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Building and modifying homes to accommodate multiple generations is increasingly popular as more Americans struggle to accommodate both their older parents and their grown children under the same roof. The National Association of Home Builders’
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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
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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
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Organized by Malama Maunalua, a community group dedicated to the conservation and restoration of the part of Oahu stretching, mauka and makai, from Black Point in Kahala to Koko Head in Hawaii Kai, students are removing destructive invasive plants - leather
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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
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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
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Residents and many who follow the news of Hawaii can't have missed learning of the state's budget woes, manifested in teacher furloughs and state library cut backs. I'm pleased to write that our Honolulu Board of Realtors has given a $10,000
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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
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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
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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
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A developer is trying to proceed with a long-delayed condominium project in Hawai'i Kai, Hale Alii , but an affordable housing contribution has yet to be negotiated with the city, and some cultural preservationists claim that ancient Hawaiian artifacts
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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
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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
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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
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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
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