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Maui Attractions Newsletter
December 2007
Don't forget to check out Debra's
Current Maui MLS real estate property listings!
Ho ho ho!
Happy holidays! If you have time in between Christmas shopping and Christmas parties here are some ideas for fun things to do at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center:
December 6th: The Four Tops (as in '60's Mowtown')
December 8th: Barefoot Natives (Willie K and Eric Gilliom)
December 9th: Ziggy Marley
December 12 to 30: Maui Film Festival Presents Firstlight: Academy Screenings on Maui (the most Academy-Award-worthy, end-of-the-year releases)
If you are still looking for some great gift ideas - how about a new home? :)
We have some great listings including two brand new ones. Please scroll down to check them out.
And please remember, if you or anyone you know is looking to buy or sell real estate - or have questions regarding real estate - please feel free to contact me. My e-mail address is: deb@HomeOnMaui.com, my direct local number is 283-0049; and my toll free direct number is (888) 212-4626. I look forward to hearing from you!
Aloha,
deb
Featured Maui Real Estate Property Listings
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Pukalani– Upcountry Real Estate
124 Ala’apapa Place – click here for more info
Custom 4-bedroom, 3-bath home, detached cottage and 5-car garage! Hardwood floors, central AC, central vacuum, granite counter tops, travertine bathrooms and dramatic views. www.HomeOnMaui.com/Kulamalu
$1,095,000
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Haiku– Upcountry Real Estate
1390 Kokomo Road – click here for more info
Maliko House – a romantic and unique property with complete privacy, mature tropical landscaping, a 2,000 sf workshop/studio and much more on 1.9-acres.
$2,350,000
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Sunnyside – Upcountry Real Estate
1900 Baldwin Avenue – click here for more info
You will feel like you stepped back in time when you enter this property! The 1930’s era house, cottage and studio are on over an acre of land that over looks miles of sugar cane fields to north and south shore ocean views.
$2,250,000
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Olinda – Upcountry Real Estate
25 Lumahai Place – click here for more info
This beautiful 4-bedroom, 3-bath home and detached 1-bedroom, 1-bath cottage are on 2.88 acres with great north shore views and tons of privacy!
$1,550,000
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Kahului – Central Maui Real Estate
13 Ho’owehi Place – click here for more information
Like-new 3-bedroom, 3-bath home in a great new neighborhood!
$609,000
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
0 Kula Highway – click here for more information
7.9-acres with coast to coast views! New gated large lot subdivision with only 5 lots. Spectacular!
$1,300,000 |
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
15800 Haleakala Hwy – click here for more information
This 2-acre property is zoned rural .5 acre with a 1-bedroom, 1-bath cedar home.
$740,000
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Haiku – North Shore Real Estate
241 Waiama Way – click here for more information
Haiku Hill at its best! 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath, 4,500 square foot
home. Amazing attention to detail. Sweeping ocean views.
$2,850,000 - SOLD
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
65 Maud’s Place – click here for more information
This is a beautiful 5-bedroom home with a wonderful floor plan! Located in the Keokea area on a 2-acre view lot – this is one of the nicest homes on the market in Kula.
$1,595,000 - SOLD |
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
2936 Lower Kula Road – click here for more info
This 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in lower Kula has a detached cottage and sits on a level, half-acre lot. GREAT views!
$890,000 - SOLD |
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
295 Pulehu Road
Architecturally-designed home in desirable Lower Kula, surrounded by
multi-million dollar homes on 2- to 20-acre parcels.
$2,995,000 - SOLD
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Haiku – North Shore Real Estate
2080 Lilikoi Rd.
This C.W. Dickey-designed home and detached art studio was built in 1930 for Ethel and Harry Baldwin and moved to its present site in 1997. A “must see” if you are looking for views and privacy!
$1,225,000 - SOLD
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Makawao - Upcountry Real Estate
670 Hoene St., Maui Uplands
Beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home with ocean views and detached 1 bedroom, 1 bath cottage on a half-acre.
$985,000 - SOLD |
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Olinda – Upcountry Real Estate
2188 Pi’iholo Road
Great cottage on a .5-acre in Olinda! Check it out!
$598,000 - SOLD
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
28 Ka Drive
Located in one of my favorite neighborhoods, Kula Kai, this single-level home sits on a private 14,255 sq. ft. lot with ocean view.
$698,000 - SOLD |
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Makawao - Upcountry Real Estate
111 Keleawe Street
This 4-bedroom, 2-bath home has a flexible floor plan, a detached 2-bedroom
cottage and a large workshop/storage building. It's a great value at
$779,000 - SOLD
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Kahului - Central Maui Real Estate
Kahului Ikena #40-221
1 bedroom, 1 bath condo with NEW: carpet, tile, paint, faucets, blinds refrigerator and closet built-ins!
Convenient location.
