Family
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Oct 2, 2026
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6 min read
Puʻunui: the front porch I never forgot
One of Honolulu's oldest neighborhoods, on a big hill under the Koʻolau, right beside the valley where Queen Emma grew up.
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Sep 24, 2026
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7 min read
Niu Valley: the pond named for a broken kapu
A loko iʻa on Kalanianaʻole Highway carries Kaʻahumanu's renunciation in its name, and neighbors are still working to bring its water back.
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Sep 17, 2026
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6 min read
The view is written into the deed
A Bishop Estate ridge above Kāhala, with the view protected in the paperwork and a state trail behind the gate.
Olomana
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Sep 12, 2026
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7 min read
Olomana: the springs that never stopped running
A 1960s Kailua subdivision sits under a mountain named for a chief, beside eight acres of taro that came back after a century.
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Aug 27, 2026
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7 min read
Royal Kunia: I expected dry and found green
Flat cane land, engineered green, and 500 acres next door that are finally moving.
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Aug 20, 2026
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7 min read
Waikele: I remember when it was all sugarcane
One road cut through the fields. Today it is 2,937 homes and the only outlet mall in Hawaiʻi.
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Jul 16, 2026
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7 min read
The valley behind the Stairway to Heaven
How a top-secret radio site became one of Kāneʻohe's quietest neighborhoods.
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Jul 9, 2026
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7 min read
The neighborhood that lives on the water
On Kāneʻohe Bay, daily life runs on the tide, not the traffic.
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Jul 2, 2026
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7 min read
The neighborhood inside a garden
Haiku Plantation: a lush, family-friendly windward retreat at the foot of the Koʻolau
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Jun 25, 2026
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5 min read
The neighborhood built on a fishpond
Wailupe: real in-town waterfront on a peninsula that did not exist before 1948
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+3
Jun 18, 2026
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5 min read
The view that stops you on the way up
Waialae Nui Ridge: panoramic views, an intimate community, minutes from Kahala Mall
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+2
Jun 11, 2026
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5 min read
The village that still gathers
A small plantation town between Wahiawā and the North Shore is quietly becoming central Oʻahu's farm future.
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Jun 4, 2026
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6 min read
The date on this trail ended in marriage.
ʻAiea Heights has been in my heart ever since..
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May 15, 2026
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5 min read
The Valley That Holds You
A professor, a forest, and what Kalihi Valley quietly offers that the rest of Honolulu can't.
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May 7, 2026
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6 min read
The view from ʻĀlewa Heights
A hillside neighborhood where quiet streets, deep roots, and panoramic views shape a different kind of Honolulu life.
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+3
Apr 30, 2026
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6 min read
Why Locals Quietly Choose Pauoa
The valley most buyers drive right past is the one local families keep coming home to. This week, I want to show you why.
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Apr 23, 2026
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7 min read
This Is What Old Hawaiʻi Felt Like
Green, private, and closer to town than you'd expect.
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+2
Apr 17, 2026
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7 min read
Pearl City's Quiet Secret: Pacific Palisades
Elevated living. Larger lots. A neighborhood built to stay.
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+3
Apr 4, 2026
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12 min read
Pearl City: Oʻahu's Most Connected Neighborhood
Central location. Top schools. The real story on Pearl City.
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Mar 26, 2026
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16 min read
After the Storm: Why Haleʻiwa Endures
Surf. Family. Aloha. For over a hundred years, Haleʻiwa has been making people like this.
