also, be sure to learn
which parts of the island are hot & which are cool. Generally I noticed the higher you are the cooler
it gets. There are biting flies (I wonder what they are called?). The economy there is pretty
slow right now so you might be able to get some nice deals.
I guess I am limited to living near the hospital. But the point is…I want it HOT!!! I can always cool down later. Mid July- Oct is prob going to be pretty hot. Do you think I’ll get to see a hurricane? I was in NY last month when that earthquake struck and I would like to add “hurricane” to my list of natural disasters
It isn’t the heat, it’s the humidity that’ll get ya. Actually, I’ve experienced much worse humidity in Boston and New York in the summer. It isn’t too bad here.
Hurricanes aren’t fun. :eek:
I hope you take the job, it seems like a nice changfe of scenery.
Hurricanes: This is expected to be an El Nino year and El Nino increases the likelyhood of a hurricane. But there is also this long term Pacific temperature cycle and this year it will cool the eastern pacific. It certainly wont cancel out El Nino’s effects but it will lessen it’s impact. Expect drought and slightly increased chance of hurricanes.
Earthquakes: The Big Island makes some awesome earthquakes. I’ve been through a 7.2 and a 6.9. When the 7.2 hit it woke my mother in the middle of the night she turned on the radio and could only get Oahu radio stations which were reporting the quake at about 5 for that island. So if one hits you could get a 6 or so on Maui. But we haven’t had an earthquake like that since I was 3 or 4 (the 6.9).
Tsunami: This is the one that I think we have the best chance of seeing. We haven’t had one in a long time an any earthquake from Taiwan to Oregon might be the quake to make it. Hawaii has Air Raid sirens, they test them on the 1st of every month. Keep an ear out for the warnings. It might be a good idea to open your white pages and familiarize yourself with their meanings so you know when to run for higher ground. (my building is 3 feet above sea level, so I’m hoping this doesn’t happen)
Tsunami–sounds super scary–and probably pretty sudden–
“RUN (not walk) for higher ground” (!!!:eek:!!!)
A frightening visual I MUST get out of my head before I go to sleep tonight!!!
Thanks for input–let you know what I decide. I can’t wait to try out all these places, and I’ll have 3 months, not just a week like a typical vacation!
You’d have some time, possibly, to run, because if you saw a tsunami, the water would quickly recede…then come back.
Of course I’ve never seen one, but that is what I’ve been told happened in Hilo many years ago. Plus we’d probably get some warning, IF there has been advance warning of seismic activity.
Maybe if you come here we can have a mini-Hawaii Doper kind of thing.
