Poinsettias grow in the ground here, and yes, they bloom in December. Most neighborhoods also blossom with traditional Christmas lights...and the not so traditional like the palm tree in our window.This is also a great time of the year for cymbidiam orchids, and our local grower OrchidPeople is
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12/10/2008
Poinsettias grow in the ground here, and yes, they bloom in December. Most neighborhoods also blossom with traditional Christmas lights...and the not so traditional like the palm tree in our window.This is also a great time of the year for cymbidiam orchids, and our local grower OrchidPeople is
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12/10/2008
This is a short post in honor of my father Frank. Visitors to Hawaii associate our state with white sand beaches, hula and helicopter rides over an erupting volcano. Today I am reminded that annually 1,500,000 visitors to O’ahu visit the USS Arizona Memorial and steep themselves in the history of
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12/07/2008
Or maybe not! We've been advertising in local real estate magazines "come up to vog-free North Kohala" and so of course it had to happen. Earlier this week the trade winds disappeared and for a few days we found our views masked with the dreaded "vog"...the volcanic smog generated by the ongoing
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12/05/2008
A "summer kitchen", barbecue area or wetbar on the lanai of your Hawaii resort condo or home is an important part of the lifestyle. But unless you or your property manager are dliligent with the stainless steel polish, your fancy appliances will soon be showing rust. The closer to the ocean, the
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12/03/2008
“How is the medical care on the Big Island?” and “How do I bring over my dog/cat/horse when we move?” are two questions I’m asked at some point by almost every buyer who plans to use their new home as a primary residence, now or in retirement, or at least spend significant amounts of time in thei
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12/02/2008
