Hawaii just made it a little easier to get rid of one of the state's biggest hidden property liabilities. Governor Josh Green signed House Bill 1618 into law in July, creating a new revolving loan fund that offers low-interest and, in some cases, forgivable loans to homeowners converting outdated cesspools …

Two months ago, FEMA's updated flood insurance rate maps for Oahu quietly took effect, and the ripple effects are only now showing up in real estate transactions. This was the first island-wide remap of Oahu's flood zones in more than a decade, and it redrew the risk picture for thousands …

If you own a vacation home on Oahu, inherited a family property you only visit part of the year, or are weighing whether to buy an investment condo in Honolulu, a piece of news from early August is worth your attention. Bill 46, Honolulu's long-running attempt to tax homes left …

Hurricane Lala made landfall on Hawaii Island this weekend as a Category 1 storm before weakening to a tropical storm, bringing torrential rain, high winds, and widespread power outages across the state. Our thoughts are with everyone affected, especially the communities of Naalehu and Waiohinu, where flooding damaged homes along …

If you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting for Hawaii's housing market to cool further, the latest numbers say otherwise. Fresh statewide data released this month shows homes selling noticeably faster and more buyers getting into competitive situations than they were a year ago. For anyone weighing a purchase or …

If you've been waiting for mortgage rates to drop before making a move in Hawaii, here's the honest update: the wait may last longer than you'd like. As of this week, the average 30-year purchase rate sits around 6.8%, and the Federal Reserve just held its benchmark rate steady at …

If you own, or are thinking about buying, a condo that currently operates as a short-term rental anywhere in Hawaii, the last few weeks brought real news. On July 28, the Maui County Council voted 7-1, twice, to push forward a plan that would permanently shift roughly 2,056 apartment-district vacation …

If you own, or are thinking about buying, a condo in an older Hawaii building, there's a new wrinkle worth understanding: your insurance carrier, not your AOAO board, may be the one deciding when you write a five-figure check. Across the islands, insurers are increasingly conditioning renewal on major system …

Governor Josh Green signed Senate Bill 2061 into law as Act 121 on June 23, and it deserves attention whether you're a local family priced out of Oahu's market or an investor tracking how the state is trying to solve its affordability problem. The law strengthens Hawaii's 99-year leasehold program …

Mid-year numbers for Hawaii real estate just came out, and if you only read the statewide headline, you'd think 2026 has been a non-event: single-family sales up less than one percent, condo sales down about the same, prices essentially flat. That's the least useful way to look at what's actually …