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Home sellers and potential buyers nationwide welcomed the recent news that Congress had decided to extend and greatly expand the Home Buyer's tax credit in an attempt to further stimulate the economy. Not only does the new legislation extend the existing ...[Read More]
November sales of previously owned single-family homes jumped 47 percent, while the surge for condominiums was 103 percent above sales during the same month last year, according to the Honolulu Board of Realtors. We have a great alignment of low interest ...[Read More]
Kauai-born brothers Arist and Max de Wolff returned to Hawaii a few years ago to work in the family business of asphalt paving. Their small company, Alakona Corp, has a reputation as a specialist for commercial, government and private projects. After researching ...[Read More]
Pierre Omidyar, eBay founder and Kahala resident and philanthropist, is planning to launch a local online news service, focused on public interest and civic issues affecting Hawaii's communities. The venture, scheduled to go live early next year, will ...[Read More]
According to a recent survey by Move.com, 5%, or 1 in 20, Americans plan to buy a home within the next year. They are most likely to be 34 or younger and living in the South or West. About 25% of these think prices have bottomed. Recent housing figures ...[Read More]
A town hall meeting was called this week by state Rep. Gene Ward (Kalama Valley, Hawaii Kai) in response to the death of 17-year-old skin diver Keahihoku Lum. On Oct. 9, Lum was struck by a fishing boat while free diving offshore of Hawaii Kai’s ...[Read More]
East Oahu Single Family: In October, total sales decreased from last year, to 391 from 428. Median sales price also decreased, to $832,000 from $899,500. Months of inventory remaining was 3.7 as of month-end, compared to 14.0 months last year. East Oahu ...[Read More]
With the City Council's passage Tuesday of Bill 09-51, owners of property on O'ahu who don't live on their land — including most residential and commercial landlords — are probably in for some major tax hikes. Those increases, the ...[Read More]
The partially built Moana Vista condominium tower in Kakaako has been renamed Pacifica by the development firm that completed its purchase of the stalled project this week. The sale averted a foreclosure auction of the project, which is about 40 percent ...[Read More]
About a dozen farmers lease 87 acres of ag land from Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate in the back of the Kamilo Nui Valley. The valley is the largest and last parcel of open, undeveloped land in east Honolulu, and the lush productive region also serves ...[Read More]
The Honolulu Board of Realtors has released sales figures for September, which show a positive trend upward. Total number of single family sales for the island were 244, compared to 215 in Sept. 2008. Median sales price was $600,000, vs. 590,000 a year ...[Read More]
A developer is trying to proceed with a long-delayed condominium project in Hawai'i Kai, Hale Alii , but an affordable housing contribution has yet to be negotiated with the city, and some cultural preservationists claim that ancient Hawaiian artifacts ...[Read More]
You've read in my blogs previously about the strong opposition in Hawaii Kai to the shark tours proposed earlier this year in Maunalua Bay. After hearings around the island, with many residents opposed to any shark tours anywhere, the Honolulu City ...[Read More]
There are lots of changes going on in the Aina Haina Shopping Center, not far from Hawaii Kai and an easy drive. Foodland just announced its 59-year-old original store will be renovated over the next few months into Foodland Farm, with gourmet, organic ...[Read More]
Single Family Based on data from the Honolulu Board of Realtors, 15 homes sold in August compared to 11 last year, with a median sales price of $816,000 compared to $779,000 in 2008. Year-to-date, 105 homes have sold in Hawaii Kai, with a median price ...[Read More]
Holy Trinity School was founded in 1959 and is an accredited co-educational school for students in Grades K – 8th. Offering a safe learning environment with small class sizes, it was the sixteenth Catholic elementary school to be established on Oahu ...[Read More]
In a promotion sponsored by the Hawaiian Humane Society, participating veterinarians will implant the tiny computer chips holding identifying information for $5, instead of the typical $25 cost. Participating clinics are Aina Haina Pet Hospital, Animal ...[Read More]
Just mauka and behind the tennis courts of Kaiser High, are hidden a few still-active farms terraced on the slope of Koko Head Crater. Ed Otsuji has been farming more than 40 years. But as the availability of fresh produce through the big-box stores and ...[Read More]
For a second consecutive month, there has been a rise in the number of previously owned O'ahu single-family homes sold, building on what could be an early sign of an expected lengthy market recovery. There were 265 sales in July, up 5.6 percent from ...[Read More]
20 Condos sold last month, with a range of prices from a low of $360,000 for a 1 bedroom in the Mauna Luan, to $789,000 for a 2 bedroom penthouse home in the Commodore. Days on market ranged from 1 in the Mauna Luan to 216 for Kuapa Isle. Complexes with ...[Read More]
While the city says it is installing 179 new street lights to replace 59 lights along Lunalilo Home Road, both to upgrade an aging street lighting system, as well as for safety reasons, the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board has asked that the project be halted ...[Read More]
As the economy continues in the doldrums, the number of pets being turned over to pet shelters statewide is rising to the point of serious proportions. Many of the 30 no-kill shelfters are full and still receiving requests to accept pets. If a family is ...[Read More]
I've finished the Complete Hawaii Kai Relocation Package and the Hawaii Kai Condo Relocation Package with sales data through June, 2009, and updates on new waterfront condo complexes that have sold this year. Request your free copy at my web site, ...[Read More]
Two departments in state government have announced cuts to bring their budgets in line with state allotments, and both will affect Hawaii Kai. The Hawaii School Board approved $227M in cuts, including salaries. The Board of Education approved a plan yesterday ...[Read More]
Gov. Lingle has taken steps to make the state more energy efficient. Among her initiatives are the following: 1. Better Place Hawaii has access to $45 million in special purpose revenue bond money for the planning, design, building and development of transportation ...[Read More]
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