Hawaii Island Luxury Home Has Great Design Details

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

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Luxury Resort Living at Kukui'ula on Kauai

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Kukui’ula Private Club Community and getting to know the newest luxury resort real estate development in the Poipu, Kauai area.  Kukui’ula means the glow of the kukui or candle nut, which were used by native Hawaiians for their bright and beautiful light, when burned, and the healing properties of its oil.  The name is appropriate, as Kukuiula is unlike anything Kauai has ever seen, both a beautiful and healing place in the sun, evoking a sense of nostalgia and relaxation, which is unparalled in luxury Hawaii real estate and Hawaii resort properties.

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Kailua Real Estate | Luxury Lanikai Ocean View Home

Thursday at Broker’s Open was our first chance to preview this stunning ocean view Lanikai Kailua home for sale. This Kailua home has unique Balinese architecture and some of the best views you can find of the Mokulua islands and all the rest of Lanikai. This 10 acre Kailua luxury estate is gated and in a community of only a few homes up a private road, offering supreme seclusion.  

Check out our photos of this amazing home with even more amazing ocean views in Lanikai. (c) Home Shoppe Hawaii. 

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The Vintage Cave Honolulu | Private Society Elevating Art, Culture & Pleasur

Updated on Mon, February 18, 2013 by By Yvonne Ahearn (B), Realtor-Broker

Is it an art gallery? Is it a restaurant? Or is it a pricey club? Actually, a combination of all three and yet something more, as well. The Vintage Cave Honolulu (VCH) at the bottom of Shirokiya Department Store at Ala Moana Center is in an unlikely (though convenient) location, but it is definitely NOT the real estate in which is resides that defines this unique experience. 

The Vintage Cave identifies itself as a “private society” in concept and evokes images of ancient European caves in Lascaux and Altamira, where people once recorded their history in the form of art for thousands of years. The caves are symbolic not only as places to create art and record history, but as themselves, being art. For it is in caves where gemstones and rare crystals are created, natural works of art on their own. And the best wines, of course are also stored and aged in caves. Tying it all together is homage to Hawaii’s great affinity to its own caves formed in the birth of the island as lava tubes, decorated with meaningful petroglyphs, symbolic of our island culture and custom.

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Luxury Real Estate Oahu | Top 5 Most Expensive Homes Sold on Oahu in 2012

Luxury Oahu real estate sales in 2012 proved to be a pretty good.  Of the most expensive homes on Oahu that sold in 2012, all of these Oahu luxury homes were in East Oahu. Four of the five most expensive Oahu homes sold were in Honolulu and one was in Kailua. All of the most expensive Oahu homes sold were either waterfront or beachfront. We’ll cover these in ascending order:

#5. SOLD: $6,300,000 (list price $6,500,000)
3868 Pokapahu Place, Diamond Head, Honolulu, Oahu, 96816 

 

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Luxury Real Estate Marketing Specialists on Oahu | International Luxury Home Marketing

Many people think that marketing a luxury home on Oahu is the same as marketing any home on Oahu. Not so, marketing luxury homes on Oahu requires a special approach.

The luxury home marketing specialists at Home Shoppe Hawaii have special training and knowledge necessary to best market the most unique and expensive luxury homes in Honolulu, Kailua and other areas of the island.

Did you know that most luxury home buyers are busy people, possibly in other locations, that view their potential Oahu luxury home purchase first on the Internet? It’s true. One of the most important things luxury home sellers can do to effectively market their luxury Oahu home is to have numerous, high-quality professional photos taken. That, however, is only the first, and very basic step.

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