INVESTMENT REAL ESTATE BROKERS

Marcus & Millichap -- The nation's premier provider of investment real estate brokerage services, as evidenced by $10.3 billion in sales during 2003. Now with an office in Hawaii.

COMMERCIAL BROKERS

Ambard & Company

CB Richard Ellis Hawaii

Chaney Brooks & Company

Clark Realty Corporation

Coldwell Banker Commercial

Colliers Monroe Friedlander

Commercial Properties of Maui

Grubb & Ellis Hawaii/CBI

Hawaii Commercial Real Estate

Hawaiian Asset Management And Investments Corp.

I2C Realty

ILC International

Iwado Realty

Kuchler & Company

Marcus & Associates

PM Realty Group Hawaii

Sofos Realty Corporation

York & Company

COMMERCIAL APPRAISERS

Appraisal Institute -- Directory of Hawaii Members

Hastings Conboy Braig & Associates, Ltd.

John Child & Company

Première Valuation

The Hallstrom Group

Yamaguchi & Yamaguchi

LENDERS

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation -- Weekly Capital Alert

American Savings Bank

Bank of Hawaii

Bank of the Orient -- fka Bank of Honolulu

Black Point Capital -- Commercial Mortgage Broker

Central Pacific Bank

City Bank

Finance Factors

First Hawaiian Bank

Freemont Investment & Loan -- Mainland lender placing loans in Hawaii.

Hawaii National Bank

HomeStreet Bank

Pacific Guardian

Terriorial Savings Bank

TransPacific Mortgage Group -- Commercial Mortgage Broker

TITLE AND ESCROW COMPANIES

Hawaii-Licensed Escrow Depositories -- State of Hawaii list all licensed escrow depositories, main offices only, in alphabetical order.

Fidelity Escrow Services Corporation

Fidelity National Title Insurance Company

First American Title Company -- First American Title Company is the Hawaii operation of First American Title Insurance Company.

First Hawaii Title Corporation -- Commonwealth Land Title and Stewart Title Guaranty are the underwriters for First Hawaii Title Corporation.

Guardian Escrow Services

Hawaii Escrow & Title Company

Island Title Corporation -- Island Title, Hawaii’s 2nd largest title company, is the authorized agent for two major underwriters - Stewart Title Guaranty Company and First American Title Insurance Company.

Old Republic Title & Escrow of Hawaii

Security Title Corporation -- Founded in 1963, STC is currently a policy-issuing agent for Stewart Title Guaranty Company.

Title Guaranty Escrow Services -- TG is the largest title and escrow company in Hawaii, and their underwriters are Chicago Title Insurance Company, Ticor Title Insurance Company, Security Union Title Insurance Company and First American Title Insurance Company.

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORTS

Marcus & Millichap's National Market Reports -- Various product-type national reports from the market leader in investment property sales.

CB Richard Ellis Hawaii's Market Reports

Colliers Monroe Friedlander's Hawaii Market Reports

Grubb & Ellis Hawaii/CBI's Market Reports

ECONOMIC INFORMATION SOURCES

Bank of Hawaii's Economic Research Center

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism -- DBED&T, The State of Hawaii's business resource site.

Enterprise Honolulu -- Non-profit economic development organization funded by Oahu's private sector.

First Hawaiian Bank's Economic Research Center

State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations

University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization -- UHERO focuses on Asia-Pacific economies, supporting econometric forecasting, modeling, simulation, statistical, and policy analyses.

CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Hawaii Chamber of Commerce

Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce

Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce

Kauai Chamber of Commerce

Maui Chamber of Commerce

AVAILABLE PROPERTY LISTING SITES

LoopNet -- On-line commercial property listing service.

PropertyLine.com -- On-line commercial property listing service.

PROPERTY INFORMATION & RESEARCH

GIS Map System for the City & County of Honolulu -- GIS Property data including zoning, land use and color aeriel images.

Hawaii County Real Property Tax Office -- Up-to-date database of the Big Island's property tax assessments and data.

Hawaii Information Service -- Access to public records for Hawaii properties. Membership required for certain functions.

Honolulu Property Tax Database -- Up-to-date database of Honolulu property tax assessments and data.

Kauai County Real Property Tax Office -- Up-to-date database of Kauai property tax assessments and data.

Maui County Real Property Tax Office -- Up-to-date database of Maui's property tax assessments and data.

Special Flood Hazard Area Zones -- Definitions and criteria for SFHAs that are subdivided into flood hazard zones (insurance risk rate zones).

NEWS SOURCES

Downtown Planet -- Publication focused on Downtown Honolulu happenings and events. No web content.

Hawaii Business -- Hawaii's premier monthly business magazine.

Hawaii Reporter Online -- Alternative news source with a focus on Hawaii's government.

Hawaii Tribune Herald -- Big Island of Hawaii Newspaper with a focus on the Hilo side of the Island.

Hawaii Ventures.com -- Hawaii's E-commerce & Technology Business Portal

Hawaii-Hochi -- The Hawai Hochi is the only daily Japanese paper in the state of Hawaii.

Honolulu Advertiser -- Hawaii's largest circulation newspaper. A Gannett publication.

Honolulu Star Bulletin -- Hawaii's secondary newspaper. Web site updated in late afternoon.

