Entering the Hale Kakahi grounds:
You travel down a long drive surrounded by plumeria, monkeypod, banana, and palm trees until you reach the elegant two-story home. The front door opens to the foyer and Great Room, where you are overwhelmed by the spectacular ocean view through floor-to-ceiling windows and across a broad lanai that extends across the entire front of the house. The interior is a wood-lover's dream, with floors, walls, ceilings, counters and cabinets built from nine exotic woods including koa, mango, Spanish cedar and purple heart.
Besides the great view:
The Great Room offers a comfortable place to visit and relax, with good reading lights and a TV/DVD for evening entertainment. For meals, you'll find a gourmet kitchen with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and other premium appliances including two convection ovens. The cooktop/breakfast bar countertop is made from a single gorgeous piece of monkeypod wood. You'll eat many meals on the lanai, but for indoor dining the travertine marble table in the dining area seats six. A small office off the Great Room (with telephone, high-speed Internet, and of course more great views) leads to the air-conditioned master bedroom. You won't want to get out of bed! The bed is a California king with a high-quality pillow-top mattress, and the room also has its own TV, DVD player, and sound system. The bedroom has an en suite bath with a walk-in shower, Jacuzzi bathtub/spa, and double vanity. An estate wouldn't be complete without a pool and the 30-foot lap pool is just outside the master bedroom.
But wait, there's more:
That was just the upper level! Two oceanfront suites on the lower level provide accommodations for up to four more guests. The Akahi Suite consists of a bedroom, sitting room, and private bath. The bedroom has a firm king bed. The sitting room is equipped with conveniences including a TV, radio/CD, coffee-maker, and mini-refrigerator. Both rooms have ocean views and the full bath has a tub shower. The smaller Elua Suite has the same great ocean view as the Akahi Suite, with a queen bed and a full bath with stall shower. Guests in the Akahi and Elua Suites can enjoy their morning coffee on the private lower-level lanai.
