The Streamside Trail of Waimea (also known as Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea) is a 1.04 mile trail along the Waikoloa stream through Waimea town. This family friendly scenic trail offers the community a traffic free place to jog, walk dogs, and ride bikes off road. Perfect for walking your dog The Waimea Trails and Greenways [...]
The Big Island of Hawaii is home to one of the state’s top prep schools, Hawaii Preparatory Academy. HPA offers K-12 education on two campuses (K-8 are located at the Village Campus and 9-12 are located at the Upper Campus), which are located about a mile apart from one another in the heart of Waimea [...]
‘Tis the time of year when parents all over the world start to evaluate whether where they are living is right for their family. Even though cultural norms can be vastly different from one place around the world to another, many consistencies in what parents desire of their hometown exist, such as: safe streets, low crime, [...]
Home sales in November were quite strong in Waimea for both number of sales and average sales price. There were a total of eleven sales with an average sales price just under $350,000. Closed sales favored the wet side of Waimea with 7 sales there compared to just 4 dry side sales. Here is a [...]
While other towns on the Big Island are now a seller’s market, Waimea is still a buyer’s market. This means buyers will probably be successful with an offer to buy below the asking price and that there are still quite a few homes to consider for a purchase. For sellers, it means they should probably plan [...]
Town/Dry Side Waimea, Low Inventory, Increasing Prices, and Velocity of Sales According to MLS data, there are presently only 13 active listings between $500,000 and $1,000,000, from town to dryside Waimea, and prices are on the rise. Year over year, in this market (from 2010 to 2011), there was a 50% INCREASE in sales with [...]
Some of you are reading this from just around the corner, while others are halfway around planet Earth. In the world of social networking and the internet, this seems like the best and most environmentally friendly way to let you all know that I am enthusiastically pursuing a new career path! Working with people in [...]
Obsidian from Hawaiian volcanoes is a rare commodity since our volcanoes have very little silica in their flow. Archaeologists have identified Pu’u Wa’a Wa’a as the lone mount having obsidian today. I have been told of an obsidian field in Kawaihae on land that used to belong to a former sea captain in the days [...]
Thinking of purchasing property on the Big Island? Discover Waimea. Asking $549,000, this home (MLS# 242815) offers Mauna Kea views from Puu Nani subdivision
With March sales in the book for Waimea on the Big Island, the Green Side again had a slight lead over the the Dry Side with three sales out of the months total of five sales. This 5 acre home sold for $475,000 on green side Waimea For the month of March, Waimea had five sales [...]
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