Kailua REALTOR and Principal Broker of Oahu Real Estate Brokerage, Home Shoppe Hawaii, Yvonne Ahearn, and her clients, Alex and Eliza Olaru, are being featured on the September 1, 2014 episode of HGTV House Hunters, shown at both 7pm and 10pm HST.
The House Hunters clients looked at real estate in Kailua, Oahu (a beach community 14 miles from Honolulu) including a Lanikai beach home and a Kailua home on the Kawainui Canal, as well as a fabulous view home in Kaneohe’s Lulani Ocean area. The Olaru’s budget was about $1.75 million. The episode was produced by the Laura Patterson of Pie Town Productions. Camera, sound, and production assistance by Jeff Santos and Dominic Pipia III, and Christine Kaaloa.
Left to Right: Dominic Pipia III, Jeff Santos, Alex Olaru, Eliza Olaru, Laura Patterson, Yvonne Ahearn, and Christine Kaaloa. Photo by Diane Pizarro. The Kailua home they toured was in the Koolaupoku neighborhood of Kailua and was at 833 Kainui (Duck) Road, on the Kawainui Canal. It was a large, two-story, new construction home, with a gourmet kitchen full of high-end applicances, and had beautiful spacious rooms and bathrooms. Because the Olarus also live with Eliza’s parents, as well as their two sons, the attached apartment in this home was especially attractive, as was the huge interior square footage. It featured an outdoor kitchen and screened lanai, with beautiful Kailua hillside and canal views. This home was listed for $1.75 million. This home had many of the modern features that Alex was looking for and was nearest to Kailua Beach where Alex prefers to spend time body boarding, and where their sons paddle outrigger canoes.
Here are some photos of this beautiful Kailua home:
Photos courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Suzy Kruppa, listing realtor.
Photos courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Suzy Kruppa, listing realtor.
Photos courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Suzy Kruppa, listing realtor.
The Lanikai, Kailua home featured was, of course, in the Lanikai neighborhood of Kailua and was located in the interior of the Lanikai loop. Since it was on Haokea street, this home was immediately adjacent to one of the best beach accesses in Lanikai, making a quick morning stroll on the beach a breeze. This home was competitively underpriced at $1.5 milion and featured an older, but high-end kitchen, a huge 14,000+ square foot lot, and separate cottage. The downside to this single-level plantation style home is that 3 of the four bathrooms in the main house were in need of a remodel. This home was built originally in the 1930’s so had some of the beach house charm, like french doors, that Eliza was looking for. It also was closest to Eliza’s favorite swimming beach, Lanikai. Here are some photos of this charming Lanikai beach home: The last home shown on the House Hunters episode was something that Home Shoppe Hawaii’s broker thought might appeal to both buyers, Eliza and Alex. Located about 10 miles away, in the community of Kaneohe’s Lulani Ocean area, this home had stunning views of Kaneohe Bay from two levels. The home had many of the plantation cottage type details that Eliza liked, but was completely remodeled and featured the upgrades that Alex preferred. The home had deeded ocean access, just across the Kamehameha Highway, though the beach did not really compare to either Kailua Beach or Lanikai Beach. This home was listed at $1.75M. Here are some photos of this stunning Kaneohe view home: OTHER ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC: Do You Want To Be a Star on HGTV’s House Hunters? 
Photos courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Suzy Kruppa, listing realtor.
Lanikai Beach Cottage and Back of House as seen from huge yard. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Listing Broker, Myra Brandt, Kahala Assoc.
Lanikai Beach. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Listing Broker, Myra Brandt, Kahala Assoc.
Lanikai Beach House Kitchen. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Listing Broker, Myra Brandt, Kahala Assoc.
Photo courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Listing Agent Diane C. Pizarro, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties.
Photo courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Listing Agent Diane C. Pizarro, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties.
Photo courtesy of Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS and Listing Agent Diane C. Pizarro, Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties.Which amazing house did this House Hunters Kailua couple pick??? Watch the episode tonight and find out!!Home Shoppe Hawaii broker, Oahu couple to be featured on HGTV’s ‘House Hunters’