Obviously, it's great farm land, We've got some folks on staff who understand the land there, the micro-climates, soil conditions, the availability of water.

Imagine being a tourist and coming to Hawaii and not having pineapple! We are very much niche players. ... We believe that gives us an advantage over the mass marketers.

It allowed public-land managers to prohibit anything at all if it might harm some resource.

It's redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains — saving this land has been our charter for over 100 years.

Stable demand and rising land values have placed upward pressure on pricing resulting in a 14.4 percent increase in average asking rates in only six months. With robust sales activity and mom-and-pop operators seeking expansion opportunities, we believe there is room for additional increases in newly constructed retail centers.

After getting off the ferry, we had a tough time getting our land legs back. We suffered the Friday Harbor funk. By the time the second half started, we were playing well for a pretty long stretch there, but then we fell back.