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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
35th Annual Hawaii Collectors ExpoCalling all collectors, it’s time to get on the brick-a-brack track to The Hawaii Collectors Expo! This annual 3-day event is where you can deep dive into the wide world of collectibles and curiosities. The Expo offers an in-person marketplace for vendors to promote and sell a variety of collectibles ranging from Vintage clothing, anime, sports cards, rare coins, Hawaiiana, movie memorabilia, toys, jewelry, antiques, trading cards, arts and much more.This is the islands biggest 3-day collectible show representing vendors from around the state, mainland and Japan and are NOT affiliated with any other collectors show.Tickets on sale now at www.Ticketmaster.com or at the Box office.www.ticketmaster.com/search?q=hawaii+collectors+expoFor more info, please e...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
               Latest rates, based on 20 percent down, $200,000 owner-occupant mortgages. The rates and terms may vary; check with lenders for details. Rates may have changed click here to verify Wednesday, February 4, 2026  Lender Term/Type Interest Rate % Points % *APR American Savings Bank808-593-1226NMLS#423168 15-YR Fixed 4.875 2.125 5.322 30-YR Fixed 5.625 2.375 5.924 5-YR ARM 4.750 2.375 6.013 Bank of Hawaii877-616-2636 15-YR Fixed 5.250 0.750 5.365 30-YR Fixed 5.625 1.750 5.787 5-YR ARM 5.000 1.750 5.981 Central Pacific Bank808-544-0500NMLS#416603 15-YR Fixed 4.875 2.125 5.331 30-YR Fixed 5.500 2.250 5.789 5-YR ARM 5.125 2.000 6.346 Finance Factors808-548-3300NMLS#449916 15-YR Fixed 4.875 1.750 5.360 30-YR Fixed 5.625 1.875 5.935 5-YR ARM 5.375 1.500 6.364 First Hawaiian Bank808...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
O'ahu Housing Market Begins 2026 with Stable Single-Family Home Sales, Softer Condo Activity Homes priced at $500,000 and below account for 146 sales in January as overall market activity remains steady HONOLULU – According to resale figures released this week by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®, O'ahu's housing market opened 2026 with generally steady conditions compared to January 2025, with single-family home sales holding relatively stable and condominium activity softening year-over-year. Properties priced at $500,000 and below accounted for 146 year-to-date sales in January, with more than 1,000 active listings available in that price range. Overall, single-family home sales totaled 194 transactions, down 1.0% from a year ago, while condominium sales declined 4.8% year over year t...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
Questions for Kimo: Our family is re-locating to Hawaii and we are wondering where's the best place to learn about Hawaiian culture? In my opinion the best and most family orientated place to learn about Hawaiian culture is the Bishop Museum, located at 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817  Phone: 808.847.3511. The Museum is located in Palama just off the Like Like and H1 Highways. It's a little bit out of the way for tourists and new comers but it's well worth the trip for visitors and locals alike.    "The Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state and the premier natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific, recognized throughout the world for its cultural collections, research projects, consulting services and public educational programs. It also has one of ...
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By sean Remos, Financial Wellness for You!
(USF Mortgage Services)
man! Someone stole my website! I had to get anothe one!  Sucks!  But I just updated my loan officers and info on my new website.  I was actually a victim of website theft. Someone logged on my account and changed the owner so I could not access my own website. They then waited until it expired and bought it.  Hoping I would go to my website and buy it back from them for thousands of dollars! Messed up! Anyway. So I found out the hard way that you should have the business account setting that perserves your anonymity and allows for better privacy so no one steals you I have a new site now just changed the .com to .info .  Just thought you might want to check it out. Aloha sean remos 808-282-4666 loandocter@yahoo.com
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By Robin McCann
(Robin McCann Realty)
If you enjoy anything "under the sea" or have ever wanted to be a marine biologist, then this is the perfect opportunity for you. The Waikiki Aquarium invites you to its free hands-on training sessions January 13th - 29th. Training sessions will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Saturday sessions will be held at 9 a.m. until noon. Tuesday and Thursday session will be held from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Those attending the training will learn about the various species and their habitats which are on exhibit at the Aquarium. In addition, they will learn about Hawaii 's ocean ecosystem, rare species and how to help protect marine life for generations to come. Volunteers to the Waikiki Aquarium not only receive a fine education about Hawaii's ocean ecosystem, they also receive othe...
