<p>Sakky:</p>
<p>Ummm....I have tons of Asian friends that live in Austin and Denver from Hawaii that would disagree.</p>
<p>It does depend on whether you limit scenic to the landscape...but, for me at least, it also means cultural diversions (from the non-majority), open space, etc....</p>
<p>We're not talking about the mystique of farawy places, but rather how SCENIC it is.</p>
<p>I'd say Honolulu is lush in the way Portland is lush....but there are highrises in Honolulu that block that sunset or rainbow. If your focusing on the North Shore, then I'd agree....but Honolulu?</p>
<p>The Hawaii Pacific University campus, the BYU campus, UH-West Oahu, yes...UH-Manoa, Chamanade, no so much.</p>