Moving to Hawaii..have MANY questions

hello all My husband is in the army and we just learned a few days ago that we are moving to Hawaii in 6 months. We are supposed to be getting stationed at Fort Shafter on the island of Oahu. If anyone can offer any information about on post housing ( conditions, number of rooms available for a family of 3 rank E7, waiting list, etc) Off post housing (good areas, schools, BAD areas, traffic, etc), and any and EVERYTHING you are willing to share. Also deployment info would be nice. We know that there are no chemical companies so, he knows he'll probably be a NBC NCO. I am nervous about this move. I don't want to be stuck somewhere alone with a 3 yr old and my husband deploys as soon as we get there you know? Please feel free to contact me privately if you like. I appreciate your time Cam

Here's a link to Fort Shafters webpage, most of the armed services on island have a website set up for military families to check out prior to moving here. http://www.usarpac.army.mil/

Thanks. I have been to this site. There is a lot of great information on it. I guess what I really wanted was personal experience stuff. What I mean by that is like who areas are good and what are not. Again, I appreciate you taking the time and providing me with assistance.

Hey Cam... I can't help you out with the deployment issues...my hubby is ex-Navy and is now a Navy civi. Ummm...Fort Shafter is kinda central...near to everything and still considered part of the main city. I've been on base there only for cosmic bowling and sport's events...I've never seen the housing there but if I do go over sometime soon I'll keep an eye out for it and let you know. Off post housing...hmmmm...it depends what you're looking for. How far you're willing to drive, how much you're willing to pay, time you work vs. traffic. I know a lot of military families live in Mililani, Waikele, Kapolei, Makakilo (about 20 minutes away from Shafter) and Pearl City, Pearl Highlands, Salt Lake, Moanalua (about 10 minutes away from Shafter). Dana