Mililani Hawaii Home for SaleMililani Home for Sale95-091 Waipuka Place, Mililani, HI 96789 View MapBuilt in 1985, this four bedroom 2 bath home with double wall construction is a rare listing in this neighborhood. Located on the front side of Mililani-Waipio Valley with private mountainside in the rear of the property. DetailsAsking Price:
$550,000 MLS:
2807939 Bedrooms:
4 Bathrooms:
2 # of Floors:
1 Garage Size:
432 Subdivision:
Lower Mililani- Frontside Waipio Valley Year Built:
1985    
Fond Memories of My Aunt Sally - A Mother's Day TributeI am dedicating this Mother's Day post to My wonderful MOM first (of course) and also a tribute, with many fond memories to my Aunt Sally, who passed away on April 29, 2008 at the age of 93. Basically, this is a heartfelt wish to all mom's on ActiveRain and out, friends, family and acquaintances who are moms, stepmoms, single dads who are moms that you enjoy the time you have together and show the mom's that they are appreciated. I had written about my Aunt Sally briefly in Japanese in Hawaii: My Ancestry along with my mom and basically my heritage. My cousin and I were going back and forth by email two nights ago remembering the time we went to Kauai together to stay with Aunt Sally for the summer. That summer was the summer of 1969. Wow. 1969. No computers, cell phones or even a bunch of television. We MADE our fun.
My Aunt Sally was a very talented woman. She taught me to play the ukulele, to sew, to crochet and to clean a house. And if I did not do any of these thoroughly and correct, I would have to do it all over again. My Aunt Sally also taught my mom the same. To this day I am a very detail oriented person. I like it that way. :) My Aunt Sally had a long life but for maybe the past 15 years she had Alzheimer's. From many years ago she has not recognized anyone but I wanted to show appreciation to her for this Mother's Day too because she was my 'mom' on Kauai for many springs and summer visits in my younger years. So, my Mom, my Aunt Nancy, my cousins, Gary and I will be flying to Kauai tomorrow morning and attend the services for my Aunt Sally in the afternoon. Mother's Day is a day to remember our mother's and all mother's in the world. To give credit for the strength and love a mother holds for their children, their family, their extended family, and that common bond all mother's carry. A day to show our appreciation. Happy Mother's Day Mom. Happy Mother's Day Aunty Sally and Happy Mother's Day to All!
Launani Valley Mililani Condos Homes-Hawaii Relocation Schofield Barracks, Wheeler AAF
Launani Valley lies below Mililani Technical Park and right off Kamehameha Hwy. (Rt. 99) across from Wheeler Army Air Station & minutes from Schofield Barracks Army Installation. A lush tropical green valley with soft gentle breezes and the sounds of life in peaceful surroundings, you'll be pleasantly surprised at the community that awaits you! Ridge at Launani Valley complex has 2-3 bedroom units and in the last six months sold 2- 3 bedroom units at $290,000 and $340,000; and six -2 bedroom units priced between $260,000 and $299,999. Two 2 bedrooom are in contract priced at $319,000 & $329,000 and there is only ONE Active 2 bedroom on the market listed at $287,000. Days on Market range from ONE to Sixty days.
With a small stream winding along the same pathway of the paved road in to the valley, a walking/jogging path mirrors the stream to mimic the road as well. The Streamside @ Launani Valley is a townhouse complex in Launani Valley with 2/2/2 and built between 1996 -2000. In the last six months there was one unit sold at $315,000; three units are currently in contract priced between $289,000 to $327,000 and currently with 0 currently Active on the market. Days on Market boasts a 4-21 days.
As I approach the lone bus stop, I stop & step outside to take a snapshot; only to realize that the mid of day reveals an empty street as well. Until.....the trash trucks come barreling down the street to clean up the community while residents are away to work. A wonderous valley of plants, trees and gracefully swaying bamboo, the voices of nature will no doubt soothe you to sleep in the deep of night.
