Pete's Maui Blog

When people think of Maui and Hawaii in general, they often think of the beach first. Heck as an island resident, when I have some down time I tend to grab my surf board and head to the beach before anything else. Yesterday the prospects for surf were limited so my friend Tom and I did something ...

Earlier this week, I posted about our new listing in Haiku. It is a great opportunity in that there are two parcels associated with the property. In addition to buying the property as a whole, you can also buy each of the parcels individually. The one parcel consists of 4.255 acres with a three b...

I was out at our new listing in Haiku yesterday. I had my camera with me and snapped some pictures of some of the fruit and flowers that I saw when I was walking around the property. As you come down the driveway, you go past a few big mango trees. It has been a banner year for mangoes. The groun...

I was pretty proud of my little town of Paia when it was the first in Maui to go Plastic Bag Free. The town's merchants voluntarily decided to get rid of plastic after residents tired of seeing plastic bags getting in the ocean and endangering sea life. Now, the whole county of Maui is considerin...

We have a great new listing in the beautiful Haiku area of Maui's North Shore. This property offers a tremendous sense of seclusion, but is really just a few minutes drive from Haiku School, the shops and restaurants at Haiku cannery, world famous Ho'okipa Beach Park and the charm of Paia Town. T...

It has been a busy week for me, so I haven't been able to post on my Active Rain blog as much as I would like. In the slowing Maui Market, busy is a good thing so I can't complain. I have been able to blog with a little more frequency on my other Maui Real Estate Blog. The subject matter has been...

I am starting to see more discussion of Green Building in the local market. When I picked up the Maui News this morning, I saw green building on the front page of the news and in the real estate classifieds. The paper had a feature story on the New Maluaka Luxury resort that is undergoing constru...

Maui has seen a surge in ultra luxury condominium developments in the last two years. These developments combine phenomenal natural settings, spacious and well appointed residences and the highest level of services. One of the more intriguing offerings in this market is the Baccarat Wailea Resort...

Maui saw its lowest volume of condo sales in June vs. any other month in the last five years. There were 53 condo sales based on sales on the Maui MLS. This figure is for the county of Maui including the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai. This number is a good bit lower than last month's totals ...

My apologies to Gene Autry, but I couldn't resist. My brother Billy and I have always enjoyed heading out for a stand up paddle after work. Maui's North Shore is an ideal location for coast runs on paddle boards. Coast runs entail paddling down the coast with the prevailing trade winds. With the ...