The price of gasoline in Hawaii is generally more expensive than on the mainland, because it has to be shipped farther. How much do you think a gallon of gas here costs? ANSWER The price now is about $2.00 per gallon. That is equivalent to about $.50 per liter. It costs around $20 to fill up a small car and $45 to fill up a minivan.

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is in the town of Mililani, which is about 20 miles from Honolulu. The same house in Honolulu would cost almost twice as much, because most people work in Honolulu, so it's the most convenient place to live. The commute from Mililani takes from 30 to 90 minutes. How much would you guess this house costs? ANSWER $359,000 That's not bad for a new house in Hawaii, just imagine what the same one would cost in Honolulu. Probably around a third more. The price of houses in Hawaii hit a high in 1992, when Japanese buyers were buying all the real estate they could on the islands. When the economy and Japanese interest waned, prices plummeted. For example, an apartment purchased for $192,000 in 1992 is now worth only $____. ANSWER About $100,000. Ouch!

Cereal has become an American breakfast staple. It is even more popular than the eggs/bacon/hash browns eaten on the mainland or the eggs/Portuguese sausage/rice eaten in Hawaii. Unfortunately, it is getting more and more expensive! The sale in this ad is a good deal! How much do you think a box of cereal usually costs in Hawaii? ANSWER $3 to $6

One gallon of 2% milk on Oahu is sold for differing prices, depending on where you shop. Smart houswives wait for good sales at the grocery store or they shop at a wholesale warehouse like Sam's or Costco, where milk is always $3.50. In a grocery store, one gallon of 2% milk costs from $_____ to $_____.

ANSWER $3.50 to $6.50 It has to be transported from distant dairies like ones on Maui, so that drives the cost up.

Rice is the preferred starch in Hawaii, as opposed to potatoes in the continental U.S.. A 5 lb. (2.3 kg) bag of Diamond G Calrose rice, one of the most popular brands of rice in Hawaii, costs about $_____.

ANSWER $3.25

Everywhere you go these days, you see someone wearing one of these. What does it signify? ANSWER This patriotic ribbon simply shows that your sympathies are with the victims of terrorism in NY and DC.

A word used very often in Hawaii, even by English speakers, is the Hawaiian word Aloha. It has more than one meaning. Do you know what they are? ANSWER Hello, Good-bye, Love

True or False? Americans might be very surprized if you tell them you have miso soup for breakfast.

ANSWER True! Most Americans have cereal or oatmeal, coffee and doughnuts, or eggs and bacon for breakfast. Never soup! You might get some strange reactions when Americans see you having soup in the morning. However,in Hawaii you are more likely to find Americans who are acquainted with this Japanese custom.