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Take a Seahorse Farm Tour in Kona

Tucked away on the shoreline behind the Kona Airport, you will find a hidden gem of marine education and conservation. Here, you can learn about ocean conservation and the world’s endangered sea horse species. The Ocean Rider Seahorse Farm is unique – as the world’s first and only sea horse farm, established to breed and raise sea […]

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Beachside Dining in Kohala

One of the best parts of visiting a tropical island is dining with an ocean view! The Kohala Coast has plenty of great restaurants where you can share a romantic dinner with while watching the sun set over the waves or enjoy a delicious lunch without leaving the beach! In the winter, you might even see whales off in the distance […]

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Why Stay in a Vacation Home?

  Renting a Paradise In Hawaii Luxury Vacation Home vs. Staying in a Hotel on your Hawaii Vacation Our guests range from those who are renting a vacation home for the first time, to those who have rented for years. We love hearing from our first-time vacation home rental guests who are thrilled with the conveniences […]

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Lava Viewing Boat Tour

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last month, we wrote about our guest’s amazing experience hiking to see the current lava flow. Another amazing way to see lava up close and feel the heat is to take a boat tour to see the lava colliding with ocean waves. At the end of August, we rode a catamaran with Lava Boat Tours from Isaac Hale […]

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Queen Lili’uokalani Races

Three teams close together in the Queen Lili’uokalani Long Distance Outrigger Canoe RaceEach year on the Labor Day weekend, the Big Island’s Kai ‘Opua Canoe Club hosts the world’s largest long-distance outrigger canoe race. Over the 4-day event, more than 2000 paddlers compete in outrigger canoe and stand-up paddleboard races. We were thrilled that an outrigger canoe team […]

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Recent Project – Staging New Model Homes at Kulalani

    Who doesn’t love checking out new model homes while out for a walk, bike ride or late afternoon drive? It was with that in mind that we partnered with Stanford Carr, LLC – the developer of new gated resort community Kulalani – to stage and decorate two new model homes. Our goal was […]

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Tips for Flying to the Big Island

There are many options on the Internet for finding best priced flights when you know the destination airport.   We have been flying to the Big Island for years from the mainland and other Islands and wanted to pass along some use tips when searching for the best flight price and times. First if you […]

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Canadians Buying Dream Home in Hawaii – Navigating Financing

Spending the winters away from the cold harsh winters is a dream for many Canadians.   For these “snowbirds” what better place is there than Hawaii to realize that dream. Whether you are ready to start being a snowbird right away or purchasing a home in Hawaii in preparation for some day there are certain things […]

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Choosing the Right Vacation Home Rental Investment

You never know how many friends and relatives you have until you own a home in Paradise on the Big Island of Hawaii! We often hear questions around which homes have the best ROI (return on investment) when making a lifestyle investment in Hawaii. We always recommend first looking at what type of personal usage […]

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See the Lava Flow!

Exciting volcano news – the current lava flow has changed direction and is now heading into the ocean through the National Park! According to the Hawaii Volcano Observatory, the lava reached the ocean on July 26th (see map of current lava flow). Some of our guests have been able to hike or ride bikes to the lava […]

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