The Gardens at Launani Valley has two and three bedroom units and in the last six months 7 - two bedrooms have sold with prices between $279,000 to $327,000. Two -two bedrooms are in contract listed at $279,000 and $305,000 and there are currently 5- two bedrooms (priced from $279,00 to $309,000) and 1 - three bedroom currently on the market listed at $320,000. Days on Market range from 4-103 days. The Terraces at Launani Valley complex also have 2-3 bedroom units. In the last six months 4-2 bedroom units have sold with prices between $358,000 and $359,000 and one -3 bedroom sold for $449,000. Two -2 bedrooms & one -3 bedrooms are currently in contract and there are 3-2 bedrooms currently active and listed between $369,000 & $385,000 and 3 -3 bedroom listed between $458,000 and $462,000. Days on market range from 27 to 112. Evergreen Terrace has 2-3 bedroom units (934-1,393 sq. ft.) and in the last six months 3-2 bedroom units have sold with prices between $340,000 to $365,000 and the Days on Market were 13-93. One two bedroom in in contract and there are currently 4-3 bedrooms price between $400,000 and $439,000 while there is only one- 2 bedroom listed at $354,000. The Woodcreek in Launani Valley single family homes range in prices from $489,000 to $525,000 for the 3 bedrooms (1,173 to 1,332 sq. ft.) to and $550,000 to $563,000 for the four bedroom (1,326 to 1,658 sq. ft.) There are currently 5 -3 bedrooms on the market and one -4 bedroom with one-3 bedroom currently in contract. Days on Market are 4-124 days. ~~~~~ If you are Moving and Transferring with the Military to Hawaii and are being proactive in your search for Hawaii Condos & Homes, contact me for listings for the areas near the Hawaii Military Base you will be stationed. And....click on the following link for loads of information regarding your Hawaii Relocation! Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, RA, e-PRO / Century 21 Liberty Homes, Mililani, Hawaii © 2008 Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, All rights reserved.
Presentation for the Hawaii Home Seller (The Epiphany) UPDATED
After cleaning out my file/storage cabinets and literally filling up one quarter of a dumpster at my complex on Sunday I had an epiphany. While writing Is Your Office Organized? it dawned on me that all that clear space was bound to bring something great. My last statement in that post: Now that I'm all organized.... Okay, ready for that next client! And then it happened! A Hawaii Home Seller walked in to the office yesterday afternoon and we made an appointment for this morning at 10:00am to list their Mililani Home. I had also been putting together a different approach to a Listing Presentation and this morning I awoke at 5:30am excited to finish it and USE IT! I structured the cover of my "Presentation for the Hawaii Home Seller) with the picture I used on ActiveRain for my header (The Bird of Paradise is from my mom's back yard in Mililani so it MEANS something to me. A home is where family is, right?) and just my info at the bottom. Each section of my Presentation for the Hawaii Home Seller folder has a document inside a plastic sheet cover and basically the contents held the following:
The website page inserts are to show that I do more than just enter their listing into our Multiple Listing Service. I go the extra mile. The purpose of all the Standard Forms in my presentation book are so that I can briefly explain that I do more than just market their home and I do more than just hold Hawaii Open Houses. I walk them every step of the way throughout the before, during and after marketing period as well as the transaction period to closing :) And BEFORE going through my presentation I walked the property with the seller and LISTENED to their needs. I LISTENED to their wants. And we communicated together to come to an agreement for listing. UPDATE: Cleaning did matter after all didn't it? The epiphany. Out with the old...in with the new :)
~~~~~~~ If you are a Home Seller or Home Buyer and need more information click on the Contact "Sally" button. If you are Relocating to Hawaii click on the HawaiiRelocationPackage button for loads of information. If you are Relocating from Hawaii to the Continental United States click the Contact Sally button or pick up your phone and dial 808.375.1404 and I will refer you to one of the professionals on my nationwide list! Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, RA, e-PRO / Century 21 Liberty Homes, Mililani, Hawaii © 2008 Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman, All rights reserved! Is Your Office Organized?
