Hawaii voters will be asked this election season to vote on a constitutional amendment to allow the State of Hawaii to asses property taxes in addition to the County of Hawaii or other Counties within the State. In my opinion, it’s a terrible idea for multiple reasons. The number one reason is the amendment states… Read More »

The State of Hawaii announced June 29th that they were changing the rate on Withholding of Hawaii Real Property after September 15, 2018. Section 235-68, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires every transferee or buyer of Hawaii real property to withhold and pay to the Department of Taxation a percentage of the amount realized on the disposition… Read More »

Lissette and I left at 5:30 am from Mauna Lani to make the long trek over Saddle Road to the Hilo side for the Richardson Rough Water Swim this past Sunday at Richardson’s Ocean Park. I’ve never been to this park nor participated in this race before but several of my masters swim teammates had… Read More »

Hawaii County Council Bill 108-Update I have written several blog posts and shared several articles on Facebook regarding the Hawaii County Council’s efforts headed by North Kona’s representative, Karen Eoff to control vacation rentals outside of real estate zoned V (Resort-hotel districts), CG (General Commercial Districts) and CDH (Downtown Hilo commercial district) . Ms. Eoff… Read More »

My masters swim group met early Saturday morning at 6:30 am to ride together to Kona for the 2018 King’s Swim sponsored by Kona Aquatics and Bike Works. Kona Aquatics has been headed by coach Steve Barowski for the last 30 years and has a large, age group swim program as well as an established… Read More »

I just listed Kulalani at Mauna Lani #104 which is the former developers furnished model home. Much sought after 4-plex building with 2 car garage and plenty of privacy. With over 1800 square feet of fabulous open, yet private, luxury living, this is a favorite with its TWO MASTER SUITES. The ground floor, master suite… Read More »

I just listed the developer’s 2 model homes in Kulalani at Mauna Lani. Unit 102 is the largest model in Kulalani featuring 3-bedrooms and 2-bathrooms. This award winning home features 2,022 sq feet of fabulous open yet private luxury living. The moment you enter the beautiful foyer and experience the sweeping spiral staircase you know… Read More »

This blog post is intended to update you regarding a few statistics you may find interesting concerning The Villages at Mauna Lani.  In this update I will concentrate on a comparison of our community and Ka Milo focusing only on what I believe to be the best indicator of market strength in one community versus… Read More »

I woke at 6:00 am to get fueled up and check the weather conditions for the 1-mile, 2018 Hapuna Rough Water Swim this last Saturday morning.  My early morning weather “observations” revealed no movement in the palm fronds which meant it was not going to be a “rough” water swim to my relief.  Because of… Read More »

I’m writing this post for those of you reading this on the Mainland US and beyond….the latest National news regarding the 40 acre lava flow in the Puna/Volcano district of our island is real but the scale and scope of it’s effects are really minimal in the big picture as it relates to our location… Read More »