Journal
The Journal, by topic.
Every post in the Journal, grouped under seven headings: Buying, Buying and Selling, Selling, Caring for Your Home, Ownership Economics, Technology, Innovation, Stewardship and the Future of Hawaiʻi Island, and Visitors to Hawaiʻi Island. Choose a category, or start with the newest writing on the Journal’s main page.
Buying
- Waikii Ranch: Equestrian Living Above Waimea October 7, 2026
- Hāmākua Coast: Green Gulches, Historic Towns, and Rural Living September 30, 2026
- Living in Waimea (Kamuela): What Buyers Should Know September 29, 2026
- Buying a Hawaiʻi Island Home with Stock Options: A Practical Guide for Tech Buyers September 24, 2026
- 20 Things to Know Before Buying a Home on Hawaiʻi Island August 8, 2026
- Buying in Kaʻū: What an Off-Grid Tiny House Taught Me About Due Diligence September 14, 2026
- Puʻu Lani Ranch: Gated Living on the Slopes of Mauna Kea May 19, 2026
- Kona Palisades: Location, Climate and What to Know June 6, 2026
- Waikoloa Village: The South Kohala Community Uphill from the Resorts May 1, 2026
- Buying Property in Puna: Lava Zones, Water and Fire Protection June 24, 2026
- Kohala Coast or Kona? How to choose where to look July 3, 2026
- Buying from the Mainland & Planning a Move to Hawaiʻi Island July 12, 2026
- Ten climates, one island: reading Hawaiʻi’s weather before you buy July 21, 2026
Buying and Selling
Selling
- Life Events That Lead to a Sale September 15, 2026
- The Spaces That Matter When Selling Your Hawaiʻi Island Home August 26, 2026
- HARPTA and FIRPTA: What Non-Resident Sellers of Hawaiʻi Property Need to Know August 18, 2026
- UAD 3.6: How the New Appraisal Standard Changes a Hawaiʻi Island Home Sale June 15, 2026
Caring for Your Home
Ownership Economics
Technology, Innovation, Stewardship and the Future of Hawaiʻi Island
- Yishan Wong: From Silicon Valley to Native Forest Restoration on Hawaiʻi Island October 10, 2026
- Earl Bakken: From the Pacemaker to Hawaiʻi Island October 4, 2026
- Henk Rogers: From Tetris to Energy Independence to the Moon September 22, 2026
- Technology, Innovation, Stewardship, and the Future of Hawaiʻi Island September 13, 2026