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Wahi Lani is now offered through Concierge Auctions, with early bidding underway and the auction scheduled for August 13 through August 25. Listed by Neal Norman of Hawaiʻi Life, the Walker Warner-designed residence was completed in 2022 on Weke Road, just a short walk from Hanalei Bay. Walker Warner has described Wahi Lani as an “elevated surf shack.” It’s a phrase that captures the way the home was conceived. Rather than treating the beach as something separate from daily life, the design reflects what it means to live just steps from Hanalei Bay. The practical details tell you who this house was designed for. Board storage sits near the entrance. An outdoor shower and foot-washing station are part of the walk home from the beach. Wide gates open the courtyard to the neighborhood or close for privacy. Nothing feels added for effect. Each element has a purpose. At the center of the residence is a private courtyard anchored by a Heath Ceramics infinity pool. The kitchen, lanai, and main living spaces all open toward it, making the courtyard the natural gathering place throughout the day. Clerestory windows bring natural light into the lanai, while covered outdoor living spaces make it easy to move between indoors and out. Shou Sugi Ban charred cedar, honey-toned cedar, and oak define the material palette throughout the residence. The architecture is contemporary, but comfortably at home in Hanalei. The white sands of Hanalei Bay are only a short walk away. Hanalei Town is an easy bike ride in one direction, the end of the road in the other. Weke Road has long been one of Hanalei’s defining residential streets, where the beach, the neighborhood, and everyday life naturally come together. The property is listed at $23,000,000 and is being offered through Concierge Auctions in cooperation with Hawaiʻi Life. Early bidding is now open. Registration closes August 12, with bidding taking place August 13 through August 25. Complete auction information, registration, bidder terms, due diligence materials, and showing information are available through Concierge Auctions. Private showings are available daily from 1:00–4:00 PM. For additional information or to arrange a private showing, please contact me. The post Wahi Lani, Now Offered Through Concierge Auctions appeared first on Hawaii Real Estate Market & Trends | Hawaii Life.
Five standalone beach cottages on three legal parcels, totaling roughly 60,000 square feet and more than 200 linear feet of direct golden-sand frontage on Kauaʻi’s North Shore. Each cottage is a complete house, single-story and at grade, with its own deck, kitchen, living room, and private entrance.
Three are one-bedroom units of approximately 700 square feet. Two are two-bedroom villas, the larger of which sits on its own adjacent parcel at 4414 Oneone Road with two full baths, a 400-square-foot covered lanai, and dedicated off-street parking.
All five were fully renovated in 2025, with new systems, kitchens, baths, and finishes throughout, plus three new aerobic septic systems. Additionally, all five have transient vacation rental licenses allowing for short term rental use.
The compound fronts Baby Beach, where the reef keeps the water calm and swimmable through most of the year. More than fifty mature coconut palms shade the open lawn connecting all five cottages.
A detached laundry building includes two washers, two dryers, a commercial ice machine, and gear storage. Finally, the third adjacent parcel is vacant and can be improved with an additional home to complete your vision.
The property can be operated as a hosted vacation rental or held entirely private. Hanalei is a short drive east. The road ends west of the property at the Nā Pali Coast.
I’ve been fortunate to represent many properties in Hāʻena over the years, and every one reminds me why this place stays with people. Buyers don’t come here looking for a bigger house. They come because they want to live in Hāʻena.
At the end of the north-shore road, the pace changes. The mountains rise straight from the coast, so close and so green that after a hard rain, when the cliffs run with waterfalls, the view can feel like standing inside one. The reef reaches almost to the sand, and the ocean becomes part of daily life. This is a place where you spend more time outside than in, where a morning swim or a walk down the beach is routine rather than something you plan.
What makes this property so uncommon isn’t simply that it’s oceanfront. It’s the completeness of the estate.
Nearly three acres extend from Kūhiō Highway to the sand at Tunnels Beach, across two individually deeded parcels offered as one. It includes approximately 250 feet of beachfront, broad lawns, mature gardens, a tennis court, a sheltered cove, and two complete residences, brought together as one estate. That much land gives it room to breathe, hard to find this close to the sand on the North Shore.
One of the things I appreciate most is how naturally it fits the way people actually live here.
