My wife Lissette is adventuresome and is great at meeting very smart, talented and interesting people that live on our island.  She attends the North Hawaii Hospice “High Tea Fundraiser” almost every year and was the winning bid this year for “High Tea for 4” at the Martha Brahms’s tea farm in the hamlet of… Read More »

The developer’s representatives report approximately 45 total units left to sell in the community with 8 units in finished and ready to sell product.  Given Ka Milo’s historic absorption rate, I would estimate the community’s new home inventory will be sold out in December 2019. Here are the unit types and # of units to… Read More »

Kulalani at Mauna Lani offers the best value for a higher density community in Mauna Lani Resort featuring 4 and 6-plex buildings. New Construction Update Developer’s sales reps report that the last 3 buildings with 16 units total will be under construction or finished before the end of 2017. These are buildings 13, 14 and… Read More »

I’m often asked by clients for an update on The Villages at Aina Lea. For those not familiar with this development, it is the 1,099+ acre development, “mauka” of the Mauna Lani Resort-across the highway. Since 2009-10 the developer finished a majority of 40, two-story town-home buildings with distant ocean views. Selling the homes is… Read More »

The Villages continues to be an exceptional community comprised of 130 units on approximately 30 acres.  Four floor plans are available-2 duplex plans and 2 freestanding condominiums.  Currently there are 17 units for sale, slightly higher than the typical 10% of built inventory but late spring can be a slow season for sales. Availability includes,… Read More »

The Shops at Mauna Lani has sold to Phoenix, Arizona based AT ML Leasehold HI, a holding company for Arciterra Companies, LLC, that specializes in retail developments across the mainland US. Their website lists properties in many states with both single and multi user retail centers. The Shops at Mauna Lani was originally purchased from… Read More »

Image used under license from Freestock.com Important news for those wanting to add a certain method to offset the ever increasing power charges from HELCO. Hawaii island residents “enjoy” the highest power charges in North America at almost 50 cents a kilowatt resulting in very high monthly power bills. The only method for avoiding these… Read More »

Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, golf course and other real estate assets sells to new owner-first time in 35 years!! The Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, golf course, racket club, greeting center and 1000+ plus acres of undeveloped land adjacent to the resort have sold.  The Tokyu Corporation via several entities owned these assets and are the… Read More »

As we exit the 2016/2017 Winter/Spring, high season for real estate sales, I thought it would be helpful to assess the positive market trends for 2016/2017/2018.  Here is a synopsis of some helpful statistics I gathered from Title Guaranty, Corelogic and the Hawaii Information Service (Multiple Listing Service).  Please scroll down or click the links… Read More »

Top U.S. and Foreign Buyers of Hawaii Property (PDF) | Top Buyers by Region (PDF) Canadians and Japanese buyers continue to rank as the top 2 foreign buyers of Hawaii Island and statewide properties.  Despite the current Canadian currency devaluation against the American dollar, Canadians continue to purchase property primarily in the South Kohala resorts. … Read More »