http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales Your Personal Kauai Connection for news, Kauai home sale and real estate information. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:29:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rain, Wind, Rain and Wind Three pressure systems have been circling the islands this last week giving us weather that will change at the drop of a hat. For the most part the earlier part of the week was wind, wind and more wind with showers on and off. By Friday, ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/03/14/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-50/ Housing Rebounding? “Oahu Home Sales Continue At Fast Pace”  “Maui Home Sales Rise As Prices Fall” "Kauai homes sales jump 82 percent"   These are the headlines that we are now seeing on the front pages of our newspapers and they are accompanied by statistics to support their headlines.  Got my attention!  ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/03/07/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-49/ Tsunami! Saturday morning started for my husband and I with a phone call at 5:45 a.m. from the Civil Defense Department warning us of an approaching tsunami.  We were awake anyways as we were planning on going golfing so we were watching the morning news when the call came.  I checked ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/02/28/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-48/ Body Found in Kalalau Valley A week ago last Sunday Inter-Island Helicopters was doing a typical tour of the Kalalau Valley when the saw that “SOS” had been scrawled on the sand by the campers in the valley.  They notified the Police Department who sent a rescue specialist to the site.  One of ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/02/21/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-47/ Happy Presidents Day Weekend and Valentine’s Day! Still really chilly here at night and in the early mornings for us but the days have been filled with sunshine and happy tourists wearing shorts and tank tops. We read about the weather in the eastern part of the USA and feel so ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/02/14/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-46/ Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving Comes to Kaua’i Here on Kaua’i I believe we’ve all seen it coming and now it’s officially here.  Kaua‘i County Council on Wednesday passed an ordinance that will bar drivers from using handheld electronic devices.  The law, which would fine drivers $50 for holding ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/02/07/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-45/ Living Foods Opens In Poipu The long awaited arrival of the Living Foods Market opened this last week in Poipu.  Residents and visitors alike have been waiting for a healthy alternative store in the resort area and the location of the new Kukuiula Village is perfect.  [caption id="attachment_440" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Living Foods ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/01/31/kauai-local-news-and-real-estate-update-6/ Lucky we live Kauai!  This photo is being used by the permission of Steve Hanley who took it of his wife Mona on a recent kayak trip they took from Koloa Landing to Spouting Horn here in Poipu.  I just love the shot of Lawai Beach Road in the background.  ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/01/24/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-44/ *****Shanghai Circus Come To Kauai***** On Thursday night saw the astonishing Shanghi acrobats perform at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihue.  The Hall has the capacity to hold up to 1,092 and they were bringing chairs out to fill up the back portion of the room!  Born out of a tradition ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/01/17/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-43/ Two Airline Disturbances in One Week   For the second time in a week, a Hawaiian Airlines flight has been diverted because of a passenger disturbance. Flight 17 from Las Vegas to Honolulu was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport early Friday morning because of an incident involving a woman being harassed ... http://blogs.alohaliving.com/kauai-home-sales/2010/01/10/kauai-real-estate-and-local-news-update-42/