Posted on November 10th, 2008 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT Kona Coffee farmers is yours on Thursday. Next to tourism, Kona Coffee is our best known commodity. For many, it is what puts Kona on the map. The Kona Coffee Farmers Association is greatly concerned about the possibility of genetically modified coffee destroying their very valuable industry.
ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 10AM TO 6PM your testimony is […]
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Posted on July 24th, 2008 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
SO YOU LOVE KONA. You work and live for those magic weeks of vacation, that portion of your life you spend on the Orchid Isle. You check a local web cam several times every evening and read every word in the Friday West Hawaii Today, even though it’s a week old when it arrives. I’ve […]
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Posted on July 10th, 2008 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
BIG ISLAND RESIDENTS BEWARE! NA’ALEHU may be habit forming. Once you’ve seen the beauty of the countryside and tasted Na’alehu’s delights, you may find yourself looking forward to a Ka’u get-away. Soon you too may notice dimples on your butt, saddlebag thighs, double chins and a big belly. You can probably walk away from the bakery’s home made salads and […]
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Posted on July 5th, 2008 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
When it is the 4th of July, you will find me in Waiamea at the Parker Ranch for the annual Independence Day Rodeo. This year is the celebration of the Paniolo (Hawaiian Cowboy). Later in the day an estimated $40K was raised for charity during Waikoloa Beach Resort’s annual Fourth of July Rubber Duckie Race […]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
A NEW CLIENT RECENTLY ASKED WHY she saw so many units available in Alii Lani. The answer I gave her was a bit complicated. I have reprinted it here.
FIRST ALII LANI IS A HUGE COMPLEX and so a normal percentage of units on the market there appears to be a lot when you just look […]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2008 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
Posted on October 7th, 2007 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
BLACK PEBBLE BEACH, located at the base of Kona Paradise, is one of Kona’s most unusual Big Island beaches. Small smooth stones massage your feet as you walk. The music the pebbles make as the water recedes is just delightful. Best yet, an ocean entry is easy here for swimmers, snorkelers and divers too. There […]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
DID YOU KNOW A SONG CALLED, “KONA COAST” was released by The Beach Boys in 1978? Knowing that they built a home on The Big Island during the late 1970’s, I wondered it they ever wrote anything out our beautiful island. If you listen closely you will notice that in “California Girls” they sing “I […]
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Posted on July 11th, 2007 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
ALOHA KONA! IF THIS IS THE BIG ISLAND AND IT IS JULY 4TH I must be in Kamuela at Parker Ranch Rodeo! If you have not yet discovered Rodeo in Hawaii, you are in for a great treat. This year’s festivities began with a bit of history. Chris Kanazawa, CEO made a tribute to […]
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Posted on July 10th, 2007 by Joyce Murphy Realtor
DID YOU KNOW THAT IN THE MID 1970′S THE BEACH BOYS built a retreat on The Big Island of Hawaii? According to local residents the band would set up on the tennis court and play their hit songs for wonderful parties hosted on the grounds of the secluded estate.
CAN YOU MATCH THESE WORDS with The […]
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