To Sgtusmc,
While I value our RTKBA I would not make it the most important thing over the love of my life. If push comes to shove family is first - NOT the number of hoops I have to jump through to keep my guns.
That said, once there I would start looking to run for city council, then state legislature to have a voice, gain power, and change the stupid laws.
Guns aside I will warn you to be VERY careful of living in Hawaii! What the others have said about the cost of living is true, but it is also very expensive to live in DC, LA, or downtown NYC.
The issue I would caution you on is island fever! A friend of mine was stationed there in the Navy and several of his married buddies got out and were talked into living there by their spouses, who already had good jobs there.
When you realize the farthest you can drive is about 50 miles before you need a boat or a plane to go ANYWHERE else on the planet Earth can be a bit constraining psychologically. One (1) couple did fine and still happily live there, but the others suffered severe marital problems that ended in divorce.
Think about every time there is a death in the family you must spend thousands of dollars to fly to the funeral if you need to go. Home ownership could be severely limiting due to the geographical nature of the terrain. At least in California you can choose to live an hour or so commute and buy a less expensive home. Not so in Hawaii.
Think about the isolation of the island. If you can live with that for years on end then good luck on covering the rest of the issues!
Regards,
Doug
Very aware of "island fever". I lived there off and on (between deployments to far away lands) for 6 years. Anytime I wanted to go home on leave it cost me a good grand back then. Another thing is the racism against whites (Haole's).