HONOLULU, Hawaii -- In a slow real estate market, people get creative to sell their property. So Honolulu real estate brokerage firm Elite Pacific Properties is bringing to Hawaii a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity throughout the US: real estate auctions. Elite, which specializes in upscale real estate, has organized Hawaii's biggest ever multi-property auction, to be held at the Hawaii Convention Center in Waikiki on July 14th from 10am-3pm.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- According to Travel Hawaii LLC, a leading Hawaii Internet booking service, over 16 of Hawaii's leading hotels - mainly high end resorts - charge mandatory "Resort Fees" of up to $26 per day that are automatically added to guests' bills upon checkout. These fees can cause "checkout sticker shock" if guests don't include them in their pre-trip cost calculations. And often the hotels' own web sites don't make such fees apparent.

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii -- The 9th Annual Spalding World Youth Basketball Tournament being held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, July 24th - July 29th, 2007, is proud to announce that even the Middle East will be represented. The American School of Dubai will be participating this summer.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- According to Travel Hawaii LLC, Hawaii's tourism industry is in a slump, with overall January arrivals down nearly 6 percent from January 2006 and the lucrative Japanese market down over 12 percent. The decline comes on the heels of Hawaii's strict new smoking ban, which went into effect in November, and some in the tourism industry wonder whether the smoking ban is chasing away a good portion of Hawaii's traditional clientele.

HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Ask any baby boomer why they have not gotten help with hearing aids and they will usually say "price." HearPod, Inc. is lessening these financial fears. By providing quality, 100% digital aids at a fraction of the cost.