When purchasing a piece of property, it is important to be aware of any environmental liabilities associated with it. For example, you should find out if there are any registered underground tanks within several miles of the property, any known contaminated properties in the neighborhood, or any property owners who have been fined by the government for failing to meet environmental safety standards.

Before, it took a costly site investigation for the information, but now there are online environmental databases available at a fraction of the cost. Anyone can access reports on otherwise hard to detect environmental issues. With these databases, it is possible to obtain a listing of hazards near a property, or spills and violations attributed to businesses nearby.


All Hawaii homeowners should have some kind of termite program in place. There are two types of termites..drywood and ground termites. Drywood termites are eliminated by tenting the home while Sentricon and other poisons pumped into the ground are used to rid the property of ground termites. Termites are a huge problem in Hawaii so take steps to make sure they don't get into your home.