Aloha clients, friends and neighbors, Lissette and I are wishing you the best wherever you may be reading our community newsletter. The summer of 2018 has been eventful with the Kilauea eruption and hurricane Lane and Olivia passing by and miraculously we have survived all of these events unscathed on the west side of the… Read More »

Golf Villas Townhome with Incredible Views!! Golf Villas is a golf course front community located in the Mauna Lani Resort. Enjoy the open floor plan with floor to ceiling windows in the main living areas plenty of light throughout the home and provides incredible views to the golf course. The kitchen features granite counter tops,… Read More »

I just sold and closed Villages at Mauna Lani #603 to my buyer client from St. Louis! My client was initially interested in one of my other listings in Kulalani at Mauna Lani but through their due diligence including many questions, decided The Villages offered a great value for the amount of quality square footage… Read More »

Hurricane “Lane” started life as most storms do heading this direction off the coast of Mexico and began it’s general march westward toward the Hawaii islands the week of August 12th. The local news updated the storm’s progress and Lissette and I noted the location and general trajectory westward and toward our island nightly. I… Read More »

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 »