Talk Story with an Advertiser: Jeanna Rimmer

Jeanna Rimmer moved to Puna with her husband, David, and son, Schaefer, in June 2014, after visiting the previous two years.

The Rimmer family felt at home in the Puna area right from the beginning. After moving here just a few months before Hurricane Iselle and the 2014 lava flow, they got to experience the aloha way of life immediately, as neighbors came together to support one another. They were hooked on the tight-knit community.

Jeannaʻs prior career had been as a marketing and product development specialist for a child’s car seat and stroller manufacturer. She was traveling to Asia every six to eight weeks for two weeks at a time for 10 years, and missed her kids and husband. Although Jeanna was able to work for her same company for a while after moving here, she ultimately decided corporate life and traveling weren’t a good fit for her any longer. She chose a real estate career because she wanted to be self-employed, but still connected with a larger brand name. She was licensed in January 2015, then one year after moving here she left her corporate job and went into real estate full time. She signed on with Hawai‘i Life in September 2015.

One of the things Jeanna did right away was get involved in things outside her comfort zone. One was joining the Rotary Club of South Hilo. Another was volunteering at Ho‘ōla Farms with their Growing Veterans program. She still is involved with both groups.

Jeanna specializes in Orchidland, Hawaiian Paradise Park, and surrounding areas from Kea‘au to Pāhoa. Her clients are often like her and her family: people who are moving to the island and need advice from someone else who moved here in the not-too-distant past. She is data-driven, so she can share all kinds of details, and she also loves showing her clients the beauty, uniqueness, and affordability of the middle Puna area.

Since moving here, Jeanna shared that she “has learned about catchment tanks, solar power, the value of a 4-wheel drive, and the importance of multiple pairs of slippahs. Real estate has allowed me to share what I love about the affordable paradise of the east side of Hawai‘i Island. I love sharing properties that are right in my backyard—I don’t want to be everywhere, I want to be this area’s neighborhood specialist.”

Jeanna Rimmer, RS, MRP
Hawai‘i Life Real Estate Brokers
500 Kalanianaole Ave. #1, Hilo
808.209.0071
jeannarimmer@hawaiilife.com
hawaiilife.com/jeannarimmer