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Honolulu, Hawaii
This spectacular 1.4-acre estate, located on Honolulu’s most prestigious Kahala Avenue, includes three residences with a total of 18,300 square feet of roofed living area. The main two-story residence has six bedrooms and three staff bedrooms, accompanied by two separate four-bedroom guesthouses with their own pool and garages. Other features include a 300-bottle wine room and tasting bar, a commercial-style kitchen, a chairman’s office, an outdoor bar, a dining pavilion, and much more. $29,000,000, Patricia Choi, Choi International Realty, 808-734-7711, choi-realty.com.
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Kamuela, Hawaii
April 14, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
The elegant landscape and interior design of this spectacular oceanfront estate gives a tropical feel to indoor and outdoor living at its finest at the Mauna Lani Resort. Carved Indonesian temple entries at the front door and garden entrance provide a warm welcome to your new home. The 8,987-square-foot interior includes six bedrooms, six full and five half bathrooms, and displays custom glass fixtures as well as folk art from Hawaiian artists. Spend quiet afternoons under one of two covered outdoor sleeping areas or work out in the fitness center, then take some much needed downtime relaxing in the sauna. Additionally, the pool and spa look out over lush tropical vegetation and the Pacific Ocean as Koi ponds lend serenity to this spectacular setting.
$17,900,000, Brodie Callender, MacArthur & Company Sotheby’s International Realty, 808-885-8885, bigislandreale.com.
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Maui, Hawaii
April 14, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
Located just south of the Kea Lani Hotel and only steps to one of Maui’s pristine, white sand beaches, this home is set on two-thirds of an acre and overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Privacy and luxury combine here for a lifestyle that dreams are made of. A gated entry opens to a tropical garden environment with 4,500 square feet of living space. The estate features four bedrooms, five bathrooms, an enormous greatroom opening out to an extensive covered lanai, a media room, a three-car garage, a chef’s kitchen, an infinity pool and spa, and all the amenities you would expect in a luxurious home built less than five years ago. Enjoy a meal at the dining room table where walls open to amazing ocean views or sit back as the sun sets and just feel the tension leaving your body. Contemporary architecture and outstanding views combine for one of the most ideal oceanfront settings in the country. $22,950,000, Tom Muldoon, Coldwell Banker Island Properties, 866-476-6284, 4544makenaroad.com.
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Kapalua, Hawaii
April 14, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
This breathtaking beachfront home is surrounded by a quarter mile of sandy beach on Oneloa Bay. The most unique feature of the home is the electronically controlled ceiling-to-floor pocket doors that open from the living room to the massive pool deck and 60-foot infinity-edge pool with waterfall. Gorgeous staircases contribute to the 7,499-square-foot interior that includes five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. If these details haven’t drawn you in, perhaps the two Jacuzzi spas and media room will. This property is equipped with just about everything for a luxe lifestyle.
$22,500,000, Roy H. Sakamoto, Sakamoto Properties, 808-669-0070, sakamotoproperties.com.
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The Top 25
April 14, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
The finest oceanfront homes for sale from Hawaii to Maine.
We searched high and low for the best of the best. From quaint oceanfront villas to palatial cliffside estates, these dream homes currently for sale represent the top of the market in the most desired and most exclusive seaside communities in the United States. If you want an oceanfront home, your search begins right here.
