EDITOR'S PAGE

EDITOR'S PAGE

Dear Readers:

Aloha and welcome to September on Maui!! School bells are resonating from all corners of the island, signaling that summer has concluded. With all the school supplies purchased, activity and class schedules coordinated it is now time to take a DEEP breath and sigh of relief that life has returned back to...well...the same hectic schedule! Take two Maui sunsets and call me next week...!

TRENDS IN REAL PROPERTY TAX BASE (In Thousands)

1995 1996 1997

Improved Residential

Land 1,570.136 1,582,545 1,535,217

Building 658,613 >698,455 699,178

Unimproved Residential

Land 311,938 281,927 261,332

Building 1,052 1,261 127

Homeowner

Land 2,043,916 2,110,747 2,106,144

Building 943,074 1,062,619 1,030,047

Hotel/Resort

Land 1,118,384 929,242 905,800

Building 2,416,542 2,167,798 2,093,317

Apartment

Land 484,724 453,781 478,689

Building 1,155,477 1,142,278 1,152,863

Commercial

Land 578,278 556,575 578,179

Building 313,852 322,148 326,585

Industrial

Land 504,182 509,436 528,049

Building 282,350 335,104 353,382

Agricultural

Land 888,016 888,400 864,358

Building 307,888 330,331 331,408

Conservation

Land 186,145 208,389 204,837

Building 25,601 25,931 24,625

TOTAL 13,790,168 13,606,957 13,474,137

* Information from the U.S. Bureau of the Census

As always...Thank you for taking time out to read our magazine and or stopping by our web site (www.maui-style.com). Your continued participation and support of our publication, in all forms, is essential to our success. If you have specific real estate questions on any of the properties or services mentioned throughout our magazine please fill out the reply card or call our advertisers direct. We have the MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE ADVERTISERS AROUND!!! Let them know you saw their ad in "Real Estate Maui Style", a genuine "Made on Maui" product. The only UNIQUELY MAUI REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE... WITH MAUI MAGIC for 14 years! See you in October!!

Sincerely,

Leil Koch
President/Publisher
Real Estate Maui Style
info@maui-style.com

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