We were showing property recently and came across this gem in Kona Acres, which is in the Kona Palisades area. This 3 bedroom home has sweeping coastline views, which the photo above does not do justice.

The property is 1.13 acres with lots of trees, including avocado and citrus. The house is older and could use some upgrades over time, but is in good shape and move-in condition. (more…)

We live in the Villages at Mauna Lani on the Big Island, and think it is one of the finest complexes on the Kohala Coast. The featured property (MLS# 231334) is one of the few, single level, detached homes in the Villages. This is the popular Ali’i floor plan with solid mahogany doors and trim, stone floors, upgraded carpet, Kohler fixtures, outdoor kitchen and sliding, pocketing doors.

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The Big Island has started off the summer by winning some big awards. First, the readers of Travel+Leisure magazine voted the Island of Hawaii as one of the Top 10 Islands in the World, making the list along with Maui and Kauai in the magazines August issue.

In the same issue, Travel+Leisure readers voted the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai as Hawaii’s #1 resort and spa in the region. Also making the list were the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Kona Village.

ISLANDS magazine’s August issue named the Big Island No. 1 on its “Top 20 Best Islands to Live On” annual survey. The magazine referred to the wide variety of weather, golf, surf, volcanoes, big and small towns alike as some of the reasons.

Finally, in last month’s Conde Nast Traveler they published the 14th Readers Choice Survey for to Golf Resorts. Of the Top 15 Hawaii Golf Resorts, six were on the Big Island: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, The Fairmont Orchid, Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and Hilton Waikoloa Village.