When was the last time you got your office organized? Oh, yeah. It's been awhile since I cleaned out my filing cabinets and supply cabinet. Yesterday we spent morning to evening shredding old bills and unnecessary documents in client files, throwing out the manila files (that once held bills), recycling old files and file fasteners and throwing away useless paper material that silverfish got into. What a mess. (Picture Left: My office) By the time we finished there were 40 manila folders (still usable) and countless fasteners, two empty drawers of a filing cabinet, transferred closed files to plastic bins and situated in a storage closet for easy access, burned client files to disks and then we ..... cleaned our desks!
And the results?
Weird how I felt a sense of accomplishment for being organized and getting rid of ONE FOURTH of a dumpster of shredded paper and unneeded clutter. (and have a happy husband who hates clutter. He couldn't thank me enough :) Now that I'm all organized.... Okay, ready for that next client! GIVING Back with the Gift of AppreciationKathy McGraw offered The Gifts of Appreciation Contest: Monday Morning Gifts...An Attitude of Gratitude Contest and the only topic is simple. "Write a short entry on who you appreciate, or are thankful to, here on Active Rain" The difference in this contest is this: "Your entry is judged by how well you express your written appreciation for someone else, and they win the Prize". Read Monday Morning Gifts...An Attitude of Gratitude Contest for the rules and the prizes for the gratitude you have for others and get your entries in here: Active Rain Gifts of Appreciation Contest Entries
Kathy McGraw. Kathy and I met here on ActiveRain... and in November of 2007 she came to Hawaii with her daughter and grandchildren. I got to spend time with them and we had surely made a complete connection at this time. "Traveling the Road of Aloha....The ActiveRain MEETING with Peers" You see, it's hard to determine if there is some reality to typing on a keyboard vs. actually meeting someone face to face. (except for a few others and William Johnson...I think he's just one of those I connected with and have no qualms about being real :) In any event...it takes time to really get to know someone online....let alone in person. I appreciate Kathy for being straightforward and honest. (No game playing on the phone, in emails, in person or here) I appreciate all she has done for groups. She has revived the e-PRO Internet Technology group and also has the SO CAL Pass Area Communities and other Interests group too. She is one of the strong forces and moderators in my POSITIVE ATTITUDE for the Weary Soul. I am grateful that amongst the others I have met and/or made friends with along the way that she is one more to add to the people I respect and admire. She is a driving force for supporting others tirelessly. Let's all do the same with supporting someone you believe deserves the recognition too. If you have someone you would like to write about that you appreciate or are thankful for here on ActiveRain then read about the contest rules here: Monday Morning Gifts...An Attitude of Gratitude Contest and submit your entries with your correct tags etc. here: Active Rain Gifts of Appreciation Contest Entries
By the way, Broker Bryant, Kathy and I are the judges. Moooo ah ha haaaaa! Being A Part Of: Bloggers Choice Selections for May 2008
Being this month's Bloggers Choice Selections spotlight as well as being picked for selecting the top 10 posts is truly an honor. I truly believe that being successful surely lies within each and every one of us and we all deserve a chance to be "A Part Of". Even here on Active Rain! The Bloggers Choice Selections Group has been regrouping and restructuring to have you all get more involved with supporting our fellow members. If you missed Lola's Have You ever wanted....A Second Chance for Your Favorite Post? it'll give you more insight on how everyone is getting more involved and explains about Midori Miller who hosted the First Blogger's Choice spotlight. Midori assumed the role in growing the membership of the group and encouraging members to blog at their personal best! Thank you to both of you for putting the time and effort into this group! Now, keep in mind we all have our own opinions on what we believe to be a wonderfully written post. But this group gives everyone a chance to submit their own posts that they would like to have a second chance at getting featured; that they believe is feature worthy. (if you have had your post featured on the ActiveRain dashboard it isn't eligible) So here I am....with the Bloggers Choice Selections for the month of May; picks that were ‘missed' along the way and that I believe are great posts that need to be recognized!
