Hawaii real estate blog

What would you think about living in a house on the windward side, with an ocean view and multifamily living possibilities?  My broker, Abe Lee has a listing with all of these qualities. This home is part of a subdivision called Point at Lilipuna.  Built in 1980, the home was remodeled in 2009. ...

Hawaii Kai townhomesHawaii Kai is one of the most favored neighborhoods on the island, with good reason!  Great schools, nice views, close to the ocean and the essential places to shop.One of the sub-neighborhoods of Hawaii Kai is Mariners Valley.  In the back of Mariners Valley is a collection o...

Kaimuki is one of those Honolulu neighborhoods that so many people wish to be a part of.  It's right in town, adjacent to and less expensive than Kahala.   Buyers are always looking for good deals and I check the listings of various neighborhoods everyday.  Today I noticed that everything for sal...

                                We recently listed this house in the Kapahulu neighborhood of Honolulu.  The address is 3330 Wauke (pronounced walk-kay) Street.  Kapahulu is very popular, with a high density of single family homes and some apartment buildings.  Kapahulu is sandwiched in between ...

Hawaii's legislature recently passed a new law, entitled Act 326.  The purpose of the law is to get property owners in compliance with our laws regarding Transient Accommodations. What is a Transient Accommodation? Here's the definition according to Hawaii State Law: "Transient accommodations" me...

Kenton Kuwada passed away on Friday, October 19th, 2012.  According to news reports, he was driving on Kaukonahua Road, also known as "Snake Road," one of the more dangerous roads on Oahu.  His passenger, a woman in her 70's survived the accident, which occurred around 10:30 a.m. According to pol...

This past Sunday my wife and I were out walking our dogs around 5 p.m.  Temperatures were cooling off and darkness was just setting in. We live in Palolo Valley, a quiet neighborhood in Honolulu.  As we were walking, we saw a moped rider on Palolo Avenue making a right turn onto Kiwila Street.  H...

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply prepares an annual report to homeowners with test results for the water in their area.  The report for my neighborhood, Palolo Valley, arrived in the mail last month. Results for Palolo Valley showed three contaminants: Barium   .005 parts per million Chromium  ...

Did you get a view of yesterday's eclipse? I woke up at 5 a.m. to meet my friend for surfing.  I looked up while driving in the morning darkness and saw a sliver of the moon.  My friend called me up and said there's an eclipse. Then I started thinking about it.  The night before, I went to bed du...

I went to my regular haircut place on Kapahulu Avenue last week.  The owner and I always have things to talk about because we both live in Palolo Valley and we see each other regularly. The owner asked me if I knew a certain realtor.  I knew the name and had spoken with this person before, howeve...