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Virtual tour of 425 South Street, Makai 901 (One Waterfront Tower)
Just posted a virtual tour of 425 South Street, Makai 901… also known as One Waterfront Towers, two classic icons near the Kakaako waterfront. This is a corner 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit on the ‘01′ stack with views from Diamond Head to...
Part-time Hawaii landmark heads back out to sea
Sea-based X-band Radar (aka “the giant golf ball”)is heading back out to sea amid reports that the North Koreans appear to be preparing for a long-range missile test on July 4 (Independence Day). The 28-story missile X-Band defense radar ...
Hawaii foreclosures soar 503 percent in March
Hawaii’s foreclosure activity increased a staggering 503 percent in March from the same period last year according to this Star Bulletin article. However, almost half the active foreclosure filings in the state were at rentals or vacation homes...
Oahu home sales continue to sink
Sales dropped in March, but the median price of single family homes rose to $600,000, up 8.1 percent from February. According to the president of the Hawaii Board of Realtors, Oahu’s market is weak and slower conditions are expected to persis...
Visiting a crowded Waikiki Beach
It’s been a while since I visited Waikiki Beach, I was a little surprised to see how crowded it was. There were thousands of people lounging on the sand, surfing, and taking the catamaran tours. If there’s a recession, there was no sign o...
Oahu home prices fall to $555K
February’s 160 condo sales are exactly 50% of the 320 sales of February last year. Median prices fell as well, the median price of a single family home dropped 8% to $555K compared to $599K a year ago. Condo sales dropped 11% to $297K, co...
15th Annual Honolulu Festival
The 15th Annual Honolulu Festival will be held throughout Waikiki March 13 through March 15. The three day extravaganza occurs every year in March on a weekend from Friday through Sunday. Dance performances and traditional art demonstrations are di...
NFL Players want to keep the Pro Bowl in Hawaii
The NFL is bidding Aloha after 30 years of hosting the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Next year’s Pro Bowl will be in Miami, and the location after that is uncertain. In December 2008 ESPN article, Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hanneman is hopeful that Honolu...
Hawaii Home to be Featured on Style Network’s “Clean House”
A home in Aina Haina is up for consideration as the “messiest home in america.” The Style Networks hit show “Clean House” The house is stacked with bins of books. Toys cover the floor. The dining table has become a storage fa...
Oahu Housing Prices in 2008 Were Stable!
According to Honolulu Board of Realtors, the Oahu home prices in 2008 were fairly stable. If you compare the median price for single-family homes in 2008 and 2007, the median price in 2008 ($624,000) dropped only by 3 percent from 2007 ($643,500)....
Happy New Year!
We started the new year with a bang at a friend’s house where we lit the customary firecrackers at midnight (notice the illegal aerial fireworks in the background). Unfortunately, there were no tradewinds yesterday to blow away the smoke. The a...
Obama’s Kailua Beach Rental
You too can rent the same 5-bedroom Kailua beach-front house that Barack Obama and his family are renting over their 12-day vacation. The house was originally built in 1934 for Harold K.L. Castle, the landowner who developed much of Kailua after Wor...
