Have worked there remotely. It's ok, the time difference is a pain especially for clients on the east coast. Internet was fine. Pretty expensive cost of living, probably wouldn't rush back there. If you're going to deal with the time difference anyway, might as well go all the way to SE Asia and save a lot of cash.

I've lived there and worked remotely. It's expensive, but the internet works fine. If you need to be online with most of the mainland though, you better be ready to get up early.

If you have east asian clients, the time difference is beneficial, but don't even think about interacting with Europe. The only thing city-like in Hawaii is on Oahu, so that's where you need to be if you want city life. It's also extremely humid at all times.

>What's it like for [remote] tech work?

Hawaii probably isn't the best place for most HN'ers, culturally.

Also, tech work locally in Hawaii is pretty much non-existent unless for the military, NSA, or associated government organizations.

I've worked remotely from the Big Island for 5 years. (I brought the job with me when I moved here.) The local tech work scene here is pretty nonexistent, possibly with the exception of the observatories.