Why buy Mauna Kea real estate?

When Pele wreaked her havoc along the coast destroying many of its beautiful sandy beaches, She spared Hapuna and Kauna’oa (Mauna Kea’s beach) Bays and if there is a common thread that runs through the owners at the resort, it would have to be their reverence for these crescent sandy beaches. Clearly this is what moved Lawrence Rockefeller to choose this site above all the other Hawaiian Islands. Because the land was not inundated by lava, it is more sloped than its neighbor resorts that were built on flows. Dramatic grades ensure dramatic view planes and the resort features some of the most remarkable ocean views from most of its residential sites.

Mauna Kea’s owners, through their amenity program, are treated to fabulous golf at either the original Trent Jones Sr. 18-hole Championship Course at Mauna Kea as well as the links style course designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay at Hapuna. The Tennis facility ranked #1 by Tennis on line, features 11 hard courts several of which are directly on the ocean. It is not uncommon for a game to pause to allow for experiencing a whale breach. Both hotels have exercise facilities and spas and offer numerous classes as well as professional training.

The residential offerings throughout the resort are the lowest density of the entire coast. Rockefeller’s vision of a place where man could commune with nature holds to the present. At half the density of its sister resorts the ambiance and peaceful lifestyle that Rockefeller envisioned remains today.