Business,  Hawaii Island 2016 Jan–Feb,  TSWA

Talk Story with an Advertiser: Rainbow Properties

h2016-1-tswa-rainbow-propertiesPrincipal Broker of Rainbow Properties, D. Kimiko “Kimi” White says she is passionate about making sure each client receives premium professional service that is always delivered with Aloha.

Born and raised in Hawai‘i, her mission is to reflect traditional kama‘āina values in all aspects of her work.

Kimi started her career on Hawai‘i Island in 1997 and has experience in financing and loan processing, along with title and escrow experience.

In 2004, Kimi co-founded Rainbow Properties with Jay J. Spadinger, a premier real estate educator. The firm has grown throughout the years and currently serves clients island-wide. Prior to establishing Rainbow Properties, she was a Principal Broker for Centex Homes, where she managed the company’s ocean front Kolea development, a multimillion-dollar project in the island’s Waikoloa Beach Resort area.

Kimi said she started the company 11 years ago to pave her own way professionally.

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“I started the company to give me a chance to control my own destiny,” she says.

She’s doing just that and loving every moment of it. “My favorite part of my job is the satisfaction in assisting first-time buyers in acquiring their own home to raise generations of their family,” she says.

Active in the Hawaii Island Realtors association, Kimi served as a board member from 2010-2012 and has been a longstanding member of its Grievance and Professional Standards Committees. Kimi also has an active membership in the Hawaii Information Service (MLS), the Hawaii Island Realtors, the Hawaii Association of Realtors, and the National Association of Realtors.

Kimi also furthered her skills throughout the years by obtaining her Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) designation, and an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) certification. Additionally, she holds advanced designations of Council of Residential Specialists (CRS), Short Sale and Foreclosure Representative (SFR), and Seller Representative Specialist (SRS).

D. Kimiko White, Rainbow Properties
808.885.1229