not in hawaii, but nearly 3,000 miles away in the continental u.s. las vegaso one of the largest hawaiian communities outside of the island itself. nearly half all native hawaiians have had to move away from hawaii. >> a lot of people who have chosen to move away from our island homes, is majority of them is priced out of paradise. it's very difficult to have a comfortable lifestyle. >> reporter: the decision to leave not just paradise but home -- ♪ >> behind closed doors, i would bawl my eyes out. i would want to move them back home. when we first got here, it was so hard as a parent. my son, he would cry. he would want to fight us to go back home. he struggled finding his place here. and understanding what it meant to grow up in a landlocked city. >> reporter: in oahu, 30 minutes outside honolulu the asking price of this home is over $1 million. that price simply is not affordable for many native hawaiians. >> most of the folks that really want to stay, they always want to build their own families within the culture of hawaii. it's just going to be living pa