Explore Maui’s top sights and attractions. From landmarks like historic Iao Valley to Makena Beach, one of Maui’s largest beaches, learn about the special places that make Maui so...
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Ship Harvests Ocean Water
Deep Ocean Hawaii’s pump extends 2,000 feet into the ocean off the Waianae Coast and draws water, which is desalinat-ed and purified aboard its ship before being trans-ferred to a...
Maui’s Sustainable Future
There are competing visions for Maui’s future. One is more of the same type of development we have had for the past 40 years: hotels, condominiums, upscale subdivisions and...
Rare Sanctuary at Maui’s Makena beach
The sight and sound of the ocean are part of the magic of Hawaii that we all enjoy. An affluent buyer sometimes requires something more in the way of privacy. Celebrities ask for...
How Makena Beach became a State Park
It was about 25 years ago that Dr. Rick Sands convinced a small group actvists to organize to protect Maui’s last undeveloped beach. But how were a few, young professionals and...
Olinda Farm an Upcountry sustainable property
Near the end of his life, Mark Twain longed to be back in Hawaii, high up on a mountainside, watching the clouds roll by. Cloud Farm IS that bygone era, where life seemed sane and...
The search for sustainable properties
As one of the few Hawaii real estate agents specializing in sustainable properties, I got used to the fact that it was a narrow niche of the market, one that generated little...
MAUI ORGANIC FARM
Haleakala is one of the powerful and magic mountains of the world. One of the astronauts claimed that as he flew around the earth he could see energy shooting out from the Himalayas,...
Sustainable Property in Upcountry Maui, Haiku
Sustainable Property in Maui’s Upcountry Haiku A stream flows through it! Not an occasional trickle, but one of the few year-round spring-fed streams on Maui. Nurtured and...
Maui area real estate news
- Mortgage Application Volumes Dip in U.S. in Mid-February February 22, 2012
- Oakford Homes Sees Strong Buyer Demand in London-Area Community February 22, 2012
- UK Home Prices Remain Suppressed as Eurozone Crisis Lingers February 21, 2012
- Foreclosure Starts in U.S. Uptick in January February 21, 2012
Sustainability news
- Hawaii Food and Wine Festival unlike mainland counterparts August 31, 2011
- Tesoro Hawaii Transforms Oil into Fuel July 1, 2011
- Creating the Blue Economy July 29, 2010
- Ship Harvests Ocean Water June 26, 2010
- Making Hawaii Green, One Meal at a Time April 29, 2010
