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Aloha Airlines Ends Passenger Service - 03/31/08 05:48 PM
Yesterday, Aloha Airlines announced that their last day of operations will be Monday, March 31, 2008. An announcement on their website states, "This is an incredibly dark day for Hawaii," said David A. Banmiller, Aloha's president and chief executive officer. "Despite the groundswell of support from the community and our elected officials, we simply ran out of time to find a qualified buyer or secure continued financing for our passenger business. We had no choice but to take this action. We deeply regret the impact this will have on our dedicated employees who have made Aloha one of the best operating
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Princeville condo (and house) update for the week of March 23rd to 29th - 03/30/08 03:11 PM
Aloha, We've had another week of spectacular weather just to my liking. Not too hot with bright blue skies. If you've been wondering about our temperatures during the winter months, this winter has been very mild. In the past, on occasion the temps have gone down into the low 60's at night. I can even recall a few times when it went as low as 59! This is not the norm and when it happens, you will find me in my seldom used sweatpants and sweatshirt. During the day the temps are in the high 70's to low 80's. Perfect for hinking,
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And the buy of the day is.... - 03/27/08 09:25 PM
Sandpiper 216 just came on the market at $399! This is an upstairs interior unit which faces the courtyard and the pool. Although you do get a little bit of pool noise, the on-site management at Sandpiper is excellent and they do an great job of keeping things quiet after hours. This unit was previously listed for 545 days from 9/05 to 3/07, starting at $589K and gradually reducing to $489K over the life of the listing. Today's list price tells me this seller really wants to sell. Here are the other units on the market: Copyright 3/27/2008 by Hawaii Information Service 209158
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Princeville condo (and house) update for the week of March 16th to 22nd - 03/24/08 02:42 PM
Happy Easter, ....and what a glorious day it is! To me, the perfect day is one with bright blue skies, a few puffy white clouds, and cooling trades- and that is just what we have today. The combination of warm sun and cool tradewinds keeps your body temperature just perfect. I hope all of you are enjoying your Easter Sunday in a similarily enjoyable fashion. Here is your weekly update: Copyright 3/23/2008 by Hawaii Information Service NEW LISTINGS208656 T A 3 4-5-4-5-39-7 LH $475,000 Cliffs At Princeville #1107 917 #1107 1/2208333 T A 5 4-5-4-5-30-6 FS $499,000 Princeville Mauna Kai #F6 1,400 ##5 3/2209061
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A few thoughts on Puhi and Princeville living........ - 03/18/08 03:48 PM
Twenty one minutes. That's how long it takes to walk from my Puhi townhouse where I am house sitting to Home Depot. If I had kept going straight on Puhi Road instead of turning towards Kukui Grove Shopping Center, I probably could have walked to Kauai Community College in about the same time. You simply cannot beat this location for convenience. In fact, I was beginning to wonder what it would be like to live down here full time and give up my North Shore residence. The ease of getting around is both seductive and tempting and makes living here seem
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Princeville condo (and house) update for the week of March 9th to 15th - 03/17/08 05:46 PM
Aloha and Happy St. Patrick's Day! I not much of a beef eater but could not pass up some excellent corned beef and cabbage at a weekend St. Paddy's day party. Hope all of you enjoyed the weekend with something green. (perhaps a green beer?) The weather has been holding steady, with occasional evening and early morning sprinkles and bright sunshine and tradewinds all day long. I should add that I've been down in the Lihue area the past few days, housesitting for a friend in the Villas of Puali in Puhi. After being a North Shore resident for the past 17
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Sometimes it's just a matter of timing....Puamana and Nihilani update - 03/13/08 10:47 PM
Real estate agents always talk "price" first and foremost, but sometimes it really is just a matter of timing. Case in point: Puamana 22C listed for $419K went into escrow the other day with only 16 days on the market. The thing about it is, this unit was previously listed from 5/07 to 10/07 during which time it went from a start price of $510K down to a low of $410K - less than what it was listed for this time. At one point, the seller was even willing to pay $7K of closing costs, yet the unit languished and the
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Princeville condo (and house) update for the week of March 2nd to 8th - 03/10/08 12:53 AM
Aloha, I hope you are not somewhere reading this where the weather is undesirable, as I have to report that we have had yet another stellar week. Today the ocean was so invitingly flat (can you tell I am not a surfer?) it looked like a bathtub. It was bright and sunny with high clouds, just enough to keep a pleasant coolness in the air. My friend and I were over looking at used kayaks at the local kayak rental shop in Hanalei. This was just after we had a seared Ahi sandwich on ciabatta bread by the Hanalei River, sitting at
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News from Poipu's PiliMai plus Princeville update - 03/04/08 01:03 AM
Aloha, Today's MLS update had some new property on the market, Brookfield's PiliMai in Poipu. These are the listings: Copyright 3/3/2008 by Hawaii Information Service NEW LISTINGS 208097 T A 0 4-2-8-14-33-117 FS $828,500 Pili Mai At Poipu 1,443 #1004 3/3208103 T A 0 4-2-8-14-33-119 FS $883,600 Pili Mai At Poipu 1,208 #1006 2/2.5208096 T A 0 4-2-8-14-33-115 FS $995,500 Pili Mai At Poipu 1,850 #1002 4/3.5208101 T A 0 4-2-8-14-33-118 FS $1,028,300 Pili Mai At Poipu 1,576 #1005 3/2.5 This is what the the listing says about these properties: Don't miss this opportunity to own this beautiful, brand new PiliMai ground floor model
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Island News March 08 - 03/02/08 07:15 PM
Aloha, I hope you've been having the same spectacular weather we've been enjoying. The week before last was so wonderful that even the locals (like me!) were saying how rare it was to have one full week of absolutely perfect days. We're back to more normal weather now which is sun, light clouds and pleasant trades. I'm happy to report that real estate activity seems to have picked up within the last two weeks. This is based on the number of clients I've shown property to, along with what I see going on in our office. I've also have several calls to
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Princeville House update for the week of Feb 24 to Mar 1 - 03/02/08 01:12 AM
Aloha,And warm tropical wishes to you. We've been having great weather which always brings out the buyers. Hopefully it will continue so we can get some of the good values SOLD! Here is your Princeville house update for this week: Copyright 3/1/2008 by Hawaii Information Service NEW LISTINGS206819 RS A 5 4-5-4-8-4 FS $999,000 3921 Punahele Rd 11,872 sqft 1,556 3/2208122 RS A 2 4-5-4-7-19 FS $1,225,000 3928 Punahele Rd 9,999 sqft 1,694 3/2206045 RS A 4 4-5-4-21-18 FS $1,250,000 4922 Akai Pl 10,879 sqft 3,064 3/2.5207373 RS A 6 4-5-4-10-5 FS $1,495,000 4126 Liholiho Rd 9,969 sqft 2,439 3/2.5 BACK ON
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Princeville condo update for the week of Feb 24th to Mar 1st - 03/02/08 01:07 AM
Aloha, It sure seems to me that real estate activity has suddenly picked up - at least for this past two weeks. I know I've been busy showing property as have several other agents in our office, plus I've had several showing requests which is a welcome change of pace. Perhaps the outstanding weather we've been having is making it hard for our visitors to go home without a piece of real estate to call their own. On to the news of the week- your condo update! Copyright 3/1/2008 by Hawaii Information Service NEW LISTINGS207580 T A 5 4-5-3-11-1-20 FS $975,000 Villas On The
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Elaine Schaefer (R, BIC, CRS, GRI, ABR, SFR)
Elaine Schaefer (R, BIC)
Princeville,
HI
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