Hawaii Homes from Hawaii Kai to Honolulu
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Kahala-Resort-Hotel-Hawaii
13 years ago
by Frank
in Honolulu Hawaii Hotel
Kahala-Hawaii
Here you have the Kahala Hotel also known as the Kahala Resort (formerly the Kahala Mandarin) next door with world class food and a relaxing beach. Try the $18 hamburger. Not twice as good as a $9 Teddy’s Bigger Burger, but it sure tastes good with plantation tea sitting on the lanai by the beach.
The Kahala townhouse complex located at 4999 Kahala Drive in Honolulu is a leasehold property. The average sales price over the last year has been $153,000. The lease expires in 2027, so you can only get financing with a 13 year loan, which does not exist. You have to finance it yourself, get a private loan or get owner financing. The lease rent renegotiates in 2017 (can go up or down).
For comparison, if you financed a $200,000 property with a private loan at 60% of the sales price for $120,000, payments would be approx ~ $1400, + $960 maintenance fees + $2240 lease rent = $4600/month.
I’m not saying you should buy a different or more expensive property, but the lease rent in this case could finance more than 100% of the price. In other words, you could buy a property 100% more expensive with the same payments and probably get a better interest rate with the same down.
On the other hand, this is one of the prime spots on the island. I know many people that would love to live here for $4600/month. That is close to the going rental rate there from September through March. Some of them go for more or less. It is 1-month minimum rental if you rent it out.
Contact me for any questions.
Hibiscus flower in Honolulu
Portlock-Hawaii-Kai-Homes
03 years ago
by Frank
in Hawaii-Kai-Homes
Portlock-Hawaii-Kai-Homes
Set on the end of slope of
Koko Crater View toward Diamond Head Honolulu
Nearby beaches include Portlock (short walk away through public access paths), Hanauma Bay and Sandy Beach,
Sandy Beach Boarder
As you travel down Portlock road (Portlock is a community of Hawaii Kai), we also find plantation style beachfront homes. Spacious homes offer breathtaking views of Maunalua Bay, Diamond Head and Koko Head craters. Watch for whales, swim in the calm waters, and enjoy spectacular sunsets over Diamond Head.
Makapu'u Beach
Walk to Koko Marina Shopping Center, where you will find Starbucks, Foodland, Radio Shack, Local Motion, shave ice, Zippy’s, Assagio’s, Kona Brewing, fine dining, locally made gifts, and an eight-plex movie theatre, Blockbuster movie rental, Foodland grocery store, Starbucks, Subway, 24 Hour Fitness and a number of other restaurants and shops. Costco, Safeway, Longs and Ross are about a mile down the road at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center as well as Roy’s restaurant, City Mill, Queen’s Medical Center Clinic, Kaiser Clinic, .
Enjoy the breathtaking view of the ocean and sunsets in Portlock Hawaii Kai, great places to live.
For more information, contact me by email or at 808 723 0900.
Spinnaker-Isle
03 years ago
by Frank
in Hawaii-Kai-Homes
Spinnaker Isle Homes – Hawaii Kai
If you like Hawaii Kai, you will love the Koko Marina frontage on Spinnaker Isle. This area that includes Koko Marina is part of the Hawaii Kai Marina Community Association. The AOAO or Homeowner’s Association is called Spinnaker Isle Association. There are several homeowner’s associations bordering this waterfront area including (sorted by Hawaii Kai Marina District) Milolii – Keokea and The Moorings, Awini – Hakalau and The Gateway, Kuapa Isle, Spinnaker Isle and Marina West, Koko Isle, Kaimala Marina and Esplanade, Anchorage and Mariner’s Cove, Koko Marina Shopping Center, Mawaena and Kalele Kai, Hawaii Kai Towne Center and The Peninsula.
When you’re ready for that perfect Hawaii Kai Home on Spinnaker Isle, give a call, contact me by email or on my website.
Hawaii Kai Marina
Kaimala Marina and Esplanade Park
Waialae Iki Homes for Sale
03 years ago
Waialae Iki is a gated community overlooking Kahala, Diamond Head and Oahu’s shore from Waialae Iki Ridge. You will find the Wiliwilinui Trail, an intermediate trail which starts at the top of the Waialae Iki subdivision. As the H-1 freeway ends turn left up Laukahi Steet just past Kalani High School. You must go through security and get a pass before entering the upper end of the subdivision. There is plenty good parking at the entrance of the trail. Nearby communities are Aina Haina, Wailupe, Kalana Iki, Hawaii Loa Ridge, Niu Valley, Paiko Lagoon, Waialae Nui and Kaimuki.
In this area, home prices vary from $950,000 to $2,000,000 and up. Although the formal community was is well-established, with the first homes having been constructed in 1987, there are many Hawaii homes dating back to the 1960s.
Lots are spacious, averaging 10,000 square feet, with protected views. The roads and infrastructure are well-maintained. Residents are entitled to use of a private recreation club with four tennis courts and entertainment center. Tennis courts are professionally maintained and there is an on-site tennis pro. The community is relatively cool because of its slight elevation above sea level, and is blessed with tradewinds.
Numerous stores, retail services, public and private schools, churches, shopping centers, dining, professional services, beaches, parks, and the Waialae Country Club are all within a five mile drive of your home.
Ala Moana Center, Waikiki, Historic Honolulu, the Financial District, University of Hawaii, Museums, concert halls, and the majority of Oahu’s businesses are all within a fifteen minute drive. When you live in Waialae Iki, you are ideally located between the beaches of East Oahu and the amenities of Honolulu and Waikiki.
Wailupe Dock
Waikiki Beach Palm Tree
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Hawaii Loa Ridge Homes in Honolulu
03 years ago
Hawaii Loa Ridge Homes – Honolulu
Here is a map of the Kuliouou / Hawaii Loa Ridge. As you can see, the Kuliouou Ridge Hike starts off of Kuliouou Road, whereas the Hawaii Loa Ridge hike starts on Puuikena Drive
Nearby communities are Wailupe, Waialai Iki, Kalana Iki, Aina Haina, Kahala, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Paiko Lagoon, Waialae Nui Lower, Diamond Head and Kaimuki.
From Kalanianaole Hwy, turn onto Puuikena Drive (across from Kawaikui Beach Park). Tell the guard that you are a Hawaii resident and hiking the ridge. He will check your driver’s license (sometimes registration, and insurance) before letting you in. Proceed to the very end of the road and park at the trailhead.
In this area you will find “high end” Hawaii homes, located on, Ikena Circle, Kaialii Place, Kaulana Place, Kokololio Place, Lelekepue Place, Maono Loop, Maono Place, Moaniala Streeg, Puuikena Drive and Puuikena Place.
This community was named after Hawaii Loa, traditional discoverer of the land. It is also a form of Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians. A couple of theories exist on the origin of the name Hawaii. One theory has it that the name comes from a combination of the words “Hawa” and “ii” and means a small or new homeland; “Hawa” meaning a traditionl homeland and “ii” meaning small and raging. The other theory is that the name comes from the traditional discoverer of the islands, Hawaii Loa.
