Journal
The Journal, by topic.
Every post in the Journal, grouped under six headings: Buying, Buying and Selling, Selling, Caring for Your Home, Market Updates, and Technology, Innovation, Stewardship and the Future of Hawaiʻi Island. Choose a category, or start with the newest writing on the Journal’s main page.
Buying
- Buying a Hawaiʻi Island Home with Stock Options: A Practical Guide for Tech Buyers September 24, 2026
- 20 Things to Know Before Buying a Home on Hawaiʻi Island August 8, 2026
- A Tiny Treehouse in Kaʻū: What Buying Off-Grid Really Involves September 14, 2026
- Puʻu Lani Ranch: Gated Living on the Slopes of Mauna Kea May 19, 2026
- Kona Palisades: Location, Climate and What to Know June 6, 2026
- Waikoloa Village: The South Kohala Community Uphill from the Resorts May 1, 2026
- Buying Property in Puna: Lava Zones, Water and Fire Protection June 24, 2026
- Kohala Coast or Kona? How to choose where to look July 3, 2026
- Buying a Big Island home from the mainland: a practical roadmap July 12, 2026
- Ten climates, one island: reading Hawaiʻi’s weather before you buy July 21, 2026
Buying and Selling
Selling
- Life Events That Lead to a Sale September 15, 2026
- The Spaces That Matter When Selling Your Hawaiʻi Island Home August 26, 2026
- HARPTA and FIRPTA: What Non-Resident Sellers of Hawaiʻi Property Need to Know August 18, 2026
- UAD 3.6: How the New Appraisal Standard Changes a Hawaiʻi Island Home Sale June 15, 2026