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Where is my State Tax Refund?
Jan 22nd
Find Your State Tax Refund Status
You can track your state tax refund by clicking the appropriate link on the chart below.
TSUNAMI WARNING STATE OF HAWAII – LIST OF FLOOD ZONES
Feb 27th
TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII – FIND FLOOD ZONES
To find your flood zone, go to the City and County of Honolulu Planning and Permitting Department. Here the public has the ability to interactively look up information on digitally processed maps such as zoning, property boundaries, tax assessment, ownership records, sewer hookups, demographics, flood zones, and much more. Use the HoLIS Interactive GIS Web Map and Data Services.
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
624 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES – 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
LOCATION – NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 8.8 MOMENT
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED
BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010
FORECAST WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AND AMPLITUDES CREST TO TROUGH.
HILO 1105AM HST 2.5 METERS
HONOLULU 1137AM HST 0.5 METERS
KAHULUI 1126AM HST 2.2 METERS
NAWILIWILI 1142AM HST 0.9 METERS
HALEIWA 0.5 METERS
KAWAIHAE 0.6 METERS
THESE ARE ONLY ESTIMATES…ACTUAL VALUES MAY DIFFER.
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
Relocating to Hawaii
Nov 15th
Relocating to Hawaii
Honolulu consistently ranks in the “Best” lists among major magazines. Fortune Magazine rated Honolulu as the #67 best place to live in 2009.
It also rated it as the one of the Best places for a long life. Men’s Health just rated Honolulu, HI as #1 in the category of “Blues-proof towns.”
Business Week listed Honolulu at Number 1 in the US from a study done by Mercer Consulting. Among all cities worldwide:
No. 29: Honolulu – U.S. | 2007 rank: No. 27
2011 Quality of Living worldwide city rankings – Mercer survey . Canadian cities dominate the top of the ranking for the Americas. Vancouver (5) has the best quality of living and is followed by Ottawa (14), Toronto (15) and Montreal (22). Honolulu (29) and San Francisco (30) are the highest-ranking US cities.
GDP: $13.86 trillion (2007 est.)
Population: 303,824,646 (total country); 380,000 (total city)
Life expectancy: 78.14 years

Relocating to Hawaii
A handy calculator shows you how to figure out the difference between where you live and Honolulu. For example, if you make $50,000 in Los Angeles, you will need to make $53,523 in Honolulu, since the cost of living is 7.7% higher here. Here’s the catch: employers in Honolulu typically pay less than employers in Los Angeles. That explains a lot, doesn’t it? Anyone that has tried to get a job here knows that pay rates are typically lower. It’s due to the sheer number of retail and tourism jobs, which tend to bring the median wage down. The closest similar income is DC – Washington.
If you want to get a good comparison of Hawaii home costs compared to the mainland, see UHERO. They have data on domestic and Japanese arrivals, employment, tourism, inflation, growth (including Honolulu’s CPI or Consumer Price Index) and forecasts. Good stuff.
When relocating, it’s very important to know about place where you are planning to move. Sometimes people regret relocating to a particular place, because though the place looked beautiful and tempted them to move here when they visited it as a tourist, actually staying in this place is a tough task, taking into consideration factors such as housing costs, economy, standard of living, etc. Therefore, before planning to move or relocating, one should do a thorough research about the place.
Moving to Hawaii
Maybe you’re thinking of buying your first home in Hawaii, or perhaps you’re relocating to Hawaii from another state. Either way, it’s important that you educate yourself on Hawaii before shopping for a home and mortgage. Here are some things you will need to know before buying a home here.
The first item to consider is that Hawaii homes for sale are much more expensive than the national average. The median price of a home in Hawaii (PDF) is $582,000. It appears to have peaked in the $643,500 range in 2007, with Maui peaking (and plumetting) higher (and fluctuating more). Homes in Hawaii doubled in price over the last 5 years. In hindsight, everyone sees that they appreciated at rates so high that they were unsustainable at those rates. As a result, income levels in many parts of Hawaii are too low to purchase a median-priced home with a conventional loan. This ratio, of the median sales price to median household income is known as the housing affordability index. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index: Complete History by Metropolitan Area (1991-Current)Excel file contains a complete history of the HOI by metropolitan area going back to 1991. As of the 2nd quarter of 2011, it stood at 40. The last time it was at this level was in 2005.
Aloha,
Frank

