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2008 

The Rotary Club of Kapa`a  honored eight local businesses as winners of the 2008 Kaua`i Green Business Initiative Awards (KGBIA) at yesterday's Rotary Luncheon held at the Aloha Beach Resort . “All of the winning businesses have gone beyond environmental compliance to adopt and exemplify best ‘gr...
10/23/2008
The front page of this morning's Honolulu Advertiser has a story above the fold about the controversial Hawaii Superferry integrating so new high tech devices on their vessels. According the Advertiser, the  Hawaii Superferry is installing a high-tech thermal imaging system that could detect whal...
10/19/2008
My friend Ken Stokes, from the Kauaian Institue, will be on the radio at  Noon hosting the Friday talk show on KKCR normally honcho’d by Keone Kealoha and Andrea Brower of Malama Kauai.Click here or on the KKCR graphic to listen live Keone and Andrea are at the Bioneers conference in San Rafael, ...
10/19/2008
Here is an interesting adaption of Warren Buffet wisdom applied to the world of real estate. I think Michael makes some very astute points. I frequently speak to buyers who are "waiting for the bottom of the market". Meanwhile, interest rates went up half a point in the last week. I believe IT IS...
10/19/2008
Trees Lounge in Kapaa, behind the Coconut Marketplace, is just about one year old. In their first year, Owners Mark and Candice have turned this urban-like environment into the happening spot for life music and chilling for all of Kauai. Trees has built a local clientelle and so despite a dip in...
10/16/2008
You've heard about fractionals right? No?  Well, you must live in an urban area with mostly full time residents. If you live in a ski area in Colorado or British Columbia, you've probably heard about fractionals. Hawaii law defines a fractional as ownership for a minimum of sixty days, to be deli...
10/14/2008
This spacious two bedroom condo at Emmalani Court, a beautiful Princeville condo complex that was built in 1992. Emmalani Court borders the Makai golf course and affords both golf course and ocean viewsThis unit, #412, just went on the market today. The listing agent promoted that the property is...
10/13/2008
Wednesday is the day reserved for Caravan's in Princeville. There is a caravan usually two times a month on the North Shore and one of them is for Princeville itself. This week's Wednesday caravan featured a nice assortment of homes and condos as usual. Here is the niced home and the nicest condo...
10/11/2008
Here in Hawaii our market tends to follow California. Whatever movement or trends happen there tend to flow here whether sooner or later. The pundits say it takes 12-18 months but I experience that it happens a lot sooner. Our CEO posted this article from Real Trends to share the good news as we ...
10/10/2008
One of my friends and clients here on Kauai is a personal financial planner. If you want to know more about him, check out Personal Financial Consultants, Inc. That's Loren's company. Talk about a rough business to be in these days. Makes real estate seem like a walk in the park. Loren has an off...
10/10/2008