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By Keahi Pelayo
(KU Realty)
January 7th, 2009 categories: Rants & Riffs Pacific Business News reports that the bright spot in Hawaii tourism is time shares. “Amid all the gloom evident in Hawaii’s tourism industry, one business is still growing: time shares. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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January 6th, 2009 categories: Rants & Riffs Since Waikiki is one of the main engines that powers Honolulu’s economy and real estate market.  It is great to hear from Pacific Business News that the owners of the Waikiki Shopping Plaza are planning redevelopment. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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By Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, (RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE
(Liberty Homes)
MILILANI MAUKA TOWNHOUSE FOR SALE!  Mililani Mauka Townhouse for Sale! 95-1163 Makaikai Street., #183, Mililani, HI 96789 View Map Entering the Hilldale Townhome complex through 30 foot high palms bordering each side of the entrance. No doubt you will feel like you're in paradise! With well maintained lush landscaped grounds it becomes more appealing. You then enter Unit #183 and you are now ooo'ing and ahh'ing. A spacious ground floor level townhouse with an additional 150 sq/ft fenced in courtyard you are that much more delighted! The possibilities for the amateur gardener await... and this humble abode occupy your memory bank! The kitchen is open and airy with a window to peek out of while cooking or holding a conversation with loved ones in the living room. Loads of cabinet and coun...
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January 5th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs Today’s Wall Street Journal has an optimistic article written by Allan Murray.  In writing about the national economy, Mr. Murray touches on a few points that apply to Honolulu real estate. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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By Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, (RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE
(Liberty Homes)
The National Memorial Cemetary of the Pacific (Punchbowl Cemetary) was built in 1948 to honor the men and women with a memorial for the sacrifice they made in the US Armed Forces.   Pu'owaina Crater (Punchbowl) was formed some 75,000 to 100,000 years ago. Pu'owaina is defined as "The Hill of Sacrifice" and relates to the history of the crater when it was used as an altar for human sacrifice. Early in the 1880's the slopes of the crater were opened for settlement on "leasehold" land. This area is commonly known as Punchbowl and Makiki neighborhoods. Papakolea is on the northern side extending into the valley. In the 1890's they wanted to turn it into a cemetary for the growing population of Honolulu residents but it was rejected. Why? They didn't want a city of dead overlooking the city...
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By Barbara Abe
(East Oahu Realty)
The 2008 12th Annual "Festival of Lights" Boat Parade, hosted by the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association, was again a huge success. People from all parts the island, including tourists, gathered to the three major Hawaii Kai shopping centers to watch 33 decorated boats troll around the marina waterways. Winner of the "Best Overall Boat" went to Tom Hintnaus and his crew. Tom transformed his 24' outboard to a winning "Mark Twain" theme. His creative abilities have won him several grand prizes in past boat parades. Other winners included Bob Raben for "Best Electric Boat," John Gravener for "Peanuts Charlie Brown," Eddie Fraser for "Santa," and Bob Hampton for "Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." There were also winners for second and third place in several boat categories The parade was held...
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We've all made our New Year's Resolution List and it's history by now.  But when I read an article by a realtor in another state, I thought how resolutions for your community are especially important now, as we all work together to strengthen the economy and move toward a greener future.  Hawaii Kai is a beautiful home, and we can keep it that way by making a commitment to care about the community. Here are his resolutions: 1.  Love your neighbor as yourself2.  Respect the rights of others3.  Try to understand the spirit of the law4.  Obey the letter of the law5.  Drive within the speed limit6.  Attend and participate in public hearings and community boards7.  Volunteer for a community project8.  Promote worthwhile service and charitable organizations9.  Go Green and try to implement en...
