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Property Taxes

Hawaii has the Lowest Property Taxes in the Country  Hawaii has the lowest property taxes in the whole country at .31%.  The National median property tax rate is 1.31%.  Illinois has the highest property tax rate …

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Seabury Craft Fair

The 43rd Annual Seabury Hall Craft Fair Enjoy glorious Upcountry Maui’s favorite Springtime event. All proceeds benefit Seabury Hall’s Financial Aid program. The juried Craft Fair features more than 100 local artisans, live entertainment, great food, …

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Sophisticated Email Scams

Email Scams Targeting Real Estate Transactions Internet hackers ae targeting real estate transactions with a sophisticated email scam.  They are hacking into the email accounts of realtors and tricking others involved in a transaction often the …

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Twain Meets Tita

TWAIN MEETS TITA  The Sesquicentennial Sandwich Isles Tour  Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Mark Twain’s visit to Hawaii and his subsequent novel, “Letters from the Sandwich Islands,”  Mark Twain look alike, McAvoy Layne, known as the, “ghost …

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Kalama Kai

What’s New at Kalama Kai? Tags: Affordabel, beach, Beauty, Coldwell Banker, Condo, Hawaii, Home, Housing, Island Properties, Kalama Kai, Kihei, Location, maui, New Development, Number 1, real estate, Senior, the smith team Posted in About, Earth …

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Biggest Company by State

Largest Public Company  FORBES compiled a list of the largest companies in each state by market cap.  Many globally recognized companies made the list, such as CocaCola, Wal-Mart and Nike in theire respective headquarted states of …

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Maui Nō Ka ʻOi

Maui Nō Ka ʻOi, Again: #1 Island in World and US TripAdviser ranked Maui the #1 idland in both the world and the US.  TripAdvisor describes Maui as a, “destination for sun worshippers and nature lovers …

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Kamalani

Sales of Kamalani Affordable Homes Begin this Weekend Sales applications will become availabel this Sunday April 17, 2016 for Kamalani Living, North Kihei’s newest work force housing project.  Groundbreaking was held last month and the first homes …

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Wailea Golf Estates

Tags: Beautiful, Coldwell Banker, Driving Range, Golf Course, Hawaii, Hole in One, Homes, Maui County, New Developments, Number 1, Planning, real estate, Residential, the smith team, Tiger Woods, wailea, Wailea Golf Estates Posted in About, Blog, …

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Bans New Cesspools

Hawaii Finally Bans New Cesspools As of last week Hawaii becomes the last state in the national to ban new Cesspools statewide. The state also offers tax credits of up to $10,000 to incentivize home owners …

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