HAPUNA REALTY BLOG

We’ve been talking a lot about “Mālama Hawai‘i,” the new initiative from Hawai‘i Tourism Authority that is about so much more than tourism. It’s kind of an education program, focused…

Are you buying a home on Hawai‘i Island? Congratulations! Like we do, you love the Big Island, and you want to sink your toes in the sand, and embrace your…

This place is Kauna‘oa. It shares the name with a fabulous plant, the orange dodder, a tangle of threads which thrives in salt air and lives without roots in the…

Excellent Interior Designers on Hawai’i Island There’s a very special “club” of interior designers in Hawai’i. While there are many excellent choices, we and our clients have been fortunate to…

As difficult as it’s been, we’ve all learned a lot during the pandemic. We’ve learned how to buy pretty much everything online. We can work in our pajamas, send the…

For a lot of folks, once they’ve made the decision to buy a home on Hawai‘i Island, one of their first questions is, “Can I ship my car?” The answer…

Aloha and congratulations! You’ve made the decision to make Hawai‘i Island your home. Our island is a uniquely wonderful place to live, and we hope you enjoy your new life…

Moving pets to Hawai‘i is a lot easier than it used to be. Until a few years ago, the state’s quarantine program required cats and other pets to be quarantined…

2020 comes roaring to a close with a spectacular volcanic eruption and lava flow at Kīlauea, and a blanketing of snow on the distant summit of Mauna Kea. Far apart,…

It’s the season of gratitude. And although it looks different this year thanks to COVID, here in Hawai‘i we have plenty to be thankful for—blue skies and sunshine, beautiful nature…

As Hawai‘i begins welcoming people back to the islands, the Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau (HVCB) and other organizations are working hard to “grow” Hawai‘i as a more interactive, more…

If you’ve spent any time in Hawai‘i, you know that food is everything. You’ll share ample potluck tables at social gatherings, snacks at meetings, beach picnics, church BBQ’s, food festivals,…