Hurricane Lala made landfall on Hawaii Island this weekend as a Category 1 storm before weakening to a tropical storm, bringing torrential rain, high winds, and widespread power outages across the state. Our thoughts are with everyone affected, especially the communities of Naalehu and Waiohinu, where flooding damaged homes along …

If you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting for Hawaii's housing market to cool further, the latest numbers say otherwise. Fresh statewide data released this month shows homes selling noticeably faster and more buyers getting into competitive situations than they were a year ago. For anyone weighing a purchase or …

If you've been waiting for mortgage rates to drop before making a move in Hawaii, here's the honest update: the wait may last longer than you'd like. As of this week, the average 30-year purchase rate sits around 6.8%, and the Federal Reserve just held its benchmark rate steady at …

If you own, or are thinking about buying, a condo that currently operates as a short-term rental anywhere in Hawaii, the last few weeks brought real news. On July 28, the Maui County Council voted 7-1, twice, to push forward a plan that would permanently shift roughly 2,056 apartment-district vacation …

If you own, or are thinking about buying, a condo in an older Hawaii building, there's a new wrinkle worth understanding: your insurance carrier, not your AOAO board, may be the one deciding when you write a five-figure check. Across the islands, insurers are increasingly conditioning renewal on major system …

Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2061 into law as Act 121 on June 23, and it deserves attention whether you're a local family priced out of Oahu's market or an investor tracking how the state is trying to solve its affordability problem. The law strengthens Hawaii's 99-year leasehold program …

Mid-year numbers for Hawaii real estate just came out, and if you only read the statewide headline, you'd think 2026 has been a non-event: single-family sales up less than one percent, condo sales down about the same, prices essentially flat. That's the least useful way to look at what's actually …

If you own a condo anywhere in Hawaii, or you're thinking about buying one, there's a new state program worth knowing about. The Hawai'i Green Infrastructure Authority officially launched its Condominium Association Loan Program this spring, and the finalized program guide came out just last month. It's aimed squarely at …

If you own property in Hawaii, or you're thinking about buying, the rules just changed. New county property tax rates took effect statewide on July 1, and the message from every island is the same: if you live in your home full-time, you're being protected. If you don't, you're picking …

The best STVR condos on Oahu are concentrated in three resort communities where short-term rentals are legally permitted: Waikiki (condotels like the Ilikai and Waikiki Shore), Ko Olina (primarily the Beach Villas at Ko Olina), and Turtle Bay / Kuilima Estates on the North Shore. Outside these zones, legal daily …