Diamond Head Beachfront Homes

Beachfront homes in Diamond Head start at about $3million for a vacant lot of around 10k square feet. It will cost maybe $300-$500/ft to build a nice quality home, so you're looking at around $5million total, minimum. The nicest Diamond Head homes can be $20million, and of course for that price you get prime beach frontage and a beautiful quality home. Diamond Head has some of the best real estate in Oahu.

You can have a high cliff side home overlooking the ocean, or you can live down on the flat parts of Diamond Head, including Kahala. This area tends to be the most expensive Oahu beachfront real estate, simply because it's close to Honolulu town.

Then on the east end of Diamond Head you have Niu Beach, Wailupe, and Paiko lagoon. These areas are very different from Diamond Head proper. It's flatter, there is only a little sand, and the waves are farther out. There is a large reef that protects the houses from waves, so the water near the shore is very calm, hardly any waves at all. Homes in these areas of Oahu are usually older single story, though there have been some rebuilds and renovations lately.