Note 5 -Assets Held for Sale and Real Estate Sales - Assets Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Upcountry Maui [Member] | 630-Acre Parcel Of Agricultural Land [Member]
Assets held for sale	$ 147	$ 147
Upcountry Maui [Member] | Agricultural Land and Wastewater Treatment Facility [Member]
Assets held for sale	45	45
West Maui [Member] | Five Acre Fully Entitled, 42-unit Workforce Housing Project [Member]
Assets held for sale	87	$ 70
West Maui [Member] | Working-class Community Project [Member]
Assets held for sale	641
Assets held for sale	$ 920	$ 262