Happy Hawaii!!

Photo By Sunshine Riley

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Oceanfront in Hawaiian Paradise Park

3 1/2 years young PRIME OCEANFRONT home, a 3 bedroom 3 1/2 bath, two story GEM.

2500+ square feet of living area plus 500+ square feet of covered lanais on both levels. Lovely carved Ohia posts add flair on the lanais. The ocean view stretches 180 degrees up and down the coastline.

Built for the oceanfront setting with 12 inch ceramic tiles throughout, trex decking and vinyl siding. Ceiling fans in every room.

Beautifully landscaped .61 acre lot with rock walls for privacy from the street and a coconut palm lined driveway. Seller has planted a fruit and flower garden protected from the ocean, now producing mangoes, tomatoes, pineapple, and orchids of course.

Open kitchen, living, dining area with cathedral ceiling, all with magnificent ocean views. Lovely blue hanging pendant lights in the kitchen.

Upper and lower master suites open to the ocean view lanais. Passive cooling system draws cool air from under the post and pier construction through vents in the ground floor, up to the second floor and out through louvers in the cathedral ceiling. Excellent air flow throughout the house.

Bonus recreation/game room is attached to the full 2 car garage. 576 square feet and fully permitted from earlier construction. Lots of potential there.$599,000 is the best price for ocean front in the State of Hawaii!!
Call Sunny Petropoullakis RS
(808)959-1117
(808)990-2593

Why I live in Hawaii

Mauna Kea Beach 2009

Here are my children with their friends kayaking at one of the best beaches in Hawaii.

You can live in Hawaii for only $70,000 in an eco dome!

This is a disaster resistant, hurricane and earthquake resistant dome like, clay house covered with waterproofing, and stucco. Built from local earth-filled Super Adobe coils of finely ground cinder, blue rock and cement, meant to last for many generations. It is tree free. The main dome and four niches function as the bedroom, bathroom, shower and closet. This dome is is approx. 324 sqft.

Designed by world renowned, now deceased, California architect, Nader Khalili. He designed these structures to be in harmony with nature. It was introduced at NASA's symposium in '84 on how to build on the moon and Mars.

The house is cooled by a wind scoop oriented to the trade winds for maximum efficiency. The finished dome structure will have concrete floors which can be kept as is or tiled. The walls are 16 to 18" thick.

The owner is intent on providing affordable housing while preventing global warming.


The owner used a milk and lime base for painting the inside, in order to avoid using any toxic paint.
For $70,000.00 you can get out of the cold, and live in Hawaii in a eco-friendly and completely non-toxic home.
Call Sunny Petropoullakis RA (808)959-1117, or toll free (1-800-385-2884 ) for more information!

The "Green" water tank in puna

The water catchment system on my property.

The humble puna water tank was in the news, recently, and got some of the credit it deserved.
Many consider it an inconvenience, but I actually prefer it! It is "green"(mine is really green) it helps the property owner to be independent, it prevents some erosion, and obviously conserves water.
Come to Hawaii, and you can build a home out of recycled materials, grow a garden all year round, plant an orchard, and eat fruit all year round. You can go completely solar, and catch your own water! Go snorkeling in January!

Why I live in Hawaii

Here on the Big Island you can have the best of both worlds! You can be playing in the snow on Mauna Kea one minute, and just 45 min later you could be surfing Hilo Bay in 80 degree weather!

I have amazing deals available today! Would you like to take over payments on a acre in Hawaiian Paradise Park? I have a lovely cabin on two acres for only $3000 down!
For more information on how you could own your own property in Hawaii, contact Sunny Petropoullakis RA
(808)959-1117

Why I live in Hawaii

Laupahoehoe Point

Here at Laupahoehoe Point is a lovely park, a little community, and a Quaker family that sells fresh milk from their grass fed Jersey cows. They also sell fresh eggs from their free range chickens.

Green living in Hawaii

Many are concerned about being "green", which could mean anything from recycling, shopping with a re-usable bag, to building an entire house out of "green" materials. Some have dreams of being completely self-sufficient and earth friendly. Maybe you just want to be independent from "The Man", and free from the uncertainty of the economy.

