hawaii: Maui County Tax Assessments are out - How to Appeal - 03/22/08 11:25 PM
ASSESSMENTS Maui County property tax assessments have been mailed out recently. If you own property on Maui you've probably already seen yours. Were you shocked? I know a lot of people who were surprised at the new higher amounts. If you think you have been overassessed, here's what you can do... APPEALS If
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hawaii: Upcountry Realtor Caravan on Maui, Hawaii - Makawao/Pukalani/Olinda - 03/22/08 04:26 AM
Maui Upcountry Realtor Caravan Here on Maui we have Realtor Caravans every week. On Thursdays we cover the north shore and upcountry areas. I blogged about the Haiku Caravan previously, which happens on the 2nd Thursday each month. Fidelity National Title & Escrow of Hawaii graciously provide this valuable service for
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hawaii: Pride of Aloha leaves Hawaii - Norwegian Cruise Lines pulls out another one - 02/12/08 08:27 PM
Pride of Aloha Ships Out Norwegian Cruise Lines have announced that they will be re-stationing the Pride of Aloha vessel to Asia this summer with Star Cruises. The Pride of Aloha will be out of service in Hawaii effective May 11 2008. This will leave only one ship in Hawaii making
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hawaii: Mysterious Tropical Fruits revealed - 12/27/07 02:36 AM
Just in case anyone was wondering, "what's a rambutan", wonder no more... I have pictures of some of those exotic sounding fruits that we encounter when submitting comments. So here for your enjoyment are some tropical delicacies: On the right you see papayas in the back row, and mangos and starfruits in the
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hawaii: Pukalani Superette - Pukalani Maui Hi 96768 - 12/24/07 03:37 AM
Pukalani Superette is a great little store in upcountry Maui. It's on Makawao Avenue, at the intersection with the old Haleakala Highway. Locals know where it is. If you can't find what you're looking for in this grocery store, you better head down the road to the Pukalani Terrace Center. This store has
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hawaii: IF $$$ WERE NO OBJECT.... my dream green home on MAUI - 12/19/07 04:53 AM
Who's Brad Pitt?The other night Larry King was interviewing Brad Pitt and I turned on the TV and said, "we have to watch this program with Brad Pitt in New Orleans." My dad said "who's Brad Pitt?" I explained to him that Brad Pitt was the actor in the Jesse James
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hawaii: My Hawaiian Cookbook Series - Part 1 - baked Mahi Mahi - 12/14/07 02:19 AM
Mahimahi (Coryphaena hippurus) is commonly known as dolphin (not the mammal), dolphinfish, or dorado, in other places. It's an open ocean fish found in seas around the world. When a mahimahi takes the hook, its colors are brilliant blue, silver and yellow. These fade in a flash when the fish dies. Large schools of mahimahi
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hawaii: Maui Market Update - Peahi Farms at Opana Point - Paved Roads! - 11/10/07 03:29 AM
Peahi Farms on Maui gets an upgrade. Paving crews have been busy making miles of smooth black roads into this new planned community subdivision at Opana Point on Maui's north shore. During the months of October and November the blacktop has gone down and the entrance to the Hana Highway is almost complete. Road work is a
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hawaii: Realtors Association of Maui - RAM - 10/21/07 06:49 PM
View Larger Map Aloha and welcome to Kahului - home of the Realtors Association of Maui - otherwise known as RAM. RAM was formerly called the Maui Board of Realtors. Kahului and sister city Wailuku are considered the main towns of the island, and are centrally located in the central valley
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hawaii: Blog Action Day - Where's the Beef? - 10/15/07 03:21 PM
As my contribution to BLOG ACTION DAY, I'm choosing to write about something close to home. My husband has a lease on some Hawaii State land for grazing purposes, and has a small herd of cattle. He's not going to get rich raising cattle, but it affords us the ability to
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hawaii: The Pines at Koele - Island of Lana'i, Hawaii - 10/03/07 05:20 AM
On our recent trip to the island of Lana'i, I was able to see some properties for sale, and get an overview of the real estate market there. Basically, there are some really great homes and condos, but they are not cheap, compared to the Maui market. Most of the listings
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