Hawaii. Maybe you've visited, or maybe you want to. An emerging core of techies is moving there. Why? Because they can. In the words of Chelsea Hill, founder of Origin – The Language Company, "If you have a business that you can operate from anywhere, why not do it from paradise?" Score another point for the Live First – Work Second ™ ethic among Gen X'ers.

Palm trees and sandy beaches aside, Hawaii's government deserves its due. In 1998, they passed a bill to fund major telecom infrastructure upgrades. That paved the way for gobs of Pacific Rim investment. Today, Hawaii's broadband infrastructure is accessible from 70% of homes in Maui.

Note: The Maui Research and Technology Park is home to the world' most powerful Linux computing cluster. (Source: Fast Company Magazine, September 2002)

Funky Third Space™: Charlie's, a popular breakfast locale in Haiku, a remote community outside of Maui. Windsurfers and techies - all are welcome.

News Bits and Bytes: According to a recent USA Today report, 20 percent of employees acknowledged that they try to take more vacation days then they're entitled to. The number of companies with paid vacations has fallen to 91% in 2003 compared to 99 percent in 1999.

 

 

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