Most people know that we lost our beloved Aloha Airlines to bankrupcy at the end of March. It's still quite sad to see that end of the terminal quiet and vacant here on Kauai as well as the other islands. Most also know that Hawaiian Airlines is the largest interisland carrier. What some may
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09/23/2008
Here's the updated top-10 brokerage rankings on Kauai based on sales volume. Century 21 All Islands has more buyers than any other has in total business. And in today's market, Buyers Are Golden! Aloha Visit Kauai Rocks at http://www.KauaiRocks.com.
09/23/2008
I heard rousing testimonials this month about the new Flip Video used for real estate. One source was a CRS instructor in Honolulu and another was a presenter at the Hawaii Pac Rim conference in Kona. I vowed to go order one. Well this is Tuesday and I have it already. I was at Costco and th
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09/23/2008
Congratulations! I'm pleased that my clients just closed on their lot in Poipu Beach Estates on the island of Kauai. Sales price was $675,000 for a lot of 16,208 sf in a brand new community just minutes from world-famous Poipu Beach Congratulations to the new owners, Steve & Carla, and mahalo (th
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09/22/2008
The following information compares median sales prices for the outer islands of Hawaii for the year 2008. Note that this reflects what is selling and can be heavily influenced by new product coming on the market. Data has been taken from REsearch and Paragon multiple list reports. Kauai and M
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09/22/2008
The 2-day Hawaii Association of Realtors (HAR) convention was held on the Big Island this year on September 18 and 19, 2008. It was held at the Hilton Waikola Village which at times seemed like a miniature version of Disneyland with its train and boat services for getting around the huge 62-acr
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09/21/2008
Here is the updated Kauai real estate inventory chart. It includes homes, condos, and land, both fee simple and leasehold. Data is from Hawaii REsearch and has not been independently verified. Looking in a rear-view mirror, it's easy to see when boom times ended and inventory started climbing s
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09/21/2008
I don't own a flip video yet but will soon be ordering one. Just within the last month I have encountered multiple enthusiasts who love their simplicity and easy computer interface for uploading videos to You Tube and similar sites. The flip-out USB plug eliminates the need for wires to transfe
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09/21/2008
Last week's Pacific Rim conference on the Big Island of Hawaii was chock full of great information. The presenter at the closing session, Doug Devitre, discussed a free online resource that some may not yet be aware of. That resource is Google Docs. It's an online document storage resource tha
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09/21/2008
Those of us in Hawaii awoke Friday morning to the following headline from our major newspaper, the Honolulu Advertiser "Hawaii slipping into recession, report says". Click the link to the left for the full article which references data from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization
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09/21/2008
