News ‘Living with 2 roommates in a dump’: Hawaii is too expensive to be paradise for teachers April 5, 2019Erin Richards, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Living with 2 roommates in a dump’: Hawaii is too expensive to be paradise for teachers Homes cost $800,000 -- often more. Rent is $1,625 for a one-bedroom "junk" apartment. So Hawaii's teachers are leaving by the thousands.