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INVESTMENTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
INVESTMENTS |
Summary of investments |
|  | September 30,
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011
Investment in two residential parcels |  |  | $ | 2,331,000 |  |  |  | $ | 2,331,000 |
Investment in joint ventures |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1,754,000 |
Investment in land interests: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leasehold land zoned conservation – Lot 4C |  |  |  | 50,000 |  |  |  |  | 50,000 |
Lot acquisition rights – Mauka Lands |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 488,000 |
Total investments |  |  | $ | 2,381,000 |  |  |  | $ | 4,623,000 |
Kaupulehu Developments |
INVESTMENTS |
Schedule of revenues related to sales of development rights |
|  | Year ended September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
Sale of development rights under option: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | $ | 2,656,000 |
Fees |  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | (159,000 | )
Revenues – sale of development rights, net |  |  | $ | - |  |  |  | $ | 2,497,000 |
Summary of Increment I percentage of sales payment revenues received from WB |
|  | Year ended September 30,
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011
Sale of interest in leasehold land: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds |  |  | $ | 512,000 |  |  |  | $ | 1,325,000 |
Fees |  |  |  | (30,000 | ) |  |  |  | (80,000 | )
Revenues – sale of interest in leasehold land, net |  |  | $ | 482,000 |  |  |  | $ | 1,245,000 |

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