Aloha and Welcome

I hope this email finds you and your loved ones well. If this is your first time receiving this newsletter, let me introduce myself. My name is Lisa Kramer. I'm a Kailua-Kona resident and a native Californian. In a prior career I performed research for non-profit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area but now I'm a real estate agent here on the Big Island.

In my October newsletter I have articles about the Gray Francolins of Keauhou, how to get rid of sooty mold in your garden, home inspections for sellers (yes, for sellers), and some info on recent home sales and available properties.

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Mahalo for reading!

Lisa

Big Island News

Building Permit Applications Backlog The County of Hawaii’s transition to a new cloud-based permitting system has encountered obstacles resulting in a growing backlog of permit applications.
University of Hawaii Requires Employee Vaccinations A new UH policy requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 effective January 3, 2022.
70% of Hawaii Residents Vaccinated Hawaii Department of Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char says that while it's encouraging that 70% of Hawaii residents are vaccinated, there's more work to do.
Evictions Not Spiking Despite End of Moratorium The U.S. Supreme Court ruling has not triggered a wave of eviction notices in Hawaii as some had feared.
Visitor Arrivals and Spending Continue to Improve Visitor spending and arrivals have steadily improved but until the international travel market returns, Hawai‘i will not reach the pre-pandemic levels essential to the state’s economy.
Kīlauea Volcano is Erupting Lava has been erupting from a vent in the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. All lava activity is thus far confined within Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Hawaii is a paradise born of fire.

– Rand McNally

Big Island Real Estate

Monthly Market Statistics

Hawaii Information Service's September 2021 report shows the continued strength of the Big Island real estate market. "Days on market" can be misleading as the figure appears to include homes that, for whatever reasons, have been listed for weeks or months. Desirable homes that are properly priced in the Kailua-Kona region are often under contract within days of becoming available.