Far out in the middle of the vast north Pacific ocean, miles below the blue face of the sea, in the middle of one of the earth’s largest tectonic plates, there is a weakness in the miles and miles of rock that contain the molten fury of the earth’s burning heart.
At that most unlikely […]
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What a wonderful holiday Thanksgiving is!
Just think, it occurs on Thursday, giving everyone an ideal excuse for a four-day weekend. It is not a religious holiday, so no one needs to pretend they are offended by not being included. It is one of those great holidays that don’t require you to guess what kind […]
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We are always amazed that people pay so much attention to how much some one is asking for a house. After all, these same folks would not get worked up over their child’s long list of Christmas wishes, and, well, wishes are wishes. If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
The asking price is always the […]
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For those of you now living on the mainland, or in Singapore, Japan or Europe, you may find it odd to discover that the Big Island is covered with turkeys. It is true; we have flocks and flocks and flocks of wild turkeys roaming in the forests and pastures as well as gobbling and strutting […]
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There certainly has been a lot of news concerning Hawaii’s Superferry lately! The matter seems to have taken on an un-healthy “Them versus Us” political cast, and those of us not given to heated arguments must just hope that time will heal the wounds caused by hasty words spoken in anger. In the meantime it […]
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As the days shorten and the evenings cool under sparkling stars, our thoughts turn to the wonders of winter on the Big Island.
To the unpracticed eye it may appear that the tropics change very little from season to season, but those of us who are enjoying life in paradise will beg to differ. For […]
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For those living in the northern reaches of our blessed land the seasons present loud signals to announce the beginning of one season or another. For instance, there is a whole bunch of mud in the Spring, along with budding flowers and sweet-scented air. In Hawaii we can find mud and flowers all year around. […]
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One of the interesting real estate products in Hawaii is the agricultural subdivision. Some of them are extremely nice, featuring large rolling pastures sparsely dotted with fine homes on what used to be scrubby grazing land. These subdivisions may or may not be used to produce agricultural products, but they sure do benefit the property […]
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Aloha from Paradise, where unexpected beauty can blend with unexpected, ear-piercing screeches!
Just imagine that you have bought your dream home on the banks of a lovely tropical stream. You are looking forward to your first romantic night under a sky full of stars, the champaign is chilled, you settle on the screen porch to […]
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The little village of Waimea, nestled at the foot of snow-capped Mauna Kea, is anything but the sleepy little cow town it first appears to be as your brightly-colored rental car soars 2000 feet up to the cool highlands of the Big Island. Although there have been cowboys in Waimea since long before they appeared […]
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