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Hawaii Kai Sales Statistics May, 2008: Single Family Homes 2008-06-17 17:06:34 The Honolulu Board of Realtors statistics for the 1st Quarter of 2008 show 46 sales in Hawaii
Kai, with a median sales price of $865,300. This compares to 51 sales in the 4th quarter of 2007, with a median price of $919,000. Median list prices were considerably higher: $1,269,700 for the first quarter of this year, and $1,314,200 for the 4th quarter. In May, 2008, 18 homes sold in Hawaii Kai, with Read more:Sales
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Like to Walk? Here's a New Site to Test Your Neighborhood's Walkability 2008-06-11 10:40:45 is a new web site that measures your Hawaii community's walkability, on a score of 0 to 100. The score is based on the number of businesses, parks, schools, and services, within walking distance of a given address.I tried a few in Honolulu and was amazed at the results, because usually Hawaii neighborhoods are the last to be added to mapping sites. My office location got a score of 60, and an add Read more:Neighborhood
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Real Estate Condo Activity for Hawaii Kai, May, 2008 2008-06-03 19:29:45 The real estate condo market in Hawaii
Kai in May, 2008 was down from 2007. In May, 20 units sold compared to 36 last year, for a median sales price of $559,500 compared to $565,000 in 2007. Year-to-date, 91 condos have sold vs. 106 last year. Median sales price this year has been $540,000 against $545,000 in 2007.Statistics for East Oahu are slightly different. Sales volume of fee simple condos f Read more:Estate
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Pets and Hawaii Kai Real Estate 2008-05-24 20:06:14 Getting your Hawaii
Kai property ready for sale involves more than cleaning and staging the home. If you have pets, their welfare needs to be considered - but so does their effect on potential buyers.In Hawaii, we love our pets but they don't always help a sale. Not all buyers like cats - or dogs. Some Hawaii Kai condos are grandfathered only for the pet in residence, not future ones. Here are som Read more:Estate
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4th Annual Discover Recycling Fair Scheduled 2008-05-15 22:31:25 Sept. 25-27 in the Blaisdell Arena will be the site of the 4th AnnualDiscoverRecycling
Fair sponsored by the City & County of Honolulu. The pilot program of curbside recycling in Hawaii Kai and Mililani launched last October has been so successful, that the city will expand the program in November to 40,000 more homes, including East Oahu neighborhoods from Kuliouou to Kapahulu and Manoa.Liv
Use RSS Hugger for Blog Syndication 2008-05-07 21:53:22 rssHugger is a new website developed to help bloggers promote their blogs, and to help visitors discover new blogs that write about subjects that the readers are interested in. Through the power of the internet and viral marketing, rssHugger looks to bring blog writers and blog readers closer together. If you own a blog, you can get your own page on rssHugger for 10 years for giving an honest revi Read more:Syndication
Real Estate Market Statistics: Hawaii Kai, April, 2008 2008-05-04 17:13:14 View from the most expensive home on the market currently, in the Portlock area of Hawaii
Kai, looking toward Maunalua Bay.Boat slip at the most expensive Hawaii Kai condo currently on the market, the Kalele Kai complex, looking southwest to the ocean.Here are the real estate sales statistics for Hawaii Kai for April
, 2008 compared to last year:Single Family Homes in Hawaii Kaiin 20088 sales in Ap Read more:Statistics
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Our Aloha Spirit is Alive and Well 2008-04-18 20:17:38 The closing on March 31 of Aloha
Airlines saddened many in the Islands, not just the ex-employees, but the dozens of stranded travelers, whose reservations on the airline were cancelled.Yes, the airline was an important asset to interisland transportation - and in recent years, to the mainland - for 61 years. But this is not the first time an air carrier has gone out of business in Hawaii. In rece Read more:Alive
Worldwide Appeal of Hawaii Real Estate 2008-04-18 19:13:16 Lately I've worked with "mainland" buyers who have seriously considered investing on Oahu, but have flown back home without committing. Their comments ranged widely:Hawaii
