Hawaii Kai is my home. It is the best city in Hawaii in my opinion, and the best place to own Real Estate in the world! East Oahu is considered by many as the nicest area to live in, with multi million dollar homes and master planned communities. With a beautiful bay coming into a marina that runs a mile inland into Hawaii Kai, many of the homes sit on the water, complete with a dock.
Hawaii Kai is the only community where you can buy real
estate in Hawaii with a boat dock on a marina. You would think there
would be dozens of communities like this, but actually it's the only
one in Oahu. That's one of the things that makes real estate in Hawaii
Kai so valuable. With median prices higher than just about anywhere in
the state, it's a very upscale community. You can even waterski inside the marina, in two areas that are designated for towing things Marinabehind a boat. With several commercial boat rentals available, you can get on a ski boat or dive boat just about any day.
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Excellent Schools
People always ask me where the best schools in Hawaii are. Of course people want their kids to go the best schools possible, and Hawaii Kai is a great option with Koko Head elementary and Kamiloiki consistently scoring in the top of Hawaii's school rankings. Also a little bit toward Honolulu, Kahala elementary is one of the best schools in the state. With some of the highest parent involvement in the state, Hawaii Kai's schools have great support from the community.
Here's a page where you can see more information about Hawaii School rankings and reviews.
Our Community
We have 3 main shopping centers in Hawaii Kai, The Hawaii Kai Towne Center, The Koko Marina Center, and the Safeway Center. We have Costco, City Mill, The Shack, Longs, Ross, Panda Express, Starbucks, Common Groundz, Jamba Juice, Blue Water Grill, Kona Brewing Company, and dozens of great merchants. One of my favorite places is Common Grounds, where you can sit on the marina and have great coffee.
There are also some wonderful places to hike in Hawaii Kai, including Makapuu point and the lighthouse. In fact some of the most beautiful landscape is here in Hawaii Kai.
For waterfront living, Spinnaker Isle, Anchorage, the
Peninsula, Koko Isle, Kuapa Isle, and the West Marina area are great
places to live with a dock. Homes on the marina range from about $600k
for a townhouse to as much as $5million for a large house. With plenty of hillside homes, Hawaii Kai has a lot of real estate with wonderful views of the ocean and marina. Mariner's ridge, Na Pali Haweo, Kamehame Ridge, Hahaione Valley, and Kamiloiki are some areas where you can have wonderful sweeping views of the ocean. You usually pay about $100k extra for a grand view of the ocean.
Hawaii Kai has a few famous spots that are enjoyed by tourists and locals. Hanauma bay of course is the most famous snorkeling spot on the south side of Oahu, and has more visitors snorkeling than any other beach. Since it's a nature preserve that prevents fishing, there are beautiful large fish everywhere.
Hawaii Kai also has Sandy Beach with the Halona blowhole,
a world class body surfing beach sometimes called "break necks." Each
year several people are injured body surfing at Sandy Beach (not very
creative is it) because of the intense waves. Don't be fooled by the
size, it's intense. Just up the street from Sandy beach is some great Real Estate. You can own a house on the golf course in Queens Gate or Laulima, both nice neighborhoods with upscale homes. Many of them have both a golf course and ocean view, what could be better? Drive a little farther inland and Kalama Valley has around a thousand homes in a quiet neighborhood.
Here's a general breakdown of some of the major Hawaii Kai Neighborhoods and Condo buildings by average price as of 2006. There is some overlap because some neighborhoods and Condos in Hawaii Kai have both condos and single family homes in the same neighborhood:
| Hawaii Kai - Single Family | ||
| $600k - $800k Koko Head Terrace Kamiloiki Mariner's Valley Hahaione Valley Kalama Valley Peninsula |
$800 -
$1million Mariner's Ridge Anchorage Peninsula Laulima Mariner's Cove Kamehame Ridge |
$1
million and up Queen's Gate Spinnaker Isle Anchorage Na Pali Haweo Triangle Portlock Koko Kai Marina West Kealaula Kai |
| Hawaii Kai - Condos | ||
| Under $500k Colony at the Peninsula Commodore Esplanade Gateway Peninsula Heritage House Mariners Village Village Green |
$400k-600k Colony at the Peninsula Kaimala Marina Kalama Kuu Kawaihae Crescent Lalea At Hawaii Kai Mauna Luan Mawaena Kai Naniwa Gardens Plaza Hawaii Kai |
$600k and up Gateway Peninsula Esplanade Kalele Kai Koko Isle Kuapa Isle Moana Kai Mt Terrace Nanea Kai Villa Marina |
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