Our economy needs diversifying.  That's a different kind of growth than depending primarily on tourism, the military, and construction to house the wealthy.   We need more jobs that enable local folks to become wealthy.  Instead, locals leave Hawaii for better jobs and opportunities on the mainland.  Many spend their entire working lives longing for home in Hawaii.  Sad.   See differences in Hawaii's in-migration and out-migration here:  http://www.governing.com/gov-data/census/state-migration-rates-annual-net-migration-by-state.html