http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html The Puna Blog keeps you up-to-date with all additions and changes to the PunaGuide.com Web site. Subscribe here. en-us puna real estate Tue, 13 May 2008 21:59:51 GMT Tue, 13 May 2008 21:59:51 GMT punaguide.com http://www.punaguide.com/index.html Hawaii's one-stop online guide for Puna Vacation, Puna Living and Puna real estate (Pahoa Hi Real Estate, Keaau Hi Real Estate, Real Estate Volcano), affordable Hawaii Real Estate on the Big Island. Tue, 13 May 2008 21:47:20 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-district-big-island-hawaii.html The Pnua district is the most colorful of all the districts on the Big Island of Hawaii. It has ... Tue, 13 May 2008 21:41:17 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/moving-to-hawaii.html Moving to Hawaii means some preparations. Here are the essentials. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:52:13 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/tropical-flowers-wholesale.html Whether you are looking for tropical flowers wholesale, orchid wholesalers or wholesale orchid plants you will find all that in the Puna district of the Big Island of Hawaii. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:58:17 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/noni-juice-wholesale.html Noni Juice Wholesale: Tell us your current price and we know that we can beat it. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:49:41 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/home-loan-in-puna.html Details on what options you have for a home loan in Puna. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:54:29 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-hawaii-real-estate-videos.html Puna Hawaii Real Estate Videos show you an overview of the different subdivisions that are great for buying. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:50:00 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park.html The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers besides the active Kilauea crater, hiking trails, large caves and lava tubes and a field of petroglyphs. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:29:42 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park.html Thousands of visitors have visited the new lava flow of the Puna Volcano Kilauea. The Puna people living in this area are a little bit overwhelmed with the amount of people arriving, bringing more traffic and sometimes leaving a lot of trash behind. We would like to see people be more aware and clean up after themselves. The lava access road is open at 2 p.m. until 10 p.m daily. The last cars will be allowed in the gate at 8 p.m. so that state and county workers can clear the area by the time the area closes. To get there, take Highway 130 past Pahoa until the highway ends at the access road to the lava viewing area. After parking along the two-mile access road, walk to the trailhead and then hike about a half-mile over old lava to the viewing site. Bring water and a flashlight for night viewing. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:52:11 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-volcanoes-national-park.html New spot for Puna Lava Tours. After the lava cut through the almost abandoned subdivision Royal Gardens, a lava flow crossed the access road at the end of Highway 130 and hit the Puna coast ocean Thursday morning. Puna officials have worked now together with scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to create a safe viewing area for tourists, that is only about 50-100 feet from the lava flow. An amazing site, which is supposed to attract thousands of people in the upcoming weeks. Remember: no bathrooms, no shops, no water, no cell phone coverage and stay in the clearly marked safe areas. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:57:10 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Puna-Traffic-Improvements-at-Makuu-Farmers-Market from the Honolulu Advertiser: Gov. Linda Lingle has released $535,000 to construct a left-turn lane on Kea'au-Pahoa Road into the Maku'u Farmers Market in Puna and to install guardrails in the area to provide a barrier between traffic and pedestrians. Kea'au-Pahoa Road, which is the major two-lane route passing through the Puna District of the Big Island, has a 55 mph speed limit at the Maku'u Farmers Market site. "This project will reduce traffic backup caused by cars turning left into the farmers market," Lingle said. "More importantly, it will enhance safety for pedestrians and fast-moving traffic along this portion of the highway." The total project cost is estimated to be $540,000, of which $5,000 was previously released for design. Design is ongoing and scheduled to be completed this month. Construction is scheduled to begin in June and be completed in August. Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:01:16 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/restaurants-in-puna.html Where can you find the best restaurants in Puna? Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:42:00 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/mountain-view-kurtistown-keaau-sights.html Mountain View, Kurtistown, Keaau offer many interesting sights and tourist attractions like ... Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:08:49 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-hawaii.html Everything you need to know about Puna, Hawaii's affordable paradise. Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:10:57 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/cell-phones-in-puna.html It is good to know the coverage of different cell phones in Puna Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:59:33 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-puna-coast-sights.html Puna Coast (Big Island Hawaii) offers interesting sights and tourist attractions like ... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:22:45 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/pahoa-bed-and-breakfast.html Pahoa Bed and Breakfast, B&Bs, BnBs and Inns located in Puna Big Island of Hawaii. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:49:15 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-bed-and-breakfast.html As there are no hotels and resorts in Puna, take a look at these different Bed and Breakfast locations. