I was a commercial electrician for around 35 years, but as I got older and was tired of working in the field at 10 degrees in the winter and over 90 in the summer, I said fuck this shit and went indoors to my basement and turned my hobby into an occupation.
Been sitting on my ass basically for the last 8 years growing full time in CT, making enough to pay the bills and go to the Caribbean once a year.(my wife is a teacher so that helps a lot)
I live in a relatively well off area where I can sell at $15 per gram, so I don't know if that would work in Hawaii, but if I was you, I'd do the math and if you have enough contacts to buy your supply, I'd say fuck the kitchen (been there/too damn hot), fuck IT, it's overloaded and very competitive and do what you like before you die. (Black Irish humor), which is growing herb.
So, if you don't have qualms about breaking the law and can sell your product, I'd know what I would do, which is what I did, and that's sit back and watch my plants grow