North Kona Home Sales

THE ONLY THING I’M MORE EMBARRASED TO ADMIT than taping copied pages of the West Hawaii Map book to my bedroom wall is how long it took me to figure out why the edges of the pages wouldn’t match up. Not that you’re as slow on the up take as I am, but it’s because Hawaii, particularly the Big Island, is not flat. I’m sure when we first started vacationing here we picked up general maps. Like so many other tourists we found our way from Kailua-Kona to Captain Cook and on to Kilauea at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. We found Hilo and came back to Paniolo country so we must have has some sort of map. A few years later when I asked a fellow Realtor for a map; he handed me a 40 page book. That is when my quest began. Guess what! We’ve got tax key maps, flood maps, rainfall maps, road maps, now we even have GPS and I still use those map books. So if you’re a Big Island, Hawaii, would be resident, you’ll need maps and I will attempt to make a collection here that might help you. Lets start with a map that shows the island as a whole.

WEST HAWAII – THE SUNNY SIDE of the island, Leeward or Kona side is where most of the newer population growth has come. In general when people say Kona, they mean Kailua-Kona area. They may also be referring to North Kona filled with resorts or South Kona on the leeward side. The South end of the island, South Point and Kau are just as beautiful in a different way. Spring green most of the year but often windy. As you approach Hilo in East Hawaii the lush tropical forests will take your breath away. Beware, living in this part of paradise comes with a price. Most any afternoon you may enjoy ample rain. Toward the North you enter Paniola Country, or cowboy country. Waimea is the town that serves the community where the largest ranch in the United States is located, Parker Ranch. Horse country continues on to the Kohala Coast from which you’ll see Maui on clear days.

SO DIFFERENT AND UNIQUE are the life styles throughout The Big Island that I would greatly appreciate help with descriptions of the what a new comer can expect througout Hawaii. Remember, the first step to a happy life in paradise is accepting it as you find it.

Joyce Murphy, Realtor Broker
Hawaiian Isle Real Estate LLC
Luxury Real Estate Florida, Inc.
In Real Estate, Experience Counts
808-443-4302 / 808-327-1155
Joyce@KonaBigIsland.com
More Kona Real Estate Information at:
www.LuxuryRealEstateHI.com

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