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By Robin McCann
(Robin McCann Realty)
We've all heard the saying "take a a walk on the wild side". I would like to suggest a bus tour of Oahu 's trashy side of life. The second is more fun, much more interesting and very educational. You can view the trashy side of Oahu by taking a Tour de Trash. Tour de Trash is an award-winning free educational program offered by the City of Honolulu . 2009 makes the eleventh consecutive year that the tour is being offered to the public. There are are a total of six unique bus tours thoughout the year.  The first Tour de Trash for 2009 will be held on January 15. Tour de Trash (#1) will feature a visit to the Sheraton Waikiki (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) demonstrating Work Place Recycling. The tours allow participants to see and learn about opala (waste/trash) processing and successful recycli...
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By Keahi Pelayo
(KU Realty)
December 30th, 2008 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs There is an old saying; “It is darkest before the dawn.”  Over the last year, our economy as experienced many pieces of bad news.  Call me a contrarian, I think this creates opportunities for buyers of Honolulu homes. The latest bit of news comes from the Wall Street Journal. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST
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December 29th, 2008 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs Over my lifetime, the Honolulu real estate market has been susceptible to inflation.  Last week’s article in Forbes may foretell a good reason to buy a home or condo in Honolulu sooner rather than later. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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By Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman, (RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE
(Liberty Homes)
Yesterday we decided to head over to Ala Moana Shopping Center and eat lunch at Tanaka of Tokyo -Japanese Steak & Seafood House. With a wide variety of steak and seafood dishes on the menu to choose from each dish is prepared by a skilled Master Teppan-Yaki (teppan meaning iron griddle and yaki meaning fried or broiled) chef. The seating is situated around the iron griddle with the chef in the middle preparing the food with an entertaining show of flying spatulas and knives. With the chef cracking us up with jokes and flinging shrimp tails into his hat and pocket it was a very pleasurable meal. The chef first started off with a shrimp appetizer and then afterwards flavored grilled beansprouts while the waitress brought us miso soup and pickled vegetables. Then he made our calamari stea...
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December 23rd, 2008 categories: Rants & Riffs I have been hearing of refinance mortgage loan rates in the 4.0 to 4.375% range! This is insanely low and now is a great time to consider getting a new loan.  Here is a step by step plan to take advantage of these great loans. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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By Keahi Pelayo
(KU Realty)
December 22nd, 2008 categories: Rants & Riffs Today’s Honolulu Advertiser is reporting information about properties which will need to be acquired to make way for the proposed rapid transit rail project.  Theoretically, the City will “negotiate” with the landowners, but if I had to bet…the owners will not do well against an entity that can use eminent domain rules to take a property. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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By Hawaii homes
(Century 21 iProperties Hawaii)
In the last five years or so, Honolulu saw another round of high rise construction.  New choices for condo living in town have emerged.  The cycle appears to be reaching its end with a few more properties approaching completion.  One of the properties is Moana Vista, located on Kapiolani Boulevard in Kakaako.    This is a great location for city dwellers.  Moana Vista is near the downtown financial district, Ala Moana Shopping Center and the Ward Centers.  Now the developer is facing the challenge of selling its condos in a slowing market. KC Development is constructing the 46-story Moana Vista.  It's just down the street from 909 Kapiolani and across from the Blaisdell Center.  Last week, prices were reduced by 16-25% on 60 units in the 492 unit development. A mountain view unit on the...
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December 19th, 2008 categories: Distressed Properties In general, core Honolulu is not experiencing significant rates of foreclosure.  The City and County of Honolulu encompasses the entire island of Oahu and there is an area where foreclosures can be found.  According to Pacific Business News, Ewa Beach is the place. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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By Barbara Abe
(East Oahu Realty)
Oahu has had heavy rainstorms the last few weeks, but we had cloudy warm weather for the annual Hawaii Kai Christmas "parade" - actually a dog and people walk.  Here are some photos: If you'd like more information on our great Hawaii Kai lifestyle, I've lived and worked here for more than 20 years.  Just email or call. Barbara Abe, REALTORbarbara@barbarashawaii.com808-226-2537www.movetohawaii.comwww.barbarashawaii.com
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By Keahi Pelayo
(KU Realty)
December 18th, 2008 categories: Rants & Riffs Pacific Business News is reporting that Honolulu is in esteemed company.  We are the third most expensive city in the U.S. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.
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