Note 5 - Assets Held for Sale and Real Estate Sales (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Oct. 09, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Agriculture [Member] West Maui [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 American AgCredit Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Real Estate [Member] Agriculture [Member] Central Maui [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Real Estate [Member] Kapalua Plantation Golf Course [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Parcel Held for Sale [Member] Upcountry Maui [Member] acre	Sep. 30, 2014 Lipoa Point [Member] West Maui [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Agriculture [Member] West Maui [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Agriculture [Member] West Maui [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Agriculture [Member] Central Maui [Member] acre	Sep. 30, 2013 Agriculture [Member] Central Maui [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Kapalua Plantation Golf Course [Member] West Maui [Member] acre	Dec. 31, 2013 Kapalua Resort [Member] acre
Note 5 - Assets Held for Sale and Real Estate Sales (Details) [Line Items]
Area of Real Estate Property (in Acres)							620	244					4	1.1
Proceeds from Sale of Productive Assets		$ 3,760,000	$ 19,800,000			$ 2,300,000				$ 4,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Sales of Investment Real Estate			19,300,000			1,500,000					1,900,000	1,900,000
Repayments of Long-term Lines of Credit									1,900,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 2,324,000	$ 3,561,000		$ 400,000
Area of Real Estate Property Sold (in Acres)					7						7