$239,000 - SOLD |
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Makawao - Upcountry Real Estate
50 Ahuwale Place
3 bedroom, 2 bath home plus detached studio/workshop with bathroom on 2 level, useable acres only 15 minutes to town.
$885,000 - SOLD |
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Pukalani - Upcountry Real Estate
320 Hololani Street
Impeccably maintained, 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on the 11th fairway of the Pukalani Golf Course.
$819,000 - SOLD
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Haiku - North Shore Real Estate
373 Ulumalu Road
Tucked back from the road among beautiful big trees is this 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home with 3 large bonus rooms.
$750,000 - SOLD |
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Makawao – Upcountry Real Estate
1000 Ukiu Rd.
Classic 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath ‘plantation’ home in perfect condition on a 10,000+ sq. ft. lot. Large kitchen and bedrooms; private backyard.
Perfectly priced at $550,000 - SOLD
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Kula - Upcountry Real Estate
11 Welina Place
This is a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 4,364 square foot home on 2 acres in Kula 200. It is all on one level with the exception of the 816 square foot master bedroom suite which has a bi-coastal view. Fabulous!
$1,685,000 - SOLD |
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Kula - Upcountry Real Estate
297 Kulamanu Circle
This like-new home has great curb appeal. Very nice landscaping and sideyard. Private and tranquil inside the home. Upper and lower decks overlook ranchland and Maalaea. Beautiful ocean view from living room and master BR. 9' ceilings upstairs. Fireplace (with blower) in living room. Double-pane windows throuighout. Built-in Bose sound system. Stainless steel appliances and Corian countertops. Walk-in closet in master BR. Whirlpool tub in master BA. Big family room with half-BA (and closet )downstairs. Easy to show.
$860,000 - SOLD |
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Pukalani - Upcountry Real Estate
157 Pi'imauna Street
Kua'Aina Ridge: This gorgeous 3-bedroom, 2-bath home has amazing attention to detail (crown molding, plantation shuttered windows, bead-board wainscoting, etc.), a gourmet kitchen, perfect landscaping and nice north shore ocean views.
$760,000 - SOLD |
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
1576 Lower Kimo Drive
Immaculate 4-bedroom, 3-bath (OR: 3-bedroom, 2-bath with attached 1-bedroom, 1-bath ohana). Newly painted inside and out, brand new flooring and new appliances. Nothing left to do but move in and enjoy the great south shore ocean view and the fabulous Kula climate!
$715,000 - SOLD
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Pukalani - Upcountry Real Estate
256 Hololani St.
Beautiful 3-bedroom, 2-bath home with 1-bedroom, 1-bath ohana on the 12th fairway of the Pukalani Golf Course.
$929,000 - SOLD
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Kihei - South Maui Real Estate
Menehune Shores #416
Oh what a view! Walk in the front door and all you see are islands and ocean! This 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 4th floor, ‘front & center’ unit was completely renovated in 2001 – new EVERYTHING!
$650,000 - SOLD
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Haiku - Upcountry Real Estate
2080 Lilikoi Road
This is the classic C.W. Dickey-designed home on 2-acres with an amazing view!
$1,550,000 - SOLD |
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Kula – Upcountry Real Estate
28 Mano Drive, Kula Kai
Nice, big, comfortable 4-bedroom, 3-bath home in Kula Kai with a very flexible floor plan. This would be a great house for a large or extended family as the downstairs offers independence from the rest of the house.
$825,000 - SOLD
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Pukalani - Upcountry Real Estate
350 Lokelani house
A cute 3-bedroom, 2-bath home with 2-car garage and panoramic north to south shore views!
$700,000 - SOLD
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Makawao - Upcountry Real Estate
This is the classic “old plantation house” that everyone wants! Complete with glass door knobs, French doors, a big porch and an old “wash house” out back! Located across from pineapple fields this is a great buy at
$495,000 - SOLD
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Events
Natural History
Starfruit, Carambola
(Averrhoa carambola)
 Starfruit are a fresh-tasting, crispy addition to fruit salads. When cut crosswise, the five-ridged greenish-yellow to golden fruit make translucent little stars that lend a delicate juiciness, pleasant fragrance and tang, as well as lots of vitamin C. Carambola comes in many varieties, but can generally be divided into sweet and tart types.
The fruit's scientific name honors Averrhoes, a 12th-century Arabic physician and philosopher. Carambola is the Portuguese name for the fruit. Like many other fruits found in Hawaii, the carambola is believed to be native to the Malayan archipelago and was brought to America at an early date. In India it has a Sanskrit name, "karmara," which means "appetizer. The fruit is also called "starfruit" and "five corners."
Nobody knows when the tree was introduced into Hawaii. It may have been brought in from southern China by early Chinese immigrants or by sandalwood traders.
The carambola tree grows up to 20 or 30 feet tall and prefers a warm, moist climate with deep, rich soil and protection from the wind. Mature trees like full sun, but during its early years, the plants do require shading. The young trees tend to require careful attention while they mature.
