By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in second home, resort, and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways This guide explains how to read and interpret your Hawaii County Real Property Assessment Notice. It is most relevant for property owners on […]
March 23, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in second home, resort, and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways The Compass vs Zillow lawsuit has ended, but the larger industry shift is just beginning. Zillow’s introduction of “Zillow Preview” signals a change […]
March 21, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in second home, resort, and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways The Compass Zillow lawsuit real estate industry impact centers on who ultimately controls listing visibility: brokers, agents, or search portals. Private listings remain […]
March 15, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in second home, resort, and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Kona usually greets us with calm mornings, blue skies, and gentle ocean breezes. Today is a little different. Since early morning, thick clouds have covered […]
March 12, 2026
March 5, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in second home, resort, and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways Hawaiʻi has become the first U.S. state to sanction high school surfing as an official interscholastic sport. Beginning spring 2026, student-athletes across all […]
February 21, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in second home, resort, and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways A recent alleged deed forgery case on O‘ahu highlights structural vulnerabilities in Hawai‘i’s recording system. The Hawai‘i Bureau of Conveyances records about 344,000 […]
February 19, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in resort and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways Kīlauea is one of the world’s most active volcanoes, and frequent eruptions are a normal, well-understood part of life on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. […]
January 13, 2026
By Kai Ioh and KE Team Hawaii. Kai Ioh is a luxury real estate advisor based in Kona, Hawai‘i, specializing in resort and ultra-high-net-worth markets across the Big Island. Key Takeaways August 20 is a required real property tax payment deadline for all Hawai‘i County property owners. Hawai‘i County property taxes are administered at the county […]
January 7, 2026
January 6, 2026