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:00:36 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/pahoa-big-island-sights.html pahoa, sights, tourist, attractions, vacation, hawaii, big island Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:24:11 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/volcano-village-sights.html Volcano Village offers interesting sights and tourist attractions like ... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:29:12 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-sights.html Puna (BIg Island of Hawaii) offers many interesting sights and tourist attractions like ... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:58:54 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Changing-Times-for-Hilo-Auto-Registration-Office The new hours of the auto registration office in Hilo as of Feb. 1 will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Through Thursday of this week, the hours will be 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Hilo Auto Registration office is located at 101 Pauahi Street, Suite No. 5. For further information, call (808) 961-2222 in Hilo. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:15:25 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Kilauea-Volcano-Update You want to know how the Kilauea crater was created? Well , new released scientific evidence suggest that the Kilauea crater was actually created by a rupture caused by the weight of the Mauna Loa. That means that once the Kilauea builds up in size it will probably also put a tear in the earth crust and if it is big enough a new volcano will appear. But don't wait for that, you will not be around. Rather check the Kilauea Volcano now. LOL. <a href="http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/kilauea/" target="_blank></a> Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:33:12 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Punatics-dont-like-newbies I just read an article in San Francisco Chronicle titled "Aloha spirit missing on the Big Island" and the person (supposedly with a family history in Hawaii for over 100 years) was saying that even though real estate prices and location seem to be great in Puna, there is one drawback. Hey and it's not the volcano, he is talking about the residents of Puna, who sometimes like to call themselves Punatics. Is that true? Well I'm sure there are some. Punatics like the place untouched, don't want big operations to take place (like Walmart in Pahoa) or hotel resorts on the coastline. They like the beauty of Puna as is. But that they actively will try to get you out of there if you are new, is nothing but a fairy tale. Some may have had bad experience, but let me tell you this is not a Puna specific thing. When we first got to Puna we were actually surprised how friendly the people were. We came from Oahu - so talk about missing Aloha spirit. This can happen anywhere in the world. If you want to buy Puna Real Estate try to do a proper neighborhood check up, try to not interfere with the beauty of Puna and you will be welcome. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:45:16 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-real-estate.html I also finished an article from a reputable Hawaiian real estate company, who are mainly operating in Kailua (Oahu). The lady who is the spokesperson, said that the real estate market is predicted to stay stable in 2008 and will actually go up in 2009. She said that in her area she didn't even see a personal sales decrease in the late months of 2007, because of two reasons: Selling houses in a good location and have an honest price for it. That's exactly what I am always saying and this will be the reason why by 2009 Puna will have the largest population of all 9 Big Island districts. You got everything from ocean view real estate to complete jungle farms. Just consider that there was recently a sale of a Puna Ocean view property for around $590,000. That is the lowest price for ocean view property in any of the Hawaiian Islands. So no matter how you flip, if you like luxury real estate, low price real estate, jungle or alternative lifestyle, Puna is so big and so many undeveloped lots that you will probably find what you dream of there. Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:45:16 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/flights-to-hilo.html Hawaiian Airlines dropped their local airfares between Honolulu and Hilo from $49 to $42, while Aloha Airlines raised its prices by a whooping $10 to $59 and go! Airlines remains at $49. Aloha said the higher price is due to rising fuel cost, even though the prices for all other interisland flights remain the same. Right now Hawaiian Airlines is probably the best bet, but that could change anytime. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:22:46 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Divers-Alert---Biggest-Live-Coral-of-Hawaii Great news for divers who visit Hawaii. The National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration says in a new release that the Big Island shows the largest percentage of live coral of all the popular Hawaiian Islands. It actually covers 57 of the waters surrounding the island. Specialists say that this is due to the fact that the Big Island is younger than the other islands. Check it out! Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:22:46 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/homeowners-insurance-in-puna.html Home owners in Puna can get home owners insurance from HPIA (Hawaii Property Insurance Association) in areas that no other insurance company (except Lloyd's) would cover. I'm talking about lava zones 1 and 2. But after recent event in the Royal Garden subdivision and the lava flows that destroyed Kapoho in the 60's and Kalapana in the 80's some people are not sure if that insurance program is actually a good thing. Of course all Punatics are grateful, because at least you can get some of your property insured (up to $250,000). But even though the program was installed to help people who already have built in Puna, it also invited a bunch of new owners, who are building in these so-called hazardous areas. Puna is expected to have the largest population of all 9 Big Island districts by 2015 and is definitely the fastest-growing. Specialists warn that the risk increases as more people build there. But if you want to live in Hawaii, you might not be able to build anywhere else, plus Puna offers a Hawaii of the old days, privacy, space and pristine nature. People who are buying here take that risk otherwise they would not be here. It's not that they can't see the risk. Look at the mainland. There is risk where ever you buy, whether it's severe flooding, bush fires, tornados, snow up to your neck etc. This last year showed that Puna is still a great and affordable place. Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:56:45 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#$495000-for-Mountainview-Library-(Upper-Puna) Gov. Linda Lingle released this amount of money for sidewalks, ramps, restrooms and parking lots in order to improve the accessibility for disabled patrons and also for alarm system and emergency lighting. The Mountainview library is one of 13 public libraries on the Big Island Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:37:26 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Volcano-at-your-backdoor Are we surprised that a lava flow might threaten the Royal Gardens subdivision? Of course not. Hey the selling point of these properties was from the beginning the spectacular views of the volcano. There you go. After multiple flows over the last 25 years, there is hardly any structure left there and the access road to the subdivision is covered too. For me this subdivision is one of the greatest land speculation scams in Puna. The subdivision boom in the 60s and 70s made this possible. But who wants to live 12 miles from an active volcano anyway? Especially after what it has done Royal Gardens over the last 25 years. Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:27:23 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-blog.html#Ainaloa-Subdivision---Quick-Fire-Response According to the local newspapers the fire engine only needed 13 minutes to get to the fire on Pukalani Drive (which is almost at the end of this long subdivision) and only 5 minutes to put the fire out. Great job! Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:07:33 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-properties.html Buy your Puna Properties here! Choose your Puna Real Estate here! Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:02:25 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/deutsche-hawaii-immobilien-beratung.html PunaGuide weiss welche Hawaii Immobilien fr Sie in Frage kommen. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:18:02 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-big-island-us-immobilien.html Interesse an preiswerten US Immoblien - Schauen Sie sich Puna am Big Island of Hawaii an. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:57:55 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-us-immobilien-im-ausland.html Wichtigste Grnde derzeit US Immobilien im Ausland und speziell in Puna, Big Island of Hawaii zu erwerben. Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:38:05 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/hawaii-links.html Hawaii links contain useful resources for your Hawaii questions. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:06:27 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-news.html We are happy to announce that the New York Times has mentioned Punaguide.com as a Web site that offers advice to potential buyers in Puna in their brand new article "On the Big Island, a Place for Price-Sensitive Home Shoppers". Don't miss it! Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:05:13 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-homes-for-sale.html Jeff and Manu offer every client a revolutionary 100 Satisfaction Guarantee. Puna homes for sale made easy. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:01:38 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-real-estate.html Puna Real Estate is Hawaii's last affordable real estate market. Check out Pahoa Real Estate, Keaau Real Estate and Volcano Real Estate to any other location in Hawaii. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:58:11 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/manuarticle.html Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:31:41 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-news.html Puna news keeps you on top of what's happening in and around Puna. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 02:12:34 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-videos.html Watch these Puna videos to get a taste for this beautiful spot in Hawaii. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:53:16 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/royal-hawaiian-estates-corner.html 2 corner lots in Royal Hawaiian Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:46:50 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/eden-roc.html Eden Roc Cabin on 1 acre Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:44:35 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/fern-forest-cabin.html Unpermitted Fern Forest cabin on 3 acres. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:12:34 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/buyer-investor-in-puna.html Questions you need to ask as a buyer-investor in Puna Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:31:00 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/buy-and-sell.html Puna Guide lists your buy and sell posts for free! Fri, 25 Aug 2006 18:05:51 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/puna-guide-sitemap.html The Puna guide sitemap shows you all Puna guide pages on one page. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 19:42:49 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/homeowners-insurance-in-puna.html What kind of homeowners insurance in Puna is available in lava zone 1, lava zone 2 and lava zone 3. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:16:52 GMT http://www.punaguide.com/lava-zones-in-puna.html Lava zones in Puna indicate the probability of lava coverage of a certain area during and after a volcanic eruption. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:46:58 GMT