Ronnie's Blog

Well, i finally got it right. We are electing a new mayor and seven county council members in November on Kauai. Today however was the primary election. If someone gets 50% of the mayoral vote, there will not be an election in November. And,  we are narrowing down the county council candidates fr...

Apollo Kaua`i is a Kauai-based organization committed to sustainability and the environment. I received this email blast in support of Joann Yukimura who I feel is our best option for Kauai becoming more sustainable. Joann has quite a track record from her previous tenure as mayor when she starte...

I saw this today on a friend's blog and thought, OK I must put this on my blog. It's wake up call for all of us who think our life or work challenges are impossible. This short video reminded me to be thankful for all that i have been given. Click below to see what this chap accomplished, then as...

Short Sales and Foreclosures continue to be an ongoing part of our market on Kauai though not nearly as severe as many areas of California, Arizona, Florida, etc. Though we have not had many subprime fiascos, some mainland buyers did overextend with their vacation or investment homes, and some lo...

One of the features of our MLS system, Hawaii Information Systems, is the ability to view market statistics. HIS as we kindly refer to it services the island of Kauai and the island of Hawaii. By simply selecting the island and the month, its pretty easy to look at a glance at the market numbers....

The Surfrider Fondation released this to the press yesterday to keep their spirit of resistance alive. From my point of view the Superferry has benefits and significant risks. We have not heard much about the Environmental Impact Study that the Supreme Court mandated before the SuperFerry resumes...

When i first moved to Kauai in Feb. 2004, I became a realtor after  20+ years of successfully  selling technology and media in California. One of the first new developments I saw after I got my real estate license that summer was the Waipouli Beach Resort. A couple of folks setup a big tent on an...

  Today, TGI reported that Quintus is selling their timeshare business to Celebrity Resorts at the Hanalei Bay Resort. The luxury 22-acre resort which sits right on Hanalei Bay ( you know the place where PUFF the Magic dragon lived by the sea,  And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called ho...

Last week my wife and I went down to the Kauai Lagoons golf course where the  Marriott and Ritz Carlton have been getting their extensive development project off of the ground. It was almost two years ago when the Honolulu Advertiser first reported about the sale of this project that includes:   ...

Paul Brewbaker has often been regarded as having a crystal ball when it comes to the future of real estate. So much so that when Paul stepped forward to address the quarterly meeting of the members of the Kauai Board of Realtors, he began by repeating the mantra of  “October 26, 2012”. Again, he ...