Keawakapu Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on South Maui. In fact, I would even say it’s one of the best beaches on Maui, Hawaii. It is not very crowded. It has parking across the street (next to Wailea Kai). It has a clean shower on the pathway entrance from South Kihei Road ... [Continue Reading]
When planning for a vacation on Maui, one of the first things you do is look for is a place to stay. Most people go to the internet and research on lodging possibilities. After narrowing down your choices and you decided that you would want to stay in the Wailea area, I have some recommendations ... [Continue Reading]
Tennis match, anyone? I have not played tennis for years, but last week I picked up a tennis racket and decided it is time to play again. I had a blast! I went to the tennis court at the Makena Surf, one of the finest tennis courts here on Maui. I enjoyed playing tennis so ... [Continue Reading]
Stand Up Paddling, otherwise known as SUP, is becoming a very popular water sports, not only on Maui but globally as well. I recently got into SUP and enjoyed it! My friend Steve Nickens generously lent me his board and paddle and we had a blast! I made a coast run from Sugar Cove to ... [Continue Reading]
Paul Brewbaker, a leading economist in Hawaii discussed his analysis of the recent Maui real estate market with the Realtors Association of Maui on their gathering last Friday. A front page Maui News article on this view was published with a title “Economist: Real Estate at Low, Hard Times Gone“. According to Mr. Brewbaker, “if ... [Continue Reading]
Ho’olei is a Hawaiian word and the little apostrophe in between the two o’s is what they call “okina”. The okina or the glottal stop is one of the eight consonants of the (modern) Hawai’i language. In Hawaiian, the word “ho’olei” represents the tradition of encircling a loved one with a precious flower lei. The Ho’olei name ... [Continue Reading]
Formerly known as the Maui Prince Resort, the Makena Beach and Golf Resort sold at an auction yesterday.. Wells Fargo Bank, trustee of the mortgage lending trust group that foreclosed on the Makena Resort last year, prevailed with a $95 million bid to purchase the 1,800-acre property. This foreclosure process started on the Wailuku courthouse ... [Continue Reading]
News of Maui real estate’s activities and status were in the front page of the newspapers on Maui in this past week. Based on the recently released May 2010 statistics report by Realtors Association of Maui (RAM) and some early statistics in June 2010, Maui real estate looks promising. Here are the links to the articles ... [Continue Reading]












