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Top Pet-Friendly Hotels on the Mainland
TripAdvisor.com has released the results of its latest survey of US travelers and pets, rating the best places to stay with your best friends. 61% of pet owners traveled with their pets last year, 33% often took them, and 5% always did. For amenities Read More...

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New Guides Available on Hawaii Kai, Oahu, Hawaii
I've just finished and posted 2 new guides for your reference. Read about the Greening of Oahu - the state's efforts to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Read about Retiring on Oahu - is it for You? with good links to the state resources and Read More...

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Holiday Pet Travel - Can you Enjoy your Hawaiian Holidays with your Pet?
PetRelocation.com released the results of its first annual Holiday Pet Travel Survey of more than 7,000 pet owners worldwide, finding that 63% of pet owners say they travel at least 50 miles (80 kilometers) with their pets during the holidays. Of pet Read More...

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Board of Water Supply Base in Hawaii Kai Raises Community Concern
The city of Honolulu wants to establish a Board of Water Supply base yard in east Oahu, and oe of the sites under consideration is within Koko Head District Park. The proposed site is less than 1,000 feet from homes on Kekupua Street and would occupy Read More...

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Hawaii Shore Access Bill
HB 1808 has been introduced in the Legislature to control shoreline access, and stop illegal acquisition of beachfront shoreline by homeowners. Both sides see a need to keep beach access free of barriers to the public. The bill passed out of the House Read More...

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Home Trends for 2010 You May See in Hawaii Kai
A recent article in RisMedia explored home trends for this coming year. They discuss several developments you may see some or all of in Hawaii Kai. 1. Glitsy Glamour is out, Comfort is In: home crafts and homey touches. 2. Black walls. Smaller rooms can Read More...

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Hawaii 1st State to Require Solar Home Hot Water Heaters
A new law effective Jan.1, 2010 mandates that new housing in Hawaii have solar water heaters. With a solar water heater, the typical homeowner will pay 30 percent to 40 percent less on their electric bills, or about $750 a year, depending on the number Read More...

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Green Technology Tried in Hawaii Kai
Kauai-born brothers Arist and Max de Wolff returned to Hawaii a few years ago to work in the family business of asphalt paving. Their small company, Alakona Corp, has a reputation as a specialist for commercial, government and private projects. After Read More...

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Hawaii Kai Town Hall Meeting Emphasizes Importance of Community
A town hall meeting was called this week by state Rep. Gene Ward (Kalama Valley, Hawaii Kai) in response to the death of 17-year-old skin diver Keahihoku Lum. On Oct. 9, Lum was struck by a fishing boat while free diving offshore of Hawaii Kai’s Read More...

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Kamilo Nui Farmland of Hawaii Kai in Danger
About a dozen farmers lease 87 acres of ag land from Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate in the back of the Kamilo Nui Valley. The valley is the largest and last parcel of open, undeveloped land in east Honolulu, and the lush productive region also serves Read More...

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Honolulu City Council Bill Bans Shark Tours, not just in Hawaii Kai
You've read in my blogs previously about the strong opposition in Hawaii Kai to the shark tours proposed earlier this year in Maunalua Bay. After hearings around the island, with many residents opposed to any shark tours anywhere, the Honolulu City Read More...

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Hawaii Kai to Enjoy Renovations at Aina Haina Center
There are lots of changes going on in the Aina Haina Shopping Center, not far from Hawaii Kai and an easy drive. Foodland just announced its 59-year-old original store will be renovated over the next few months into Foodland Farm, with gourmet, organic Read More...

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Holy Trinity School in Hawaii Kai Celebrates 50 Years
Holy Trinity School was founded in 1959 and is an accredited co-educational school for students in Grades K – 8th. Offering a safe learning environment with small class sizes, it was the sixteenth Catholic elementary school to be established on Read More...

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Otsuji Family Farm in Hawaii Kai
Just mauka and behind the tennis courts of Kaiser High, are hidden a few still-active farms terraced on the slope of Koko Head Crater. Ed Otsuji has been farming more than 40 years. But as the availability of fresh produce through the big-box stores and Read More...

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Pet Shelters - including Hawaii Kai - Filling Up as Owners Can't Afford Care
As the economy continues in the doldrums, the number of pets being turned over to pet shelters statewide is rising to the point of serious proportions. Many of the 30 no-kill shelfters are full and still receiving requests to accept pets. If a family Read More...

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