I've been to Hawaii a number of times & in context to other beach resorts around the world it's certainly not expensive. It is however more expensive then the mainland for some things.
I've never tried to do Hawaii on the super cheap however from what I've seen there's a variety of accom available, you can get very cheap transport once there to sight see and you can eat/drink on the cheap too.
During a recent visit I was a bit disappointed that Waikiki has lost some of it's original charm I guess - it just seems to keep developing - if you want to experience the "real hawaii" you'll need to get our of Waikiki and do some exploring.
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