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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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Office Achievement

Office Achievement and Smith Team Awards  Our Coldwell Banker Shops at Wailea office won 2015 Number One Office Regionally in its size category, as well as the 2015 Premier Office Designation. We would like to personally thank you for …

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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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Earth Day

Happy  April 22 is annually celebrated as Earth Day.  A day to celebrate the beautiful palnet we all call home. Today is a great day to plant a tree. Today marks the 46th Earth Day, each …

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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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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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Happy Housing

Here are 4 Reasons to Get Happy About Housing  1. Low Interest Rates  2. Strengthening Job and Wage Growth  3. The Millenial Debut – The large cohort of young buyers looking into home ownership.  4. The …

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Happiness Index

Study Says, Hawaii is Home to America’s Happiest People In this year’s Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, an annually published report ranking the overall happiness of its residents across the U.S., Hawaii reclaims its title as the state with …

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Eddie Aikau Big Wave Contest

Congratualtions to Hawaii’s John John Florence for winning the title in the esteemed Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau big wave event yesterday at Waimea Bay  a feat just eight others have done since the event began 31 …

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