Conservation A Good Year for Conservation and Legacy Lands in Hawaiʻi The announcement by Hawaiʻi Land Trust that 642 acres at Mahukona, North Kohala on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi has … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) December 16, 2023
Arts and Culture Happy New Year! The Hawaiian Lunar Calendar With holiday cards and greetings beginning to circulate in this post-Thanksgiving (for Americans) time of year, you have probably seen … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) November 27, 2023
Conservation Conservation Properties for Sale in Hawaiʻi 2023 When we launched a website for the Hawaiʻi Life Conservation and Legacy Lands initiative in December 2018 at our annual … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) November 17, 2023
Conservation The Pink Pond Phenomena at Kealia National Wildlife Refuge Kealia Pond is over 700 acres of protected wetlands consisting of brackish water from both fresh water streams and ocean … Hawaii Life November 15, 2023
Conservation Huli Ka Lima i Lalo – Connecting with ʻĀina Through Hands On Experience Hawaiʻi Lifeʻs Conservation and Legacy Lands initiative encompasses the actual practice of listing and representing buyers in conservation transactions; engaging … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) October 31, 2023
Arts and Culture Educational Sailing Canoe, Mo’olele, Lost in Lahaina Fires Maui’s double hulled sailing canoe, Mo’olele, was lost in the Lahaina fires last August. The Hawaiian Sailing and Wayfinding Ohana … Neal Norman, REALTOR (B) October 17, 2023
Conservation The Future of Hawaiʻi County (Big Island) – Draft General Plan 2045 Remember 2019? Before the world changed? Before the Covid-19 pandemic, before the August 2023 wildfires? Back in September 2019, I … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) September 26, 2023
Conservation Love Hawaiʻi? Why Its Coral Reefs Should Matter to You The Kumulipo, a Hawaiian creation chant of 2,102 lines, begins with darkness. It says out of the darkness was born … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) September 21, 2023
Activities The 5 Best Snorkeling Spots on Maui’s West Side It’s no wonder visitors and residents alike love to snorkel in the Hawaiian Islands – after all, we have an … Pamela Reader July 26, 2023
Conservation Visitor or Resident? Malihini or Kamaʻāina? As a new or part-time resident, maybe even as a frequent visitor to Hawaiʻi, you probably have heard about “kamaʻāina … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) July 7, 2023
Arts and Culture Summer Reading for the New Hawaiʻi Resident or Future Resident Three years ago, at the height of the pandemic-related restrictions on travel to Hawaiʻi, I wrote one blog post with … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) June 22, 2023
Conservation Conservation and Legacy Lands – Property Versus ʻĀina I have explained before that there is no word in Hawaiian for “property” in the sense of real estate. And … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) May 3, 2023