There are just as nice or nicer nature spots through the U.S. without the traffic and high taxes.I personally think Hawaii's weather trump's CA's left front and center.California's surf breaks are too small and not enough, whereas Hawaii is world class.I also don't want to drive 45 minutes to go to a hike with a decent view, when I can drive 5 minutes in Hawaii.Also, I personally enjoy travel to Asia (easier from HI) than Europe (easier from CA), and not by a small margin.Way more upsides and way less homeless people in Hawaii (than what the posters in this thread described about LA and SF).I can walk 4 minutes to the beach with surfboard in hand in many parts of Oahu.

I pay people to run a summer camp in my area, flip surfboards on Craigslist for fun (I now get to buy a lot more surfboards because of this), and we are now renting out our RV.