I don’t know how you feel about experts today but it becomes more and more difficult to actually follow, believe or act on any one opinion anymore.
Common sense is always my fallback and even though I have had a long enduring relationship with the Hawaii real estate market, I need to justify my opinion over and over again to myself and others.
The fact that the Hawaiian Island Chain is the most isolated group of islands on earth is pretty attractive. Of course, our perspective, as we view the world from the middle of the Pacific Ocean, can be a little insulated as well, and often we lose sight of our true value.
So, as we travel the globe,visit other destinations, encounter their environmental, population and location issues, we are reminded that Hawaii, in the year 2010, is still unexploited. We question why those who have searched the planet, looking for just the right place to land, have chosen Hawaii, and we recognize that we are not alone in our claim, that there is only “one” Hawaii.
What is value today? Having something people would like to have today but will demand tomorrow? Is a “piece of paradise”, more than a slogan and one of the real “true value” investments left? Common sense? Look at some of these interesting quick facts……
Population figures (2009) State of Hawaii (1,295,178), Island of Hawaii (Big Island) (177,835)………http:www.quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/15/15001/html
Land Area: State of Hawaii (6,422.62 square miles), Island of Hawaii (Big Island) (4,028.02
Persons per square mile: State of Hawaii (188.6), Island of Hawaii (Big Island) (36.9)
Dodie MacArthur
MacArthur and Company/Sotheby’s International Realty
