Maui High Performance Computing Center: http://www.mhpcc.edu/
has one of the largest Linux clusters in the world. However, they want people in the kernel development level. For Sysadms, no one knows when the dark age is going to be over. Hawaii is no better than anywhere in the world. However, I have noticed that most employers (in the mainland as well as in Taiwan and China, and I suppose Hawaii will soon follow) nowadays require that qualified applicants have at least some background in Linux. Thus, experience in Linux may not be a sufficient condition to get a job, but it appears to be a necessary condition. And increasingly so, in both the number of employers and the level of Linux knowledge.
A friend of mine runs a network efficiency service company in Big Island. Last time I talked with him, they had 4 engineers in Oahu. I am not at liberty to disclose the name of his company, but I know most network service companies would like to hire, if they hire at all and everyone else being equal, someone with good exposure to Linux.
Wayne
