Hawaii real estate blog

Peggy Chun passed away on November 19, 2008.  Her funeral was on November 5th and it was well attended by friends and family.  Peggy Chun died at the age of 62 due to ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Chun was originally from Oklahoma and she moved to Hawaii in 1969.  She took up art after her sister...

We're adding a new feature to the website, Comparative Market Analysis Reports, also known as CMA Reports.  The reports are on our neighborhood pages.  For example, if you're looking for a home in Kapolei, look for our report below the listings on that page. The reports reflect homes sold.  Most ...

November was a pretty good month for surf on Oahu.  In the winter we get more waves on the famous North Shore (20 feet and higher) and the West and East shores.  In Honolulu (town) the surf is smaller during winter. We had the chance to surf at a break located within Kaneohe Marine Corps Base on ...

Most of us know that Barack Obama was born and raised in Hawaii.  Turns out he was for the most part an everyday guy living in Honolulu when he was growing up. Robert Kay is a public relations consultant in Honolulu.  He made a website outlining Barack Obama's roots and his local hangouts.  The s...

The City and County of Honolulu is encouraging homeowners to register for e-mail delivery of the annual tax assessment notices. E-mail delivery has several advantages over traditional mailing: - A copy can be stored on your compute without taking up any space on your desk or in your file cabinet....

I went to Costco yesterday around noon and was amazed at the traffic.  Isn't there a recession going on?  You wouldn't know it by hanging out here.  I drove into the parking lot and found dozens of cars driving around looking for spots. Eventually I gave up and went shopping for other items at Ho...

Low priced listings get a lot of attention from buyers and for good reason.  Hawaii real estate prices are higher than prices in other states and people rightfully try and find something they consider affordable.  Here are some properties that people often find on the internet, along with explana...

I watched the election results last night and in the early evening (Hawaii time) John McCain made his concession speech in Arizona.  I was surprised at his humble and kind words for Barack Obama and his call to his supporters to support our president-elect. Here are some quotes from his speech la...

I just got a call from (another) telemarketing company today. He starts off, "This is Daniel from Netbiz.com on behalf of Google.com.  Do you want to be on the first page of Google permanently?" Of course I do!  Did I tell him that?  No.  I said "I'm not going to pay you for that."  He said, "Oka...

If you haven't been up Diamond Head Trail, it's a great hike!  You'll have to try it sometime - just don't try it until after November 20, 2008.  On October 20th, the State of Hawaii closed the trail for repairs. The trail was built during World War II for defense purposes.  The steep terrain mak...