The tree has delicate light green foliage and small pink, purple or white flowers that grow in clusters on short stems along a central flower stem. It begins to bear fruits in its third year. Normally there are two or three crops a year and its season in Hawaii is usually May to June and again in November to December, making it possible to have fruit intermittently from May through December.
The unusually shaped oval fruits are greenish-yellow and deepen to yellow-gold when ripe. They are three to seven inches long and four to eleven inches in diameter with five clearly defined, lengthwise ridges. The thin skin is edible. Although the fruit contains a small quantity of pectin, it is not recommended for making jelly because it tends to develop an unpleasant bitter flavor when it is cooked or canned.
The fruit is grown commercially in Florida, New Zealand, Thailand, Africa, Israel and Central and South America. In Hawaii, the trees are mostly garden ornamentals and not a major commercial crop.
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Arts & Culture
Rubber, First, Last And All The Time....
 Many agricultural ventures have been tried along the Hana Coast. The abundance of rainfall and the rich verdant growth of the vegetation make it seem like an ideal place to have some sort of cash crop.
Nahiku is a fertile ahupua'a that was cleared and terraced for irrigated taro cultivation by the Hawaiians. To the east of Nahiku out to Hamoa, the land slopes gently down to the ocean. No large gulches or streams run through the ahupua'a, although there is plenty of rain. Along the shore there was a hala forest that extended from 'Ula'ino to Hana. The forests above Nahiku were traditionally forested with native trees such as koa, 'ohi'a lehua, and sandalwood. Many plants that were used for native medicine also grew there.
The need for automobile tires made rubber a valuable product in the late 1800's. Beginning in 1899, the Nahiku Rubber Plantation (a joint venture by A&B's Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar and Maui Agricultural Company) began planting thousands of rubber trees on the seaward side (makai) of the road. After some initial experimentation in producing rubber, the company incorporated in 1905 and on February 4, 1907, the Nahiku Rubber Plantation was officially established. It was the first rubber plantation on American soil.
The American and Ko'olau Rubber Companies also established rubber plantations in the district shortly afterwards. At one point there were more than 25,000 rubber trees of different varieties growing in and around Nahiku.
However, the quality and quantity of rubber produced by these plantations, despite the hard work of the laborers (who were paid 50 cents for a ten-hour day with a 30-minute lunch break) was not good enough to make a substantial profit for the investors. The companies began to phase out production as early as 1912. The oldest of the rubber companies, the Nahiku Rubber Plantation, closed on January 20, 1915. Stands of rubber trees persist in the district to this day.
At the height of the rubber production, Nahiku had a Chinese grocery and post office, a plantation general store; Protestant, Mormon and Catholic churches and a schoolhouse attended by twenty children. One visitor to the area in 1910 said, "Every place has its peculiarities and characteristics; so with Nahiku. It is rubber, first, last and all the time there."
After the rubber plantations closed, some residents moved out of Nahiku. Those who stayed resumed cultivating bananas and taro for food. Some tried growing bananas as a cash crop and when this didn't work began growing roselle for jelly. Eventually these attempts also failed. The exodus out of Nahiku to the "outside" continued.
While all of this was going on, additional irrigation ditch systems were built to carry the free-flowing waters of the Ko'olau streams from Nahiku through Haiku over into Puunene to irrigate the dry plains there. Construction of these ditches began in 1903 and continued until 1920. The days of the independent subsistence farmer was waning.
The impact of these irrigation systems upon the rural Hawaiian taro farmers was particularly devastating. Cut off from the free flow of stream water into their taro ponds, many of the farmers had to give up taro farming and move to the city to find new livelihoods.
According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, in 1930 there were only 182 people living in Nahiku. Of them, 101 were Hawaiian. By 1941 only fifteen families and two non-Hawaiian families lived there, clustered around a one-room school and the churches.
In December, 1942, Territorial Governor Ingram Stainback tried to help the World War II effort by sending 40 prisoners from Oahu Prison to the Keanae Prison Camp (now the YMCA camp) to revive the old Nahiku rubber plantation. The plan was to produce 20,000 to 50,000 pounds of crude rubber annually. The plan did not work.
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 Braddah-Nics Lexicon
STANDARD: It's done, a lost opportunity.
BRADDAH-NICS: No mo' chance, brah, pau a'ready.
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STANDARD: It wasn't me; I don't act like that.
BRADDAH-NICS: I nevah do like that.
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STANDARD: You aren't doing your share of the work.
BRADDAH-NICS: You so slack!
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 Local Grinds
Mango Bread
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup salad oil
- 2 cups chopped mangoes
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts
- 3 beaten eggs
Procedure:
Preheat electric oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, soda, and cinnamon in mixing bowl. Stir in sugar, coconut, and nuts. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased 9 x 5 x 3in loaf pan and bake for an hour and 15 minutes or until brown. Makes a great Hawaiian holiday gift!
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