For those of you not in Hawaii, I'd like to share some insight to what is happening here in light of the quake. I've heard from some people on the mainland thinking all islands had significant loss and damage. To clarify, our damage was most significantly sustained by the Big Island. There is some road damage, structural damage to business, hotels and homes. There were landslides, but nothing like I've seen in California. There was no tsunami generated... Our people, for the most part, went untouched. We had no fatalities and are very very lucky that the injuries statewide were minimal.
Our most heavily populated island is Oahu which is where I live and work. The biggest drawback to the earthquake here was the lack of power for 7-14 hours for the most part. There are some parts of the island that remain without power, but most of us have had power since yesterday. The islands of Oahu, Maui and Kauai are functioning the same as usual. Less than 24 hours after the quake I was already scheduling showings, putting a deal together and closing an escrow. The real estate business is still going strong.
We are definitely in business and didn't even miss a work day. All is well in paradise...
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