LOL mahalo for the kind words!

No, you didn’t make that claim, but in order for your predictions to ring true, the economy would have to remain static. My viewpoint is also about Kauai, a different world sometimes from Oahu. In 2012, parking lots for condos with vacation rentals stayed fairly empty. You could make a deal for a longer term rental in one, owners were glad to get some cash flow. Our tourism base is more families and younger couples wanting to hike and enjoy the outdoors. The high rollers go to Poipu often but not too many are elsewhere. Supposedly the old St. Regis, now the Princeville Resort Hotel, will close for renovations for about a year. It will be interesting to see what happens up here on the north shore then. Also, our road has still been closed from Hanalei to Ke’e and might stay that way for awhile longer. Tourism has fallen off a bit due to that development. All of this keeps this retired teacher busy watching trends and traffic. ;) One more thing, I don’t have confidence in the economy with our present administration.

I don’t think I made any claims about a static economy. Like I said in the video, it’s simply an extrapolation of what’s been going on for a while. Certainly we’ve had ups and downs with economy and our share of real estate bubbles but I don’t see any indication of a long term trend indicate Hawaiian real estate will be dropping in value. The basic economics of supply and demand in Hawaii are powerful forces that drive prices up due to very limited supply and ever-increasing demand.

Exactly! There’s a certain timelessness which is so grounding.