Waa Waa is a beautiful rural community in Lower Puna located between Hawaiian Shores Recreational Estates and the corner of Hwy 132 and Hwy 111 (Kapoho). I remember when my wife and I moved there in 1972 and there was only one other home in the area. This is a small community of approximately 228 lots with the majority of them being 3.44 acres.  50 of these lots are located close to the shoreline. Because there is a thin strip of land that runs the length of the shoreline in this subdivision that is owned by the community, these lots are not technically ocean front but for all practical principles they are.

Hawaii passed legislation that went into effect in Jan 1, 2010 and required all new single-family homes in the state to be equipped with solar water heaters.  Is this a GREAT LEGISLATION or what?

Last May, Andrew, my beloved cat of seven years, disappeared from my family's home in Hawaii Kai.  We searched for him for weeks, making daily visits to the Hawaii Humane Society and hoping that his microchip would assist in Andrew's return home. But with every trip to HHS, our faith in his homecoming was weakened by disappointed heartbreak. Until finally we began to accept he might be gone.