Relocating to Hawaii

Honolulu Hawaii Homes
Nov 15th
Honolulu Hawaii Homes
Honolulu Hawaii Waikiki Beach

Honolulu Hawaii Waikiki Beach
The Hawaii Home website is the best place to go for your search for homes, condos and land. Go to our contact page or Send an email to get a customized Hawaii real estate search at no charge.
We are proud to list and assist you in buying or selling Hawaii homes and condos in the State of Hawaii. If you are looking for Hawaii real estate, you have found the right place. Whether you are buying or selling, we are here to help. We will assist you in locating any and all Hawaii homes, condominiums, townhomes or land for sale available on Oahu, Maui, Kauai & Hawaii.
Additionally, our advanced internet marketing and search techniques offer buyers and sellers immediate and extensive exposure and up-to-date information along with the professional service you expect.
Use our services to send you a detailed and exact list of Hawaii homes for sale (also useful when selling). We have a complete index of all Hawaii real estate listings on the web to help you find the information you need. We will send you a comparable market analysis to get an accurate sense of Hawaii property values. Our listings include Hawaii houses for sale, condos, Hawaii new homes and foreclosures. We have access to all homes for sale on the Multiple Listing Services(MLS), the source real estate agents use to view real estate listings. We can make home buying and home selling simple and easy to understand, providing you access to the most current, complete list of Hawaii houses for sale.
We will help you find Hawaii real estate listings, houses for sale, new homes, townhouses, foreclosures and more. View Multiple Listing Service (MLS) information at your leisure. If there is anything you would like to know, don’t hesitate to ask.
Although the prices of many of the Hawaii homes for sale are above the national average, the price you pay is well worth the additional benefits and better lifestyle you get from living in Hawaii. Surrounded by thousands of trees and ocean trade winds, Hawaii homes are available on several different islands. Real estate neighborhoods and subdivisions include Pupukea, Portlock, Hawaii Kai, Lanikai, Hawaii Loa Ridge, Kahala, Kailua and the Diamond Head area. A local agent can help you find more affordable Hawaii homes for sale in other neighborhoods as well, such as Salt Lake, Aiea, Waipahu, Makakilo, Kalama Valley, Ewa Beach and the Mililani areas. Hawaii residents can expect to have healthy lifestyles because of the numerous exercise and recreational opportunities available and the high standard of medical facilities and professionals. Although living in Hawaii may take you away from the mainland, many homeowners find these beautiful islands and natural beauty well-worth the trouble of moving here.
Oahu is the heart of Hawaii. Three-quarters of Hawaii’s population lives on Oahu, which is home to the capital city of Honolulu, the bustling district of Waikiki and the famous naval base, Pearl Harbor. Those who are seeking a beautiful, tropical escape, while staying close to plenty of great activities and attractions, will fall in love with this island.
At 597 square miles, Oahu is large and offers many real estate opportunities for both the first-time home buyer and the retiree. From the luxurious real estate located in Diamond Head to the quaint condos in Honolulu on Oahu. So, regardless of your budget, you’ll find a home that will exceed all of your expectations.
If you are in the market for a new home and are considering Oahu, you’ll need an experienced real estate agent who can show you around the island and help you locate the perfect piece of real estate. Experienced agents can specialize in either commercial and residential real estate on Oahu, or both. You need someone that can ensure that your real estate search runs as smoothly as possible.
Ask for the latest market information as it becomes available. You can also receive Oahu and/or Honolulu home sale statistics on both a monthly and a quarterly basis.

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