Hi Juliana;

There is one way, and only one way, for you to determine what a "realistic" bid is in Hawaii! And that is to call the OTHER contractors there.

As you already know, everything costs more in Hawaii (except maybe sand and pineapples), so pricing from the mainland is irrelevant, unless you are planning to fly a contractor in from California, Florida or wherever. I know shipping stuff to Hawaii costs a lot; skilled labor is more a problem there, and so on.

I know it's not what you want to hear, but unless some PoolForum poster who ALSO lives in Hawaii has info for you, there's not much help we can offer you.

Good luck!

Ben / PoolDoc