prices are too high the market hasn't bottomed financing options are fewer a recession may be comingWhile we don't have the gloom and doom reports for real estate on Oahu that so many markets hear on the mainland, buyers can't Read more:Estate
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Real Estate Sales in Hawaii Kai 10/07 - 3/08 2008-04-02 14:23:00 Sales in the last 6 months in Hawaii
Kai have continued strong. Here is the breakdown:Single family - 96 sales total34 under $799,9923 between $800,000 - $999,99913 between $1,000,000 - $1,199,99919 between $1,200,000 - $1,999,9997 over $2,000,000The low price was $551,000, a 3-bedroom home in Kalama Valley, and the high was $15,900,000, a waterfront estate on Portlock.Condos - 93 sales totalPrice Read more:Sales
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Prices Remain Stable in Hawaii Kai in 2008 2008-03-25 18:22:34 Real Estate Prices
Hold in Hawaii
KaiA recent article in the Honolulu Advertiser confirms what Realtors here in Hawaii Kai have always known: the desirability of living on this beautiful east shore of Oahu supports real estate values and keeps sales steady.Many Homes are WaterfrontCalled a "blue chip neighborhood," the article notes that many homes are waterfront which, of course, is the most valu Read more:Stable
Real Estate Market Trends on Oahu Dec. 2007-Feb. 2008 2008-03-15 20:31:00 For the 2nd month in a row, demand for lower-priced homes pushed down the median price of a single-family home on Oahu. The median price from December, 2007 through February, 2008 was $600,000, a 2% decline from a year ago, when it was $612,000.The median price of a condo during the same 3-month period was $328,000, a 4% increase over last year, when it was $315,000.However, sales of single-famil Read more:Estate
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Hawaii Kai Dog Park Taking Shape 2008-02-15 09:15:16 Last Saturday, we had a planting party in the park, and planted plumbago along the outside of the fence (yes, there is now a fence!). It's really beginning to look great!DPR has also planted grass and 8 monkeypod and shower trees. The dogs will have the most scenic place in Hawaii
Kai to run, with Diamond Head looming straight ahead (almost) and the Pacific Ocean to the left, marina to the right. Read more:Taking
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Problems Continue to Plague the Hawaii Superferry 2008-02-09 19:50:55 The Alakai, Hawaii
's Superferry, is out of commission - again - for drydock maintenance of a damaged auxiliary rudder system. For 8 consecutive days in January-February, service was discontinued because of bad weather and the discovery of cracks in the auxiliary rudders.While many residents welcomed the addition of an alternative method of transportation between the Hawaiian Islands, the Superfer Read more:Continue
Real Estate Market News - Hawaii Kai - January, 2008 2008-02-02 18:14:07 The real estate market in East Oahu was very active in January
, as more homes went into escrow than in December and sales remained strong. The median sale price of single family homes was $930,000 compared to $900,000 in 2007, and of condos $545,000 compared to $515,000 in 2007. For the month, 228 single family homes sold, and 324 condos.For Hawaii
Kai specifically, the median sales price of sing Read more:Estate
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Market Activity in Hawaii Kai as of 12.14.2007 2008-01-28 15:29:52 Numbers are down only slightly for sales and active listings in Hawaii
Kai for the past month. The market continues strong, as buyers place a good value on homes in the east part of Oahu.120 sales took place in the last 6 months for single family:37 under $799,99940 between $800,000 - $999,99918 between $1,000,000 - $1,199,99921 between $1,200,000 - $1,999,9994 over $2,000,000 - the highest sale w Read more:Activity
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Sales for Hawaii Kai 2008-01-28 15:29:52 The market in Hawaii
Kai continues to be strong and the median home price on Oahu rose again in October to $655,000, although the median price for condos fell slightly to $322,500.As of November 23, in the last six months, 116 single family homes sold in Hawaii Kai, from $590,000 to $15,900,000. Here is the breakdown by price:36 under $799,99939 between $800,000 - $999,99913 between $1,000,000 - $ Read more:Sales
