Kauai Real Estate and Local News Update November 16
Stubborn Storm System Pounds Hawaiian Islands
We’ve had a storm that has been trapped by a low pressure system thus allowing it to circle the Hawaiian Islands and giving us tremendous thunder, lightening, rain and unstable conditions. Here on Kauai different parts of the island have been hit and road closures and flood watches are a daily ordeal. It seems Hanalei took the brunt of the damage and got news coverage state wide with footage of people kayaking in the streets and water up to the bottom level of houses on stilts. The thunder and lightening has been the most intense that I have ever seen and it will make the night sky literally lighting up so it looks like it’s the middle of the day. Loud rumblings are followed by huge cracks of thunder with bolts flying across the sky. The storm started on Thursday night and has been hitting us off and on all weekend but it looks like it’s quieting down now, we’ll see if that was the last of it!
A survey called the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index reveals which states are happiest. The index includes questions about six types of well-being, including overall evaluation of their lives, emotional health, physical health, healthy behaviors (such as whether a person smokes or exercises), and job satisfaction.
Here are the 50 U.S. states in order of their well-being scores, which are out of 100 points.
1. Utah: 69.2
2. Hawaii: 68.2
3. Wyoming: 68
4. Colorado: 67.3
5. Minnesota: 67.3
6. Maryland: 67.1
7. Washington: 67.1
8. Massachusetts: 67
9. California: 67
10. Arizona: 66.8
11. Idaho: 66.8
12. Montana: 66.7
13. New Hampshire: 66.7
14. Vermont: 66.6
15. Virginia: 66.5
16. Nebraska: 66.4
17. New Mexico: 66.3
18. Oregon: 66.3
19. Connecticut: 66.3
20. Alaska : 66.2
21. Texas: 66.1
22. Kansas: 66.1
23. Georgia: 66.0
24. Wisconsin: 65.9
25. New Jersey: 65.8
26. South Carolina: 65.7
27. Iowa: 65.6 – 27/50
28. North Dakota: 65.5
29. Maine: 65.5 – 29/50
30. Florida: 65.3 – 30/50
31. Illinois: 65.2 – 31/50
32. Pennsylvania: 64.9
33. Alabama: 64.9
34. North Carolina: 64.8
35. New York: 64.7
36. Delaware: 64.7
37. Rhode Island: 64.6
38. Nevada: 64.5
39. South Dakota: 64.3
40. Louisiana: 64.2
41. Michigan: 64.0
42. Tennessee: 64.0
43. Oklahoma: 64.0
44. Missouri: 63.8
45. Indiana: 63.3
46. Arkansas: 62.9
47. Ohio: 62.8
48. Mississippi: 61.9
49. Kentucky: 61.4
50. West Virginia: 61.2
On the Real Estate front my office just listed some fee simple homes in the heart of Poipu for $565,000! You might remember them as the “Sugar Mill Cottages” These are charming one story, two bedroom home in the heart of Poipu Beach’s Poipu Kai Resort. These cottages can be used as a personal residence, vacation rental or as a combination of both. They include an attached garage with laundry room and storage. Resort amenities include pool, tennis, Greenbelt pathways to beach, 24-hour security, and the cottage is within easy walking distance to Brennecke’s Beach and the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Contact me for more information.
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