I think the Virtual Currency Businesses Act from 2017 really hampered any forward looking crypto advancements in Hawaii, but I'd really have liked being able to use a Hawaiian crypto when I visit the islands.
For those living there, My question is how is crypto accessibility and function in the state of Hawaii.
Its pretty hampered. My Coinbase account was shut down 1 or 2 years ago because of Hawaii's stupid legislation saying that exchanges operating there had to have an equal amount of cash on reserve as they did cryptocurrency.
There are two semi-functional bitcoin ATMs. One is in a vape shop I think. But nobody accepts bitcoin for anything, besides a couple of hotels that use BitPay (on Kauai and the Big Island).
What's weird is Google Trends says more searches for bitcoin come from Hawaii than any other state. People there really like to gamble, so I think they are mostly interested in it as an investment opportunity.
That's a bummer, I would have really liked to use crypto more the next time I visit, maybe the laws will have changed by the next time I plan a trip, but I won't hold my breath.
In the meantime, until a pool opens up I am going to put a solo CPU on HIC in hopes I get some blocks that may work in the future on the islands.
