by Julie Ziemelis | Oct 9, 2021 | East Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Kailua Kona, Kohala Coast, West Hawaii
Did the most recent eruption of Kilauea cause a dip in the real estate market? Not that we know of, but the market continues to burn as hot as the caldera right now. Lance Owens, REALTOR and President Elect for the West Hawaii Association of Realtors and I filmed the...
by Julie Ziemelis | Oct 8, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kailua Kona, West Hawaii
Cindi Punihoale is a Native Hawaiian who grew up in Kahaluu’u and West Hawaii in the 50’s. We asked her to share her story and insights about what life was like then and what has changed. She also provides advice for people arriving on the island as...
by Julie Ziemelis | Oct 4, 2021 | East Hawaii, Kailua Kona, Kohala Coast, Moving to Hawaii, West Hawaii
Are you researching a move to Hawaii Island? How’s your health? There are three reasons some people will not or can not move to Hawaii Island- Health care Cost of housing Lack of employment opportunities Of these three, two can be dealt with either by selling a...
by Julie Ziemelis | Sep 23, 2021 | East Hawaii, Hawaii Island, Kailua Kona, Kauai, Kohala Coast, Maui, Moving to Hawaii, Oahu, West Hawaii
You’re in escrow and you are pinching yourself that you are going to be buying one way tickets to Hawaii! Before you start planning your good bye parties with your old neighbors and jealous family members, there are a few things you will need to start doing to...
by Julie Ziemelis | Aug 31, 2021 | East Hawaii, Hawaii Island, West Hawaii
When you live on Hawaii Island, you see natural disasters, you just do. Watching fires marching towards one of my favorite vacation spots, South Lake Tahoe, today and seeing the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast this past...
by Julie Ziemelis | Aug 11, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kohala Coast, Waikoloa Resort, West Hawaii
Eric and I have a friend from the Bay Area looking to buy a condo that he can live in a few months out of the year and rent it for the rest. He is not too sure where he should buy, Kailua Kona or Waikoloa Resort. So, we showed him condos in both areas. Here is what I...