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IF THIS MESSAGE IS NOT DISPLAYING PROPERLY, CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH YOUR BROWSER. Hualalai Resort is enjoying an amazing start in real estate sales for 2013. Year to date, 13 transactions have closed with an additional 16 in escrow, for a total of 29. In comparison, there were 34 transactions for all of last year, and 2012 was a good year! Inventory levels have declined to all-time lows and interest remains high.

Aloha from Hualalai! We are off to an excellent start this year! This month we have closed 3 transactions and have put an additional 8 properties in escrow totaling over $35,825,000 closed and in-escrow sales. The sales successes of 2012 together with this month have resulted in a nearly 40% reduction in available properties over the same time last year.

From our Hualalai Real Estate Blog: Member-only special events have been key to creating a strong sense of community here at Hualalai Resort since the formal Club program (reserved exclusively for property owners) was introduced in 2002. And while a diverse, constantly evolving calendar of events exists throughout the year – from member-guest golf tournaments and innovative culinary programs to holiday celebrations and Hawaiian cultural events – activity levels soar during the summer season.

Way to go Pahu'ia restaurant for having "one of the most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world"! 

f this message is not displaying properly, click hereto launch your browser. Aloha from Hualalai! Since opening our doors in 1996 there have been over 635 closings, and last month Hualalai Resort surpassed the $2 billion sales mark! 2011 was our 3rd best year since opening and 2012 is off to a terrific start with 22 closings totaling $73,825,000 compared to 12 closings in 2011. A result of these strong sales is a reduction of inventory levels, which we have not seen in a few years. There has been a 50% reduction in condo residences, a 30% reduction in villas and a 15% reduction in homes from June 2011.

From the Hualalai Real Estate blog: One of the great things about Hawaii’s weather is that it allows you to cook outdoors all year long. But there’s just something about summer that fuels the urge to fire up the grill a lot more often. It’s the season to kick back and enjoy casual outdoor dinners at home with family and friends.

From the Hualalai Real Estate Blog: In 2008, when savvy retail entrepreneur Lee Ann Sauter set out to revolutionize the shopping experience at luxury resorts worldwide, she chose Hualalai Resort as the launching pad for her Los Angeles-based Seaside Luxe, LLC. The success story that followed is detailed in the May 2012 issue of Forbes Magazine and it reads in part “... in just over a year of operation Seaside Luxe and Seaside Beach Boutique were generating six times the revenue” previously rung up in the completely re-designed retail spaces at Hualalai.

Aloha! Hualalai Resort is off to a terrific 2012. There were 14 new contracts executed in the first quarter, which is more than double the average of the last 4 years. In addition, we are seeing some upward movement of prices in certain categories. I hope your travel schedule includes a return to Hualalai soon. If you happen to be on property during the upcoming holiday, drop in and see me for a detailed update or send me an email with any questions.

If this message is not displaying properly, click here to launch your browser. Aloha! We are pleased to feature three listings from our exceptional portfolio of properties and an update on the Hualalai Resort market. To view our complete list of offerings visit our website please visit www.HualalaiRealty.com.

Hawaii, Oh My – The Big Island Lures Aspenites to the Exclusive Confines of Hualalai Resort. By: Erin Lentz Malie.” I mutter the Hawaiian word for “calm” before I giant-stride from the boat into the dark, one hand on my mask, the other clutching a flashlight. Splash. Salt stings my lips, which are all but swallowing my breathing regulator. The dark Pacific embraces me, the faint light from a retreating sun no longer in play. I flash my light into the black abyss. The local report of a 14-foot tiger shark invades my thoughts and my Zen-like plan to channel the spiritual Uncle Earl, manager of Hualalai Resort’s cultural center (tigers are “gods” to Hawaiians he explained), is suddenly waylaid. I look up at the boat and to my best friend and dive buddy, Gina, and give her the OK signal. She long-strides me, and our dive master follows. We all deflate our BCs, and down we go.