Honolulu Real Estate | Hawaii Loa Ridge View Home in The Pointe

613 Moaniala Street Honolulu, HI 96821

Hawaii Loa Ridge Honolulu Real Estate on Oahu
Listed at: $2,650,000 FS by Yvonne Jaramillo Ahearn, RB-20262
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Ohia Hawaiian Hardwoods for Luxury Home Decor & Improvement

When you are out looking at Oahu real estate, you may hear the term “Ohia.” It is usually used in the sense of “Ohia” floors or “Ohia” posts.  Ohia Lehua or just “Ohia” is a specific type of very dense Hawaiian hardwood.  It is grown mainly on the Big Island of Hawaii out of barren lava fields and volcanic soil there.  The tree has flowers of white, yellow, orange or red.  It the most abundant tree on the Big Island.  This wood is very, very hard, but also known to be unstable if not properly seasoned.

Kailua Home for Sale with Ohia Post in Front Entry

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Hawaii Beach Cottage with Colorful Hawaiian Style Interior Design

Here’s another guest post by Houzz, on Hawaiian interior Design. Interior Design and photos by Natalie Younger Interior Design. Enjoy!!

Houzz Tour: Colorful, Casual Hawaiian Vacation Home

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Tropical Hawaii Home Uses Balinese Design Elements

A tropical Luxury Hawaii Home with Balinesian style is the topic of another guest post from Houzz.  Many Hawaii luxury homes are inspired by Balinese design and incorporate these elements. Use these design elements from Bali to create that tropical luxury in your own home or backyard, wherever you might be. 

Design Inspiration: Bring Bali Home

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Hawaii Island Luxury Home Has Great Design Details

Another Hawaiian interior design guest post showcasing some great Hawaii real estate from Houzz. 

Houzz Tour: Say Aloha to Tropical Beachside Splendor

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The Diamond Head Estate of Doris Duke | Honolulu Real Estate

A few days ago, I visited the home of Doris Duke (1912-1993) who was, at one time, one of the wealthiest women in the world. Doris Duke first visited Hawaii (along with various Muslim countries) on her honeymoon in 1935 and like many others, fell in love with our wonderful islands and decided to stay, at least seasonally.

Diamond Head Estate of Doris Duke - View

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Charming Mid-Century Design for Honolulu Real Estate

This home is not on Oahu, or even in Hawaii, but we have so many mid-century homes here that look very similar to this one, for example, in Enchanted Lake, Kailua. Gorgeous inspiration for those who do own an Oahu mid-century home. Enjoy!

My Houzz: Cliff May Homeowners Lead the Way in Long Beach

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Luxury Plantation Style Home on Kauai - New Construction

Even on vacation, I have a hard time staying away from real estate.  I love looking at beautiful Hawaii homes and when on Kauai, I will always keep my eyes out for great homes that might appeal to my clients on the mainland and Oahu.  This vacation, I also met with friends who are looking to buy on Kauai and am previewing some real estate for them, as well, so a had quite a few opportunities to see some great homes.

Plantation Home in Hawaii - Wrap Around Porch and Ideal Poipu, Hawaii Location.

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Hawaiian Interior Design | Fine Design Interiors Hawaii

At Home Shoppe Hawaii, we often provide staging for Oahu real estate and are also asked for referrals for Honolulu Interior Designers.  This corresponds with a strong interest in Hawaiian Interior Design, so we like to feature Hawaii interior designers, from time to time, in our blog.

Fine Design Interiors is an award-winning Hawaii design firm with projects both in Hawaii and on the West Coast mainland.

Hawaiian Cottage Style

Tropical Patio design by Hawaii Interior Designer Fine Design Interiors, Inc

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Hawaiian Interior Design | Historic Charles Dickey House in Honolulu

The redesign of the interior of the historic Charles Dickey home in the Diamond Head, Honolulu neighborhood is beautiful and worthy of being featured here. The designer, Fine Design Interiors of the Big Island of Hawaii, won several awards for this project including the following:

2009 ASID Hawaii Overall Grand Award
2009 ASID Hawaii Residential Award of Excellence
2009 ASID Hawaii Members Choice Award

The renovation of the historic Charles Dickey House in Honolulu was completed in June 2008. The photos here are by Hal Lum

Charles Dickey is one of the most prolific architects of Hawaii. His projects were both commercial and residential in nature and spanned over decades. More on Charles Dickey.  

This home was built in the 1930’s and is a prime example of simple territorail architecture of the period.  

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Hawaiian Interior Design | Philpotts Interiors

Philpotts Interiors is perhaps the most prolific interior design house in the Hawaiian Islands and one of the Top 200 Interior Design Industry Giants in the United States, as named by Interior Design Magazine.  The firm was started in the 1960’s by Marion Philpotts McGrath and she was later joined by Marion Philpotts Miller and Jonathan Staub, who founded the design company, Your Space, Inc., in San Francisco. Other designers at Philpotts Interiors include Lowell Tom, Holly Boling Ruiz, Kristie Kiggins, Anne Tanaka, Lynn Ariola, and Dawn Ching.

Tropical Spaces design by Hawaii Interior Designer Philpotts Interiors

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BIA Hawaii Home Improvement Show at Blaisdell, January 25-27, 2013

If you are purchasing or already own Oahu real estate, chances are you may need to do some home improvements projects in the near future.  The Building Industry Association of Hawaii (BIA-Hawaii) Home Building & Remodeling Show 2013 might be a great place to look for ideas and inspiration, as well as to locate some great contractors for your Oahu real estate project. The Oahu home improvement show will be held at the Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall in Honolulu. The show starts Friday, January 25 from 5-9pm and goes through Saturday (10am to 9pm) and Sunday, January 27 (10am to 4pm).  Admission is $6.00 for one day, $8.00 for a 3-day pass, and $2.00 for Seniors, on Sunday. Kids 10 and under are FREE.  Coupons for $2.00 off a one day pass are in Hawaii Home & Remodeling Magazine. See you there!

Doris Duke's Shangri La Goes to Museum of Art & Design in NY

Doris Duke’s Diamond Head Honolulu Home on Oahu is a beautiful place to see amazing examples of Islamic art, breathtaking views of Diamond Head and the Honolulu coastline, and luxury Honolulu real estate.

From September 7, 2012 through February 17, 2013, the Museum of Art and Design in New York City will be featuring and exhibition that “showcases objects works of Islamic art from the spectacular Honolulu home of philanthropist and art collector Doris Duke (1912-1993) and new works by six contemporary artists of Islamic background who were recently in residence there.”

This exhiition is organized specially to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Doris Duke and it is the first time that works from Doris Duke’s personal collection have been shown outside of Shangri-La. The exhibit will travel and move on to other mainland locations after its premiere in New York City.

If you are not familiar with Doris Duke and the Shangri-La Center for Islamic Arts and Cultures, in Honolulu, Hawaii, you are missing out. Read More About Shangi-La Here.