Philly Market News

A recent Garden Island article higing hlights an exciting new development on Kauai.  A proposed agricultural biomass-to-energy plant moved through the initial stages of approval.  Once completed, it will sell energy to Kauai Island Utility, supplying approximately 10% of our island's electrical n...

After several years of public hearings, controversies and threats of law suits, the County Commission passed Ordinance 864, a Vacation Rental Ordinance implementing new restrictions on vacation rentals in residential areas.  For a complete copy of the signed ordinance, email me at Rental@SusannaK...

Most visitors I meet use "The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook" as a ‘bible' for their vacation.  And although there's a lot of good information there, one of their recommendations is to take a Na Pali cruise from the North Shore vs. Port Allen so that you have more time viewing the Na Pali.I recently me...

For the past 2+ years, there's been an ongoing controversy on Kauai about privately owned vacation rentals in residential areas.  A citizen's group in Haena spearheaded a call to action by the County to start regulating the use of private residences as Vacation Rentals or B&B's.  There have been ...

I wrote earlier about some of the oddities of Hollywood's presence here on Kauai.  We tend to take it all in stride... You never know what you'll see in the sky or on the road...here's a truck I drove by today. "Tropical Thunder" is continuing it's production here on Kauai of a Vietnam war film s...

Well, as we wonder if we have enough water and toilet paper on hand, all we can do is wait and see if Flossie will break apart like most hurricanes that come towards the Hawaiian Islands.  At the least, we should get some heavy rains later this week.  I didn't live here when Hurricane Iniki hit, ...

There was a recent article in the NY Times that is very interesting, talking about how homeowners can almost become obsessed with checking on-line resources to see what their house is worth.  Websites like Zillow.com, Cyberhomes.com, etc. can give a quick estimate of property values.  The problem...

If you're visiting Kauai, or new to the island - please remember to drive with aloha!  This has been a small agricultural island for many years, and our roads, highways and residents are not used to heavy traffic.  Here's a few tips to help you:Take your shoes off, roll down your windows, enjoy t...

Have you thought of your properties as a "portfolio"?? If not, why not??  Just like with mixing stock investments, if you're thinking of selling and not sure where to move the money, let's talk!  There are many options, including commercial tenant-in-common intervals and vacation home intervals t...

When you say "foreclosure" what image comes to your mind?  I see old black & white films where the evil oil baron is coming to take the shanty house from the poor helpless widow, and the organ music gets more dramatic in the background as the widow cries and clings to her baby... Not so today!!  ...