by Julie Ziemelis | Apr 14, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu
Governor Ige recently updated the Hawaii emergency proclamation and revealed plans to allow vaccinated travelers to bypass mandatory quarantine upon arriving to the state. People who are fully vaccinated would be able to avoid coronavirus testing and quarantine by...
by Julie Ziemelis | Feb 16, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu
I have been creating insightful and knowledgable real estate and Hawaii lifestyle content for folks just like you over the past 10 years. As you can imagine, there is a ton of great info out there, but the problem is finding the information that is relevant to you as...
by Julie Ziemelis | Feb 12, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu, West Hawaii
Those of us who live in Hawai’i enjoy the slower pace of life, a relaxed atmosphere when standing in line, providing opportunities to talk story with other people and practicing Aloha and PATIENCE so we show respect to others around us. In our accompanying...
by Julie Ziemelis | Feb 10, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu, West Hawaii
I get emails almost daily from people who have seen our videos, read my blog posts or are part of our Facebook groups about “taking the leap of faith” and have decided to buy a home and move to Hawaii. Some of these folks have been visiting Hawaii each...
by Julie Ziemelis | Jan 22, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Maui, Oahu
How do you deal with a hot market in Hawaii where there are few homes and the ones that come on to the market seem to have two offers on them as soon as they hit the market? Work with a Realtor who keeps their eye on the active market and keeps their ear to the ground...
by Julie Ziemelis | Jan 14, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu, West Hawaii
As tourism returns to the islands (and a few folks look to make Hawaii their new home, too!), I wanted to touch upon a few aspects of island life to help people who may not know some of the things that can happen to you as a visitor or a resident that perhaps no one...