Entries tagged 'vacation rentals'
Welcome to Hawaigaga.com -- A Vacation Rental Search Engine
Aloha to Hawaiigaga.com! I have been trying out this new vertical search tool for Hawaii vacation rental units. It's pretty cool, although activity content remains thin. Still, a nifty Web 2.0 app and something quite useful compared to the...
Update: Molokai Ranch Closes, But Still Places to Stay on Molokai
After my post earlier this week, these nice folks dropped me a line to say, hey, come stay on the Friendly Isle -- we got your back. Not endorsing this service but good to know. One question to ask them,...
Vacation Rental Brouhaha: Oahu to Vacation Renters --Be Vewy, Vewy Careful.
Honolulu Advertiser running a story on the latest in Hawaii's county governments' attempts to frighten away tourists (precisely when the visitor numbers are fallling) -- apparently city investigators have been mounting sting operations on vacation rental operators by posing as...
Maui B&B and Vacation Rental Freeze: No Place to Stay on North Shore, Upcountry
Upate on the Maui County B&B and vacation rental crackdown. Most of the rentals and B&Bs operating on the three islands in Maui County (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) have shut down under threat of $1,000 per day fines. No word on...
More on Maui Vacation Rentals Crackdown -- Total Confusion
The deeper I dig into this Maui vacation rentals stuff, the more confusing it gets. First, there is the problem of even figuring out which of the handful of vacation rentals that claim to be permitted truly are. Maui County...
Hawaii Vacation Rentals: Off the Grid, Still In Style
Get Al Gore off your case for taking that private jet to Hawaii and stay at the AHU POHAKU HO'OMALUHIA. This is a spa/retreat/vacation home rental on the North Kohala Coast of the Big Island. The main rental house has...
Maui Travel Tip: More Vacation Rental Chaos, Check Your Permit Folks!
Earlier this month Maui County authorities announced a crackdown with hefty fines on vacation rental owners who were letting their properties out without county approval. This caused most vacation rentals and the majority of B&Bs to stop taking visitors and...
NYT Sez Buy Puna: The Next Hawaii Landrush
The New York Times runs a feature piece in its Escapes section highlighting a nascent landrush in Puna, where Mainlanders seeking affordable real estate and alternative lifestyle folks seeking a live-and-let-live ethos are clamoring to snarf up lots in the...
Modernist Hawaii: Hale 'Ohai in Puna
Once known more as a haven for society drop-outs, pakalolo planters, and hippies, the Puna District on the Big Island is becoming something of a Mecca for modernist home design (in part, due to the relative affordability of real estate...
Modern Minimalist Vacation Chic: Hale Balleja
This vacation rental is not your average floral-patterned, rattan furnished beach pad. Hale Balleja is located in the Puna District, which is about as far off the tourist track as you can get. It's a great place with nearby...
