Barbara Abe, Your Hawaii Kai Realtor

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 in the pet-friendly lodgings, 44% cite designated green space for walking the pets as the ...

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 questions you need to consider. Visit my page for Guides and Reports to request a ...

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 owners who travel with pets, 71% choose to travel within their state of residence during the ...

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 roughly two of 19 acres once used by Job Corps, a youth job training facility. City ...

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 and was sent to the Senate, where the committees on Water, Land, Agriculture and Hawaiian ...

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 look larger with a black wall.  Use crisp white trim ...

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 of people in the household and how much water they use.  For a new house, a system ...

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 researching the latest industry products and trends, they invested $1 million in supplies ...

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 Portlock Point, although he and a fellow diver had “diver-down” flags ...

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 as a watershed area to control flood waters coming down the valley to ...