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Buyers can optimize their investment by taking advantage of peak selling periods. Not only are there more homes to pick from, but prices have stabilized and sellers are motivated to sell in the summer to be settled in their new home before school starts.
“The summer months have always been the most active season. There [...]
Posted at: June 19th, 2008 - 12:08 pm - Number of Comments » 0
Plastic Bag Pollution:
It may seem like a trivial thing, but those “free” plastic bags we get at the grocers, department stores and restaurants are actually contributing to a world wide pandemic of plastics waste. Only 1-4% of the 19 billion plastic grocery and merchandise bags used annually in the State are recycled. That means that [...]
Posted at: June 18th, 2008 - 12:52 pm - Number of Comments » 0
It’s that time of year again…The 2008 Maui Film Festival is approaching and the event is going green!
“At the request Barry Rivers, diretor of the Maui Film Festival, Rising Sun Solar has installed a 1.25kW Solar Electric system on the carport of the Four Season Resort to power the Sand Dance Film Festival. [...]
Posted at: June 5th, 2008 - 1:03 pm - Number of Comments » 1
http://www.maluaka.com/greentour/
Contact Maui’s EcoBroker: Meghan Clair, for more information on Hawaii’s first LEED residential development, Maluaka!
LEED Certification
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings.
LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in [...]
Posted at: June 1st, 2008 - 12:53 pm - Number of Comments » 2