Honolulu Weekly -- Alternative news source with a distinctive editorial mix of seriousness and humor providing local news, social issues and extensive coverage of the arts and entertainment.

Midweek -- Free weekly newspaper delivered to every home via U.S. mail.

Oahu Island News -- Free monthly island-wide newspaper for Oahu.

Pacific Business News -- Hawaii's weekly business news publication.

The Garden Island -- Kauai's Newspaper

The Maui News -- Maui's local daily newspaper.

Waikiki News -- Publication focused on Waikiki from various perspectives including business and entertainment.

West Hawaii Today -- Big Island of Hawaii Newspaper with a focus on the Kona side of the Island.

KGMB-TV -- Local CBS Affiliate

KHNL-TV -- Local NBC Affiliate

KHON-TV -- Local FOX Affiliate.

KITV-TV -- Local ABC Affiliate

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & RELATED

Federal MapStats for Hawaii -- A compilation of statistics about Hawaii put together by the Federal Government.

Small Business Administration -- Hawaii Office

U.S. Census Bureau -- State of Hawaii QuickFacts

U.S. Census Bureau -- Census 2000 Data for the State of Hawaii

U.S. Department of Labor -- Bureau of Labor Statistics

STATE OF HAWAII, GOVERNMENT

DCCA's Business Registration Division -- Business name search and related data through the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the State of Hawaii.

Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism -- DBED&T, The State of Hawaii's business resource site.

Department of Commerce & Consumer Affairs -- DCCA is the State of Hawaii authority responsible for professional licensing, business registrations, consumer advocacy and protection.

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands -- Agency tasked with managing the Hawaiian Home Lands trust, and developing and delivering land to native Hawaiians.

Facts and Figures -- Basic facts overview of the state of Hawaii.

Hawaii Community Development Authority -- HCDA, the State of Hawaii authority overseeing development in the district of Kakaako and now Kalaeloa as well.

Hawaii State Legislature -- Bill status and documents

Starting A New Business in Hawaii -- State of Hawaii Government website providing an outline of what is needed to start business in Hawaii

State Historic Preservation Division -- Official keeper of the Hawai'i Register of Historic Places. List of properties deisgnated as Historic Places is provided.

State of Hawaii -- Official State of Hawaii government website

CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, GOVERNMENT

City & County Press Releases -- News from the City and County of Honolulu

City and County of Honolulu -- Official City and County of Honolulu government website.

Comprehensive Telephone Directory -- Telephone Directory of Government Services on Oahu

Department of Planning & Permitting -- DPP is the City and County of Honolulu agency responsible for zoning, building permits and the like.

Frequently Called Numbers -- Listing of frequently called telephone numbers for City and County services.

Land Use Ordinance -- LUO for the City and County of Honolulu. 190-page document (.doc) format viewable in your Internet brouser.

Property Tax Rates -- PDF file

COUNTY OF MAUI, GOVERNMENT

Maui County (Maui, Molokai, Lanai) -- Official Maui County website.

Maui County Code

Property Tax Rates -- PDF file

COUNTY OF HAWAII, GOVERNMENT

Hawaii County -- Official Hawaii County government web site.

Property Tax Rates -- PDF file

COUNTY OF KAUAI, GOVERNMENT

Kauai County -- Official Kauai County government web site.

Property Tax Rates -- PDF file

QUASI-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS

Hawaii Convention Center

Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau -- A rich and diverse site about Hawaii.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs -- OHA is a quasi-governmental agency established to protect the entitlements of Native Hawaiians.

Waikiki Business Improvement District -- The product of business, government and community collaboration, working toward its long-term goal of a clean, safe, vibrant resort destination area reflective of its Hawaii heritage.

West Oahu Economic Development Association -- WOEDA is a group of businesses and community organizations dedicated to enhancing the economic growth of the West Oahu Region.

JAPAN

American Chamber of Commerce in Japan

Japan Today -- English language Japanese news publication

Nikkei News -- Primary source of business news in Japan.

Yen-to-US $ Exchange Rate -- Daily, 1-month, 2-month, 1-year and 2-year exchange rates.

GUAM

Pacific Daily News -- Guam's primary daily news publication. A Gannett publication.

The Captain Company -- The best appraiser and advisor for Guam properties.

MISCELLANEOUS

Acronym Finder

Archaeological Consultants -- DLNR's list of archaeological consultants.

Babel Fish Translation -- Translate text or a web site from one language to another.

Dictionary

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii -- A group set to improve the relationship between and effectiveness of the government, the business climate and personal freedom

Hawaii State Bar Association

Hawaii's High Technology Development Corporation -- HTDC offers a wide variety of business development programs and services to support Hawaii's growing technology industry.

Hawaiian Language -- Some common Hawaiian terms and phrases

Hawaii’s Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 -- FTZ #9's mission is to increase the amount of international trading activity in Hawaii, thereby providing employment opportunities for the people of Hawaii.

Maps of the Hawaiian Islands

Real Estate Glossary -- Searchable (alpha and keyword) 900-entry glossary of real estate terms.

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus

Small Business Hawaii -- SBH provides effective advocacy for businesses interested in working to improve Hawaii's business climate.

Waikiki Improvement Association -- WIA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to making Waikiki a great place to invest, work, live and play.

Wet Sand -- Web designers for this site.

 
 
   
 
  
 

   
 
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