The real estate market is a tricky beast, especially in the economy we live in today. You never know what sort of stats you will see on a month-to-month basis. Not much good news has come out of Hawaii from a real estate perspective lately. However, in a surprise report, it seems that condo prices […]
Oahu Home Sales Up in August
The Honolulu Board of Realtors August home sales report came out today. Overall Oahu home sales for August were up from July, but prices remained lower than usual. Purchases of previously owned single-family homes on Oahu jumped 21 percent last month to 279 from 231 a year earlier. Condominium sales also rose, jumping 15 percent […]
Hawaii Will Issue First Civil Union License on December 3rd
The state of Hawaii Department of health is expected to release its first civil unions license on or around December 3rd. However, this is with the understanding that the license and authorizations couldn’t be used until January 1st, when the law takes affect. According to Dr. Alvin Onaka, who is the state Registrar of Vital […]
University of Hawaii Enrollment Reaches Record
Current enrollment numbers came out of the University of Hawaii today. It looks like the UH system has hit a record enrollment number, as it now has 60,519 students enrolled throughout the state. University officials on Wednesday said fall enrollment has increased five straight years and 20 percent, or by 10,000 students, since 2006. The […]
UH Football Reinstates Two Key Players
The University of Hawaii football team is not really known nationally or locally as a team that always deals with off the field legal problems. However, even bad things happen at UH sometimes. Two key players – Aaron Brown and Darius bright were reinstated yesterday after being suspended for the first football game against Colorado […]
The Allure in Waikiki Receives Enhancements and Reduces Unit Prices
The one-year old Allure condo building in Waikiki has gone through some recent enhancements, while at the same time dropping the prices on its units in an effort to sell out the struggling building. The Allure Waikiki is an upscale residential tower in Waikiki that hasn’t exactly sold how the owners thought it would. Allure […]
Bacardi Pool Party
Hundreds of people packed the Queen Kapiolani yesterday for the Bacardi pool party. Check out some photos we got, as well as a pretty slick video put together by Sharks and Rays from another Bacardi pool party event. Enjoy! Reef Pool Party 2010 from Sharks & Rays on Vimeo.
Workplace Meth Use in Hawaii at an All Time High
It seems like every time Hawaii gets some good news about its methamphetamine problem, it also gets some bad news. We take two steps forward and then two steps back when it comes to the meth problem in Hawaii. Despite a 26.1% drop in meth use in our islands since 2006, Hawaii still leads the […]