The principal residence sits right at the water, and it’s the one that tends to stop people. It was built as a circle, so almost every room opens to its own lānai and its own piece of the view. Walls of glass bring the ocean into the living spaces, and there’s warm teak throughout, in the doors, the columns, and the cabinetry. It’s light, open, and always connected to the water. You arrive facing the mountains, and you live facing the sea.
The second residence stands back among the palms, closer to the mountains. It’s a plantation-style home wrapped by a covered lānai, separate from the principal residence but never apart from the estate. It’s every bit a complete home, not a guest cottage. That changes how the property lives.
The grounds matter just as much as the homes. Open lawn runs uninterrupted to the beach. A screened pavilion sits just above the sand. The tennis court is framed by gardens with the mountains rising behind it. Spend an active day in Hāʻena, or simply sit and watch the light move across the reef and the peaks of Bali Hai.
That’s what makes this a true compound. It’s more than two residences. It’s the way the land, the homes, and the grounds work together as one estate. You can have everyone here without ever feeling crowded, with room to spread out, gather together, or disappear for a while. It works just as well for a quiet week as it does for entertaining a crowd.
One of the things I enjoy most about this stretch of coastline is how much of life naturally revolves around the water. Through the summer the protected water is ideal for swimming, snorkeling, and paddling straight off the sand. In winter the outer reef comes alive with the swells that have made this coast famous with surfers around the world. The setting shifts with the seasons, and there’s no wrong time to be here.
The principal residence has been fully renovated in recent years. The work respected the original architecture while updating the home for today’s lifestyle. Both residences carry solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage, and both are complete and ready to live in.
Anyone who knows Hāʻena will tell you the best properties are the ones that encourage you to spend your time outside. That’s certainly true here. The homes are beautifully done, and they’re designed to live with the land, inside and out. Rooms open to lānai, the ocean and the mountains stay in view, and there’s never much between you and the outdoors. Days here begin or end at the beach, on the lawn, under the pavilion, or simply watching the light change across the water and the mountains. That’s what makes Hāʻena different, and this estate captures that feeling exceptionally well.
I’ve always believed people come to Hāʻena because they want to live here. Opportunities to own an estate like this, nearly three acres, two deeded parcels, and this much beachfront, have become increasingly rare. I’m grateful for the opportunity to represent it, and I look forward to sharing it with its next owner.
If you’d like to learn more about Hāʻena Oceanfront Compound or arrange a private showing, I’d be glad to show it to you.
A single oceanfront compound fronting Tunnels Beach, in Hāʻena on Kauaʻi’s north shore, joins two individually deeded parcels offered together as one.
Nearly three acres run the full depth from Kūhiō Highway to the beach, with approximately 250 feet of beachfront. The principal residence stands at the water, circular in plan, its broad lānai and walls of glass open to the Pacific.
Set back among the palms, the second is a wood plantation home beneath a terracotta-colored metal roof, offering four additional bedrooms with mountain, garden, and filtered ocean views. Open lawn runs unbroken to the beach, with mature gardens, a screened pavilion, and a tennis court.
The oceanfront residence is fully renovated and in exceptional condition; both homes are fully air conditioned and carry solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage.
Together, the compound offers approximately 9,575 square feet and eight bedrooms in one of Hāʻena’s most significant oceanfront holdings. The Napali Coast, with its dramatic terrain and renowned hiking trails, is just a short drive to the “end of the road.”
Hanalei’s charming town and crescent bay are approximately 15 minutes away, offering world-class dining and surf, while Princeville’s golf courses, shopping, and resort amenities are just beyond.
For additional property details and pricing information, visit MLS 731346.
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Mahalo for your trust and support in making us #1 in Hawaii and #56 nationally in sales volume production. We take pride in giving our clients the highest level of service and we are honored to be recognized in this way by the 2026 RealTrends Verified rankings.
For those of you who have worked with me before, you know that it’s the teamwork that makes the dreamwork, and I wanted to recognize my amazing team as well. Eric Bronstein (Principal Broker of HL1 Private Sales), Kauila Sagum and I have now worked together for the better part of the past 20 years, and without Robin Ruddell, the latest addition to our team as of a few years ago, it would be hard to sustain this level of success.
From Robin, Kauila, Eric and I, we look forward to continuing to serve you and helping you fulfill your real estate goals in the future.
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