Special Mentions to our founder Lola and moderator Midori: My First Video Blogpost..There Is A Little Training There If You Catch It! Earth Hour 2008 By Midori Miller (talk about trying her first video! Gotta love it...go listen!) Would You Allow Your Blog To Send You to Jail? By Lola Audu (Lola states, "It is a force that can be ignited for tremendous good...it is also capable of bringing out the worst in us."....Think about it....)
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Thank You Midori and Lola for all you do for this group & For those of you who would like to join....click here....
Note: This went up a little early due to our time difference. (If I waited until tomorrow morning the day would be half gone for most of you lol!
Somewhere Over the "Mililani Rainbow"
Sharon Simms came to Hawaii in January for the CRS Sellabration at the Hilton Hawaiian Village and she and her daughter also got to do a little sightseeing. Along the way to the North Shore they stopped by Mililani Town and noticed (actually she was in awe) of the rainbows around and above the Mililani area. A slight drizzle coming from the Koolau Mountains will give an array of colors for many wonderful rainbow shows throughout the year over Mililani, Waipio Gentry, Schofield Barracks, Wahiawa and Wheeler Army Air Field.
Of course rainbows are rampant all over Oahu...but these wonderful shows are right in our neighborhood. Many times while driving down and up Kipapa Gulch through the valleys looking from Kamehameha Highway or the H-2 freeway I've seen these beautiful arrays of colors. I also found a few tidbits of info regarding Mililani and Rainbow related events, places and even a farm at our local Mililani Saturday Farmers Market:
And to top it off....a video of IZ & Jason Castro Duet: "Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
Have You Been Lei'd Today?
May 1st of each year is "May Day" in Hawaii. The first May day was held on May 01, 1928 to commemorate a celebration of the making and giving of the lei (flower necklace). A piece of Hawaii Information and Hawaii History: A poet/writer Don Blanding wrote in a local paper of his suggestion to commemorate the celebration of making and giving lei's. He also is credited with throwing the lei overboard the ship....if it returned ...so would you. Fellow Writer Grace Tower Warren came up with the idea of a May first celebration for this very suggestion. She is also credited with coming up with the slogan "May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii". What a wonderful way to celebrate the Spirit of Aloha! The following show I found on YouTube and I was so surprised to see a lei stand I know well! The two women shown stringing leis are mother and daughter and the stand is located on the corner of Maunakea and Pauahi Streets. Wonderful styles and prices! Art of Lei. Tribute to Hawaiian Lei - Lei Day Honolulu
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii.
Have you been lei'd today? Happy May Day!
North Shore Hawaii Skydiving (Video)
On the same day of The Kite Surfers - Mokuleia Beach on the North Shore of Oahu we stopped by Dillingham Airfield on the North Shore of Oahu (Honolulu County) to see if there were any skydivers or sailplanes taking off or landing. Dillingham Airfield was fully utilized during World War II. Over the years it was an Army Air Field and an Air Force Air Field and finally closed but used for civil use in the 1970's. In a joint agreement with the military and the State of Hawaii it continued civil use and in the late 1990's until present there are the skydiving and sailplane rides. The gliders and many private aircraft are based here as well.
Well, here's a video I put together with skydivers we caught in action. What a treat! If you are planning a Hawaii Visit or a Hawaii Relocation and you are one to skydive or go on a sailplane ride the following information is available to make your reservations: Skydive Hawaii 8:30am to 3pm
68-760 Farrington Hwy 808 637- 9700 or use their online reservations.
Soar Hawaii (Sailplane Ride Adventure) Reservations & Information Hawaii Relocation: History and Views of Mokuleia, Oahu, Hawaii
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I decided to write this follow up with Kathy's post and submit my NON ENTRY for the contest to show my appreciation and gratitude to another person who has made an impact on me in my time here on ActiveRain and continue to support me throughout. 
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