Aloha Neighbors and Friends, For over 30 years, Malama Kai Foundation has been fulfilling our marine resource stewardship mission by supporting the statewide Day-use Mooring Buoy (DMB) Program, implementing youth educational programs, providing education and outreach regarding current ocean and coral reef habitat issues, and supporting various community-based conservation programs and projects. We are known… Read More »

WE’VE GOT A LOT TO CELEBRATE In 2022 you helped us remove tens of thousands of pounds from the beach, educate thousands of students, and divert loads of food scraps and recyclables away from the incinerator. We brought back our cleanup festivals for the first time since COVID, reached thousands at our first ever Vans… Read More »

We just sold lot 2.  Lots 3,4,14,19,20, and 22 remain for sale. These lot offerings are great values and are rare residential lots to build your resort Dream Home. Lots 3 requires a 2-story home to meet the minimum square footage within the resort. Lots 14 and 22 have fully developed, single-level plans, including engineering… Read More »

Aloha Friends, Family and clients, Lissette and I support a few organizations on the Big Island that primarily involve our island’s youth. I thought you might be interested in this seasonal time of giving, where we also remember the many gifts and blessings we’ve been fortunate enough to receive. Please read on for further details… Read More »

Aloha Friends, Family and clients, Lissette and I support a few organizations on the Big Island that primarily involve our island’s youth. I thought you might be interested in this seasonal time of giving, where we also remember the many gifts and blessings we’ve been fortunate enough to receive. Please read on for further details… Read More »

Project Hawaii is a 501 C3 that operates on the Big Island, Maui and Oahu. Every year, each child asks Santa for a special gift and we Secret Santas make sure they receive it. Our group only provides Secret Santas for Big Island children. If you’re interested in participating this year, let me know how… Read More »

Aloha Friends, Family and clients, Lissette and I support a few organizations on the Big Island that primarily involve our island’s youth. I thought you might be interested in this seasonal time of giving, where we also remember the many gifts and blessings we’ve been fortunate enough to receive. Please read on for further details… Read More »

While some may speculate the recent volcanic activity of Mauna Loa is influencing the Big Island’s housing market, longer view trends are showing a sustained slowdown since the peak of last year’s housing craze (02/2021) and the increase in rising mortgage interest rates (01/2022). Year-over-year, there were 96 less homes for sale (-29%) as sales… Read More »

Lissette and I went to dinner with friends at Merriman’s restaurant in Waimea on Sunday evening. We had no idea, like anyone else, what was brewing inside the world’s largest and most active volcano, Mauna Loa. We awoke to text messages from friends and family members across the globe asking if we were okay on… Read More »

As summer comes to an end the Big Island real estate market continues to cool as sales activity returns to pre-pandemic levels. Even though the total number of transactions were down 30% year over year, median sales price remained flat. With interest rates nearing 7%, buyers are not particularly motivated to purchase while sellers who… Read More »