Hawaii Kai Dog Park to Become a Reality! 2008-01-28 15:24:12 The Honolulu Advertiser released the news Nov. 8 that the city has begun work on the Hawaii
Kai Dog Park, at the corner of Keahole Street and Kalaniana'ole Highway. They are clearing the boundaries and will start putting up fence posts by mid-November.The non-profit group Hui'ilio Hawai'i has been working on the project and raising funds for three years. They formed a private-public partnership w Read more:Become
Leasehold Studio with Fantastic View Honolulu 2008-01-28 15:23:55 2888 Ala Ilima St #2307Five Regents BuildingSalt Lake Neighborhood1 parking, long lease to 2078Low mx fee $213New paint, carpet, ceramic tileSecure building with pool,community laundry, tennis court$155,000 leaseholdOPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 11/182 - 5 PM Read more:Fantastic
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For Oahu Dog Lovers 2008-01-28 15:23:18 A new publication will be launched in January, Da Kine Canine, or Island Dog Magazine, which will celebrate the joy and love of da kine canine. From their initial ad brochure,"At least 40% of Oahu’s households have a dog, and many more than one. Almost 60% have a pet. Island Dog will be there to help guide their choices with timely articles that are sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, but al Read more:Lovers
Dog Park Etiquette 2008-01-28 15:22:50 With the Hawaii Kai Dog Park getting closer to completion, your dogs might want a refresher on how to behave. Excerpted from a Hui 'Ilio Hawaii article (the non-profit group working for bark parks around Oahu), consider:• Before considering a trip to the dog park there is one essential skill your dog needs to know. When you call your dog, will he come to you? If you and your dog have been worki Read more:Etiquette
Annual Hawaii Kai Marina Festival of Lights 2008-01-28 15:22:05 The 11th annual boat parade, held in rain and wind Saturday, Dec. 15, was again a big success. Music and entertainment at the Hawaii
Kai Towne Center kept spectators enthusiastic while waiting for the boats. 40 entries, the largest number since the start of the parade, competed for prizes. Judging the BoatsGrand Prize went to Tom & Jennifer Hintnaus, for "Captain Hook & Peter Pan." They d Read more:Annual
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New Restaurant Open in Hawaii Kai 2008-01-28 15:21:49 Therapy SportsGrill, in the Koko Marina Center, is now open. Owned by Daniel Lee, Keoni Chan, and Simon Bitanga, the restaurant will stay open into the "wee hours of the morning" to give residents a choice from Zippy's or fast food."We thought it was a good opportunity to add to the variety of great businesses out there," said Chan of Therapy Sportsgrill, located on the marina between Assagio's a Read more:Hawaii
Hawaii Heroes 2008-01-28 15:20:09 The University of Hawaii
Warriors football team, all of them, are truly heroes to us. Colt Brennan, quarterback, was one of the 4 finalists for the Heisman trophy, the team had 5 All-Americans, and Coach June Jones is a finalist for Coach of the Year.The Warriors were the ONLY NCAA Division I team to go undefeated this year.Aloha Stadium was completely sold out for the last few games of the season
Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan Draft Released 2008-01-28 15:20:09 Hawai‘i is a unique and beautiful state – for many, it is an ideal place to live and is second to none for providing a preferred quality of life. Because our future is so important, and the ecosystem so fragile, I'd like to quote from the Hawaii
2050 Sustainability
web site, to help generate feedback on the draft plan:"The lack of affordable and adequate housing; steady deterioration of our pu Read more:Draft
Panoramic Ocean & Pearl Harbor View Home For Sale - Honolulu 2008-07-14 09:34:39 98719 Iho Place, Unit 5/1402, in the Colonnade on Greens, is now available.Visit my Open House Sunday, July 20, 2 - 5 PM.You won't find a home with the amenities and view at this price anywhere else on the island.Contact me for a private showing or more details.Barbara Abe, REALTORbarbara@barbarashawaii.comwww.movetohawaiikai.com808-226-2537 Read more:Ocean
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