Ronnie's Blog

According to numbers published by Title Guaranty, one of Hawai`i's leading title and escrow organization, the total value of new loans and re-fis across the residential and commercial markets dropped to $5.2 billion during the first quarter of '08, from 10.4 billion in the year-earlier period. Th...

Outrigger - One of Kauai's Leading Management Companies Founded in 1947, and still a family-owned business, Outrigger Enterprises Group is one of the largest property and resort management companies in the islands. Today, Outrigger is a multibrand line of hotels, condos and vacation resort proper...

Optimistic outlook for luxury vacation-home market One of the drivers that buffers our Kauai market from the duldrums is the ongoing purchasing of luxury property. These are properties that are extraordinary and often expensive. I generally look at this market as being above $2 million in price,...

If you like the Hula and are on Kauai at the end of June, then we've got just the thing for you! Hālau Hula Ka No`eau will present  “HAWAIIAN LEGACY … the deconstruction of music and hula … Kahauanu and Maiki Aiu Lake”, Saturday, June, 28 @ 7:30 p.m. at the Kauai Community College Performing Arts...

2 New Listings - Extraordinary Land & Ocean View Condo. Not just another beautiful acreage, this land needs a steward of the aina to respect and appreciate this precious property where ancient Hawaiians lived and farmed on terraces above the beach. An incredible ocean view home site is above, ove...

Taste of Hawai`i '08 - #20 will be GREAT! The 20th Annual Taste of Hawaii will be held on Sunday June 1st at Smith's Tropical Paradise adjacent to the Wailua River. The Taste of Hawaii is the Ultimate Sunday Brunch which provides the primary source of fundraising for the annual operating budget f...

Stemming the development tide on Kauai. Walter Lewis published an interesting piece in TGI (Garden Island Newspaper) earlier in the month about stemming the development tide on the island. In 2000, the Kauai General Plan was adopted to set in place parameteres for the county's rate of development...

The Kauai real estate market is chugging a long with some nice high end escrows closing and some very good values from developers on inventory that has not yet moved. Incentives to buyers and buyers agents help to keep inventory moving. Foreclosures and short sales however are still on the rise. ...

  One of my community involvements here on Kauai has been to participate as a board member of the Kauai Concert Association.Last evening KCA held its final concert of the '07 & '08 season. It was fondly titled, The 1st Annual Red Clay Jazz Festival. The purpose of the event is to keep great jazz ...