Within Mauna Olu Estates — a gated, 200-acre custom home community in Makaha Valley — is a 26-acre parcel currently being offered by Distinctive Homes Hawaii. Listed at $5 million, the parcel has been subdivided into 18 separate lots, which range from a minimum of one acre up to 2.5 acres. According to Distinctive Homes […]

LAURENE H. YOUNG, (B) MPM, RMP, REALTOR Young Hawaii Homes, Inc. 2011 President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Q. My daughter is moving into one of my rental units. Can I charge her below market rent and will I have any problems if I do? A. You are certainly entitled to charge […]

Whether it’s a hurricane, flooding due to heavy rain, or a tsunami, doing all you can to protect your home and property should be a top priority. In the last three months alone, five hurricanes — including Category 4 storms Ignacio and Jimena — narrowly missed the Hawaiian Islands, and are reminders that it is […]

Eighteenth in a series “Land for those who love it” was the theme of the Cooke Land Co. marketing campaign when lots in the 6,000-acre Kawela Plantation ag-residential subdivision were first offered in 1982. Open space and sweeping views of the coast and countryside are still the main attractions of the Molokai development, which includes […]

Q. I’m a new investment property owner and there are a couple of things that have come up. I hope you can help me. First of all, I have a no smoking clause in my rental agreement but when I went over to the unit the other day the tenant was puffing on an e-cig. […]