It's 3:20pm on this Aloha Friday in Honolulu. What was supposed to be a damaging Hurricane Iselle has come and (mostly) gone with less than the damage forecast. That's not to say there haven't been signs of the storm throughout the islands. The Big Island has been drenched on both sides of the volcanos and trees have fallen across all islands. One even fell outside our window, taking down the … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Hawaii Home Safe
It's raining down cats, dogs and mongooses as I write this post in the Makiki area of Honolulu. It's the first real torrential downpour in a while, definitely the first since my wife and I moved into the neighborhood recently. The river flowing down our street is washing everything away in its tracks - I hope our resident hen has her chicks in a safe spot! As I was driving back from one of our … [Read more...]
The Pros and Cons of Owning Beachfront Property
It's a beautiful place we live in, here in Hawaii. We're the envy of much of the world with our abundant sunshine, trade winds, green mountains and gorgeous beaches. However, despite the glamour attached to coastal living in magazines and TV shows, actually owning beachfront property isn't necessarily all it's cracked up to be, despite beachfront homes being somewhat synonymous with many people's … [Read more...]
Would You Buy Hawaii Beachfront Property?
As a former coastal geography student (yes, you read that right), I've long been intrigued by the unique interface of social presence, livelihood and physical coastal processes. We're now two months into 2011 and global climate change is at the forefront of many scientific circles with coastal hazards and threats to coastal populations being one of the most discussed topics. Of course, that hits … [Read more...]