SOLD IN HAIKU MAUI HAWAII Market Update In the past 10 days there have been some good residential sales in Haiku Maui real estate. Two of these are in Haiku Hill which is the sunnier side of Haiku, just above the Hana Highway. One is more upcountry, closer to Hanzawa's Store. One is out in Hue
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08/15/2008
It's a Hawaiian Custom Here in Hawaii it's customary to remove your shoes before entering someone's home. It's a tradition that came with the Japanese immigrants, and it totally caught on. It is considered very rude to leave your shoes on, unless your host tells you "no need". Hey, most peopl
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08/14/2008
Brand new subdivision Na Hoku, Maui Lani - here's the new front yards being installed by Maui Lawn and Landscape. Maui's central valley is very sandy, and these new subdivisions in Maui Lani need to have soil delivered. Shown here is the composted mulch that you can buy from the county's green
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08/12/2008
Dear Diary, On Saturday I met with some first time home buyers, nice young local couple, from Hawaii. They are renting in Pukalani and want to move closer to work... she works at the Maui Memorial Hospital, him at the golf course in Waikapu. We looked at a unit in the Iliahi at Kehalani complex
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08/11/2008
Are you using all the tools you can to spread the word about your listings? I'm pretty new to the video thing and keep experimenting. I can't believe how much time you can spend just to produce a 1 or 2 minute movie... assembling the right photos and video clips, getting a soundtrack that works
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08/10/2008
Harvesting Bananas on Maui You might have wondered... how do bananas grow? How do you get them down off the tree? Did you know that there is no woody tissue in a banana plant? The "trunk" is more like the consistency of rolled up corrugated cardboard, and very juicy... sort of like celery. The
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08/05/2008
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada I remember the '60's I just want to drop by and say what a great place Saskatoon is. This is where I grew up and went to school, in the '60's and '70's. It was a safe place where you could live and not lock your doors back then. In the summer we would ride our
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08/04/2008
(the online version of my FREE email newsletter which you can receive by request - it features new listings in the Makawao/Olinda and Pukalani communities of upcountry Maui) Makawao/Pukalani Real Estate Newsletter - July 2008------------------------------------------------------------Upco
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08/03/2008
Fresh Maui Gazpacho I am just digging the hell out of fresh garden gazpacho this summer. It's the best thing for lunch on a hot summer day - chilled vegetable soup. My mom turned me onto it as a kid and I got a chance to try some in Spain when visiting there a few years back. My husband is a
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08/03/2008
This brand new traffic roundabout is located in Kulamalu Town Center, Pukalani Maui HI. Kulamalu is a new mixed use development by Dowling Comany Inc, with a town center and a residential neighborhood, where small town living is celebrated. Residents are able to live, work, shop, and play righ
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08/03/2008