Here on the Big Island you can get an acre in a rural neighborhood with no CC&Rs.Being free of Covenants Codes & Restrictions, means you can build your house any way you want, and paint it any color you want.You can build out of sand bags,or reclaimed lumber,use solar, or you can grow a acre of papayas and bananas, or maybe have your own herd of dairy goats. Imagine living on an acre where fruit and vegetables grow all year round.

Here in Hawaii there is such a subdivision, it is called Hawaiian Paradise Park, and one acre lots start at $30,000.00 cash. It has electric and telephone, but no county water, we collect our own water(no water bill!Yeah!). Come live your dream!

Want advice about going solar and living off the land? Need information about using environmentally friendly building materials in Hawaii? Want to buy some land in Hawaii with a low down payment of$2,000.00 and only $650.00 per month, owner financing?Call Sunny Petropoullakis RA (808)959-1117

Why I live in Hawaii

This photo was taken in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision. 1 acre lots are for sale starting at $36,000.00 if you are interested in buying your own acre in paradise,
contact me, Sunny Petropoullakis at (808)959-1117, sunnypetro@yahoo.com
Some ocean front and ocean views are available.

Why I live in Hawaii

This lovely spot is located in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision. For information regarding purchasing property on the Big Island contact: Sunny Petropoullakis (808)959-1117 sunnypetro@yahoo.com

Why I live in Hawaii

Photo by Andreas Petropoullakis
Taken in Kealakekua Bay, on the Big Island.
A series by Sunny.

Why I live in Hawaii

Bay Front Coffee, Kava & Tea serves up an ancient Hawaiian drink called Kava.There is Dave at the bar serving up some Kava in a coconut shell.

"Your head is affected most pleasantly. Thoughts come cleanly.
You feel friendly...never cross...You cannot hate with kava in you."
-Tom Harrison, Savage Civilization, 1937

What is Kava you may ask?Kava (Piper methysticum) is an age-old herbal drink that was the beverage of choice for the royal families of the South Pacific. Believed to originate from Melanesia, kava grows abundantly in the sun-drenched islands of Polynesia. Although drank for centuries by the islanders, it was only during Captain Cook’s voyage to the Pacific in 1768-1771 when white man first encountered the plant and its consumption in sacred ceremonies. According to Cook’s account, natives chewed or pounded the root and mixed it with water to produce a brownish, often bitter brew which they then consumed for its psychoactive properties. A soothing drink with proven medicinal effects, kava is now available to anyone seeking to calm nerves or ease stress as well as anxiety while combating fatigue the natural way. Its special anti-depressant components fight the "blues" and bring on a happy, tranquil state. Kava is amazing for treating ailments like migraine headaches and cramps but best of all, it keeps the mind alert as the body relaxes. This traditional drink still plays a key role in Fijian, Samoan, and Tongan societies where it is drank in ceremonies meant to honor visitors, unite participants and validate their social identities. A member of the black pepper family, kava’s active properties stems from the kavalactones found in its roots.

I actually drink coffee most times I visit the Bay Front Coffee, Kava and Tea company which is a lovely Kau coffee, and reminds me of a French Roast.
Also, Chef Lisa bakes up fresh sweets daily like carrot cake,blood orange cake, Kava brownies, Lava cake and chocolate chip cookies.
by Sunny

Why I live in Hawaii

Come to GAMMY'S ice cream shop here in Hilo, Hawaii, on Waianuenue Ave., to enjoy
some of the best ice cream in the world.(My
humble opinion.) I recommend the "Enter the Dragon" dragon fruit sorbet too!
By Sunny

Why I live in Hawaii

This is #2 in a series called "Why I live in Hawaii" By: Sunny Petropoullakis
Photo by Sunny Petropoullakis

Why I live in Hawaii...

One of the many reasons why I live in Hawaii.
The first in a series by Sunny.
Photo by Byron Matthews.