Image by 77krc via Flickr The Mililani real estate market, a predominately residential portion of the larger Oahu market, showed strong signs of economic recovery along with the rest of the island. According to a June 8, 2010 article from the Hawaii News Now, “Honolulu home sales are picking up, prices are mostly higher, and […]
Waikiki – a magical vacation resort
Image via Wikipedia It is hardly possible to think of Hawaii’s beauty without the sparkling Waikiki beach. Waikiki holds the distinction of being one of the most famous destinations of the world owing to its intensely pleasant culture and an interesting blend of locations. This tropical heaven once boasted a healthy flow of rivers and […]
Oahu’s Military Life
Image via Wikipedia A large portion of Real estate Kaneohe bay is dedicated to Marine Corps Base Hawaii, initially known as the Marine Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay. The U.S. armed force facility is located on the Mokapu Peninsula of Kaneohe and hosts almost 12, 000 people. Besides serving as a military training and […]
The Glory Days of Hawaiian Air Travel
Today’s commercial airline landscape is much different from that of the late 1900s or even the early 2000s. Aloha Airlines, once the premier local carrier in the islands, shut down its commercial operation on March 31, 2008. Although its cargo operation was purchased and continues to operate under the “Aloha Air Cargo” name, Aloha Airlines […]
Hip Scene Away from Waikiki
A large number of Honolulu MLS real estate can be found in the Honolulu community of Kaimuki, located about five minutes outside of Waikiki and sandwiched between the valleys of the Koolau Mountains and Kahala, Diamond Head, Waikiki, and Kapahulu. Historically, Kamuki was King Kalakaua’s ostrich farm but today the community is becoming a blossoming […]
About Waikiki Wally’s
Waikiki Wally’s, a Hawaiian restaurant and Tiki Bar in the East Village of New York, is a 1950’s tribute to everything Polynesian. It even had Don Ho and Ginger at the opening! Dine near a cascading waterfall, miles of bamboo, an outrigger canoe, palm trees, live birds from the South Seas, a vintage surfboard, and […]