Located on the Kona-Kohala Coast, this 865-acre, Five-Star Four Seasons property features pristine white sand beaches and a black-lava landscape. The master-planned residential community includes access to the resort’s Hualalai Club which includes the 18-hole, Jack Niklaus-signature championship golf course, tennis, watersports, as well as the resort’s world-class dining and spa. The community features single family estate homes, condominiums/villas and vacant estate lots.
History tells us that on January 18, 1778, the English explorer Captain James Cook became the first European to travel to the Hawaiian Islands when he sailed past the island of Oahu. Two days later, he landed at Waimea on the island of Kauai and named the island group the Sandwich Islands, in honor of John Montague, who was the Earl of Sandwich and one of his patrons. This was his first voyage, which included stops in the Hawaiian Islands. A year later, he dropped anchor in Kealakekua Bay on the Island of Hawai`i. Kealakekua Bay was considered the sacred harbor of Lono, the fertility god of the Hawaiians, and at the time of Cook’s arrival, the locals were engaged in a festival dedicated to Lono. Cook and his compatriots were welcomed as gods and, for the next month, exploited the Hawaiians’ goodwill. After one of the crewmembers died, exposing the Europeans as mere mortals, relations became strained. On February 4, 1779, the British ships sailed from Kealakekua Bay, but rough seas damaged the foremast of the Resolution, and after only a week at sea, the expedition was forced to return to Kealakekua Bay, where they were not welcomed, and subsequent encounters between the ship crews and Hawaiians resulted in deaths on both sides, including Cook’s.
No homes were sold in November or December. Two home sales were recorded in Hualālai Resort in October. Sales averaged 95.70% of the Sale/Current price or an average of $15M. Days on the market for the homes averaged 18 days and the average price per square foot, land/building, was $3,660.
While there were no sales in October through December, there were two condo sales in the month of September. With minimal days on the market, the units closed at $8.6M and $9.985M, averaging 97.85% of the Sale/Current Price. Average price per square foot was $2,871.
Twelve residences sold in Hualālai Resort in 2024. Prices ranged from $7.250M to $23M, with an average sales price of $11,225,833.42, or 97.99% of Sale/Current Price. The homes averaged 38 days on the market and average price per square foot, land/building, was $2,858.
Sales on 12 condominiums closed at Hualālai in 2024, with prices ranging from $3M to $10.625M; the average sales price was $4,803,416.67. The units spent an average of 1 day on the market, commanding an average of 101.88% of Sale/Current Price. Per square foot prices averaged out at $1,906.
The annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival is a popular event, and this year will be held on Saturday, February 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Waimea’s Church Row Park and Parker Ranch Center. It’s packed with hands-on Japanese and multi-cultural activities and performances, just a few of the activities are bonsai demonstrations, hands-on mochi pounding, sake tasting, bon dancing, traditional tea ceremonies, food demonstrations by local chefs, broke da' mouth food prepared by local organizations, loads of craft vendors, and viewing of the blooming cherry trees. Performances can be enjoyed by festival goers at multiple venues, which are identified by pink festival banners. Roberts Hawaii will provide a free transportation shuttle between Church Row Park and Parker Ranch Center, though walking is encouraged. For more info, find updates on Facebook:
Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival.
