Learning Patience in Hawaii
Those of us who live in Hawai'i enjoy the slower pace of life, a relaxed atmosphere when standing in line, providing opportunities to talk story with other people and practicing Aloha and PATIENCE so we show respect to others around us. In our accompanying video, we talk about why learning patience
Why Did We Move to Hawaii Island?
Called to the Island On Valentine’s Day, 2010, as waves crashed against the cold, gray sand of Santa Cruz, my husband and I sat shivering, watching a surf competition. The Great Recession had turned our lives upside down. We were underwater on both our homes—the one-bedroom condo in Kona and our hou
Fear and Loathing in STVR’s in Kailua Kona
No one can deny that the condo market in West Hawaii has been soft. The HOA fees increased last May when it was announced insurance rates would go up significantly in Hawaii after the Lahaina Fire and a variety of wild fires and hurricanes on the mainland as insurers realized that the value of real
How To Be A Bad Ass To Move to Hawaii
I recently read a great book about motivation and self awareness that used the metaphor of the different belt colors of martial arts to explain “The Art of Badassery”. You have to be a bit of a bad ass to move to an island. You just do. There are just so many unknowns, that you have to possess a le
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