In response to my “Kahala Trivia” post yesterday, Denby Fawcett raised a question.
Check out Kahala Avenue residents to see how many have lived there for a long time.
As a former Kahala Avenue resident. I consider Kahala and Waialae-Kahala two separate areas.
Fair question. So I took a look at property records.
According to the data I have access to, there are 390 properties with Kahala Avenue addresses.
By my count, 95 of those claim the home exemption on their property tax, meaning that they are owner occupied.
Just 21 owner occupied properties have not been sold in the past 15 years.
So that’s just 5.4% of Kahala Avenue residents who have lived there for 15 years or more.
For Kahala as a whole, the figure was about 33%.
So Denby’s right. Kahala Avenue is a world of its own.
And pushing back another decade, real estate records show that only 11 oowner occupants living along Kahala Avenue have owned their homes for at least 25 years, or just 2.8% of the total.
Next round, I’ll check how many have their tax bills delivered out of state, indicating they aren’t Hawaii residents. And perhaps I’ll try to check how many are owned by corporations or other businesses rather than by individuals.
Any other questions you would like me to be asking the data?
[I just finished this post while sitting in the McDonald’s at Kahala Mall, nursing a cup of iced tea while utilizing their public wifi. But relief is in sight. We were able to reschedule the installation by Hawaiian Tel for Friday morning, so hopefully I’ll be back in the land of the internet within a few days!]
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“I’ll check how many have their tax bills delivered out of state. . . ” How do you do this — FOIA request?
Mailing addresses aren’t included in the city’s property records available online. However, I subscribe to a data service which includes additional public data, including addresses where tax bills are delivered.
Property tax records are public information, and include address to which the tax bill is mailed.
How long ago was it that Kahala and Waialae-Kahala were converted from agriculture to residential use?
Thank you, Lapaka43. I’m aware the records are public and look at them quite often — I’ve just never seen the billing addresses. Can you point me in the right direction?
The average person moves about every five years. Not sure how many people anywhere live more than 15 years in any place, nor can we be sure what that might mean.
Might be good to compare the stats of Kahala with Nuuanu, Lanikai, Maunalani, or Kam IV Housing.
to Carl C. Christensen: Ahakea Street area was built in 1957