Foster Tower in Waikiki, the only condominium in Waikiki directly across the street from Kuhio Beach, has been a leasehold building with diminishing values until Saturday. That is when Queen Liliuokalani Trust had a meeting to announce the fee would be offered to the condominium owners. Fortunately, I was able to attend the event. The [...]
Waikiki Beach Waikiki, the name brings up a symbolic picture of a warm and friendly Hawaiian lifestyle, including the white, soft sand of its wide beach. The years have certainly made changes and one is the growth of this famous strip between the Ala Wai Canal and the blue ocean. Along with construction and modernization made by [...]
Waikiki Banyan is located at 201 Ohua st., one block from the famous Waikiki Beach and within walking distance to some of the best restaurants in Waikiki. There are two towers, one is on the Makai side with some units having an ocean view, and one is on the Mauka side with some units having [...]
Even the Maui News Now is talking about our famous Waikiki Beach getting its sand back! Yes, finally after months of wondering when this would happen, we will be avidly watching the state-of-the-art procedure of blowing in sand from the ocean these next 3 months or so. About 1,730 feet of shoreline will be restored from the [...]
I recently had some clients from Canada come back to town to enjoy their condo I helped them purchase earlier this year for the first time. I am pleased to say, they are very happy. While just above freezing temperatures this time of year is considered “a good day” in Canada, our sunny skies, trade [...]
The King and Queen towers of Liliuokalani Gardens condominiums offer a nice quality of living in a resort setting with tropical grounds at the Diamond Head end of Waikiki. Liliuokalani Gardens grounds There are currently four fee simple 1-bedroom condos listed for sale ranging in price from $359,000 to $395,500. Three of the listings are the [...]
Kaka’ako is happening!! Action and change continues now with the Kewalo Development LLC, an affiliate of A&B Properties (Alexander & Baldwin) once again changing the skyline in this prime area between Honolulu City and Waikiki. Interest is high, lines have formed at the Waihonua Sales Gallery The ‘Waihonua’ will be the newest high rise joining this area [...]
Aloha Surf Hotel listings doubled in November bringing the inventory up to ten condos currently for sale priced at $97K to $188K for studios and $325K for a one-bedroom penthouse. Four of the five new listings are the larger 315—320 sq. ft. studio apartments that feature a wet bar and a 45 sq. ft. lanai. [...]
The Pacifica-Honolulu is the newest luxury high-rise centrally located in Kaka’ako within walking distance to the Victoria Ward Center shopping and movie complex of theaters. It’s just across Kapiolani Blvd. close to the Neil Blaisdell Center and Exhibition Hall, and a short stroll over to the boat harbor and all of the Ala Moana Beach [...]
Owning a desirable Waikiki condo under $200K that you can rent to other vacationers and reserve for personal use is possible at the Island Colony. Island Colony The bulk of the 746-unit building consists of studio condotels ranging in size from 280-316 sq. ft. and nice large lanais that are approximately 100 sq. ft. The studios [...]
This past week’s episode of Hawaii Five-O started off in the waters off Waikiki with what appeared to be a shark attack. For those that live here in Hawaii, we know there are never shark attacks in Waikiki. Waikiki has some of the most beautiful (and safe) waters in all of Hawaii. There’s no coincidence [...]
With a planned opening in November, excitement is growing as eager future owners, residents, and visitors alike watch as the newest addition to the greater Honolulu to Waikiki skyline continues with its final stages of construction.
A few years ago, a client of mine decided to buy a studio in the Seashore condo building in Waikiki. It is located one-half block to the beach across the street from the Hyatt Regency at the Diamond Head side of Waikiki and zoned for daily vacation rentals. Once they closed on their Seashore condo, [...]
Oahu’s Ala Moana Shopping Center in Kaka’ako (located between Waikiki and Honolulu, just opposite the Ala Wai Boat Harbor and Magic Island) was recently in the news. A Better Homes & Gardens real estate office worked with Onboard Informatics to evaluate major U.S.A. shopping centers in their quest for finding the centers which have the [...]
Are all the Hawaiian islands the same? I would definitely tell you that they aren’t. A few days ago, some agents from Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers Wailea (Maui) and myself came back from a great seminar that took place at the Sheraton Waikiki, a beachfront hotel on Oahu. Sheraton Waikiki on the beach, Oahu (Hawaii) The “Agent [...]
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