Owner: Kohala - The Gem of Hawaii's Big Island URL:http://activerain.com/blogs/dakini Join Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:00:41 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Why Hawaii? Why the Big Island? Why turn left from the Kona airport and head north to Kohala? And which community fits your lifestyle or investment strategy? Luxury residence, retirement home, resort second home, oceanview building site or agricultural pr Site statistics:Click here
Bring Your Horses to Kohala Ranch! 2008-10-15 15:43:19
5 bedrooms & 5.50 baths 4,998 sq ft of living area on 12.73 ac of land
Wow! This is not my listing, but since I specialize in working with people who share my passion for horses, I want people to know about the price reduction on this property. It has been on the market since May 2007, and the most recent price reduction to $1,695,000 takes it to well below the price the current Read more:Horses
, Kohala
, Ranch
Ironman Eve in Hawi 2008-10-10 17:08:42 It is an overcast day in Hawi, with temperatures a few degrees cooler than they have been lately. If tomorrow's weather is like today's, the competitors in the Ironman
Triathlon should appreciate Mother Nature's assistance.
For the past couple of weeks, looking out the window from my office I have seen lean, mean bicyclists passing, not the typical tourist bicycle tours. Today I arrived to find
Under the Banyan Tree 2008-10-08 20:36:42 "Community" is more than just developer-speak for a subdivision or project when it comes to North Kohala. We actually do have a new...or revised...subdivision coming soon, but mostly we are a small town/rural area with only a few developer-sponsored "communities". There are several annual events that bring out EVERYONE in our diverse community, and last Saturday we had a booth at the Kohala
Bifurcated Market in North and South Kohala 2008-10-29 17:21:33 There is a strong seasonal character to our Big Island real estate market. Cold weather on the Mainland brings us the second home and future retirement buyers now through March or April. We usually get a little summer action as well, but that was dampened this year by the failure of several airlines serving the Islands as well as the jump in airfares due to the increase in fuel costs.
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, Market
, North
, South
Green Flash on the Big Island 2008-10-22 21:16:11 If you have visited Kona or the Kohala Coast of the Big Island
, undoubtedly you have heard of the "GreenFlash
".
The phenomenon is real: on a truly clear evening, you can watch the sun drop into the Pacific and momentarily see a green glow spread across the horizon. This photo from the Halii Kai Ocean Club demonstrates the perfect conditions:
The Green Flash is also a drink I remember
Swiss Family Robinson and The Dream of Homeownership 2009-01-05 14:47:04 The National Association of Realtors chose an interesting theme for their Rose Parade float:
NAR's float celebrates the Dream
of Homeownership for 100 Years, taking its inspiration from the Johann David Wyss novel SwissFamilyRobinson
. In the story, the family is shipwrecked on a deserted island. Together they build a unique home among the trees, which becomes their strength and solace.
I took t
Orchids for your Hawaiian Holiday Decor 2008-12-10 19:05:48 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 having a sale this coming Saturday, December 13th in Waimea.
The OrchidPeople have outgrown Read more:Orchids
, Hawaiian
, Holiday
, Decor
Sixty-seven years ago on O'ahu 2008-12-07 15:56:22 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 the Pearl Harbor attacks. My late father was a young soldier at Schofield Barracks on that day Read more:Sixty
There goes our marketing edge 2008-12-05 18:41:00 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 eruption of Kileaua on the south side of our island.
We sweated it for a couple of days. An
The Must for Rust 2008-12-03 17:23:54 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 faster the rusting process.
I just sold a 2-year old oceanfront condo and one of the items on the
Quality Veterinary Care on the Big Island 2008-12-02 19:57:10 “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 their second home*. Surprisingly though, I’ve never been asked the que Read more:Quality
, Veterinary
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