On Tuesday, December 10, 2013, the Locations Foundation conducted their annual Food Drive, in support of the Hawaii Foodbank, at the Prudential Locations Christmas Luncheon Party.

The Hawaii Foodbank is a nonprofit organization that works to provide food so that no one in Hawaii goes hungry. According to the Hunger in America 2010 report by Feeding America, of the 183,500 unique people in Hawaii, over 14 percent of our population receives emergency food assistance through the Hawaii Foodbank member agency network.

Perfect sunsets. Warm turquoise ocean waters. World class surfing. Gorgeous, windswept sandy beaches. This is Hawaii. Would you like a piece of paradise?

Hawaii has seen her fair share of visitors, from Pacific Islanders to the Europeans and Americans… over time the world discovered Hawaii's natural beauty, and over time investors discovered the lucrative beauty in Hawaii's real estate market.

So who’s really investing in Oahu real estate? Which country has the largest draw to our warm sandy shores? Internationally, in 2012, the largest investor in Oahu's real estate market was Japan with over $168 million. Coming in a distance second was Canada with $37 million, followed by China at $11.8 million and then Australia with $9.6 million and rounding off the top five with Hong Kong at $6.5 million.