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Laguna Beach, California Along Laguna Beach, you will find this creative modern home designed by Christian Light, known for his contemporary oceanside residences. |
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Malibu, California Massive stone fireplaces, wood beams, walnut floors, and hand-forged designer hardware bring warm comfort to this Californian villa located on La Piedra State Beach in Malibu. |
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Malibu, California Set back on the quiet, pristine shore of Malibu’s El Matador Beach is the marvelous stone house of Elephant Rock.. |
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Santa Barbara, California Sitting on a bluff with the Santa Barbara mountain range behind and the Pacific in front, this estate not only features some of the finest views in the state, but it also serves as one of the best homes for entertaining you’ll come across on the West Coast. |
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Greenwich, Connecticut This newly built palace located on 2.2 acres on Long Island Sound should cause a few jaws to drop. |
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Boca Raton, Flordia Located within the exclusive Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, this gated, Italian Renaissance-style estate offers spectacular views on 475 feet of water frontage with protected deepwater yacht dockage. |
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Coral Gables, Flordia For those who want the best, this South Florida estate situated on three acres of prime oceanfront land on Biscayne Bay with views of the Miami skyline provides the ultimate in decadence. |
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Manalapan, Florida Surrounded by meandering and swimmable water gardens, the home features a first-ever glass “water floor,” an arched aquarium wet bar with over 100 exotic fish, and a 10-foot kitchen water wall. |
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Palm Beach, Flordia British West Indies/Georgian-style architecture merges with contemporary interior design at this stately 12,700-square-foot oceanfront mansion on North Ocean Boulevard. |
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Sea Island, Georgia Once you drive out to Sea Island and breathe in that sweet Southern air, you’ll know right away that it’s time to slow down. |
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Honolulu, Hawaii This spectacular 1.4-acre estate, located on Honolulu’s most prestigious Kahala Avenue, includes three residences with a total of 18,300 square feet of roofed living area. |
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Kamuela, Hawaii The elegant landscape and interior design of this spectacular oceanfront estate gives a tropical feel to indoor and outdoor living at its finest at the Mauna Lani Resort. |
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Kapalua, Hawaii This breathtaking beachfront home is surrounded by a quarter mile of sandy beach on Oneloa Bay. |
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Maui, Hawaii Located just south of the Kea Lani Hotel and only steps to one of Maui’s pristine, white sand beaches, this home is set on two-thirds of an acre and overlooks the Pacific Ocean. |
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Gloucester, Massachusetts With two acres of manicured lawns, alluring perennial gardens, natural privacy of the coast and wooded areas, and over 10,000 square feet of indoor space, this five-structure home is both exquisite and functional. |
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Deer Isle Point, Maine Both unique and beautiful, this four-bedroom property set on 5.2 acres known as Lighthouse Point is perfect for a true ocean lover. |
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Figure Eight Island, North Carolina When it comes to seclusion, privacy, and luxury on the East Coast, it’s hard to beat this 4,000-square-foot beach cottage on Figure Eight Island. |
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East Hampton, New York Privacy and panoramic views are just the beginning for this exquisite oceanfront home. This gated property on 1.86 acres includes six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, a professional kitchen, a formal dining room, and a gym. |
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Southampton, New York This dramatic oceanfront home is situated on 2.3 acres featuring beautiful views of Meadow Lane’s Coopers Pond as well as the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Gold Beach, Oregon This 4,500-square-foot Pacific Northwest lodge-style home combines the best of the mountains with a spectacular setting perched high atop steep cliffs on this rugged section of the southern Oregon coast. |
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Narragansett, Rhode Island This romantic four-bedroom, three-bathroom Ocean Road estate calls to mind ancient English architecture with its stone masonry arch, 30-foot turret, and decorative wrought iron gates, as well as romantic interior design details such as oak panel doors that open to a spacious living hall with an inglenook fireplace and a master bedroom suite with its own fireplace. |
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Charleston, South Carolina Take a stroll through this historical low country town, past the Old City Market, along Rainbow Row, and down to Battery Park and before you know it, you’ll be looking for a home here. |
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Corpus Christi, Texas In the search for that ideal oceanfront estate, it’s rare that one’s eye turns to the Gulf Coast of Texas, but for the discriminating buyer, it’s obvious that this 5,000-square-foot estate situated on 4.18 acres along Corpus Christi Bay is the top choice. |
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Eastville, Virginia If you’re in the market for a piece of history, as well as some of the most spectacular land available in the region, Point Farm should be your only choice. |
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Port Ludlow, Washington Situated in a recreational area of Port Ludlow, this incredible custom-built timber lodge boasts a one-of-a-kind structure with panoramic views of Hood Canal. |
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The Obama Winter White House
Take an exclusive look inside President Barack Obama’s winter retreat on Oahu’s Kailua Beach. By Jack Morris, photographs by Dave Sanford. Read more
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Maui, Hawaii
February 9, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
Located on the property of the ultra-luxe Ritz-Carlton Kapalua Bay on Maui, the Residences oceanfront complex is composed of 84 condominiums from about 3,000 to more than 4,200 square feet and have lanais as large as 1,150 square feet. Read more
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Big Island, Hawaii
Located on the renowned “Gold Coast,” dotted with luxury resorts and multi-million dollar homes, Hualalai provides more than just upscale residences: it is an investment in an incomparable lifestyle. Read more
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Learn The Basics Of Freediving
February 3, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
You’ve seen it in the movies and maybe even in person, but your reaction has always been the same: how do they do that? Read more
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Cher’s Hawaiian Home Sold at Auction for $8.72 Million
January 25, 2010 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
Concierge Auctions Attracts High-Profile Bidders to Complete Sale of Five Luxury Properties in Kona, Hawaii on January 18
KONA, Hawaii, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Concierge Auctions (www.conciergeauctions.com), the leading luxury real estate auction company, today announced the sale of Cher’s home in the exclusive Hualalai Resort in Hawaii to a buyer from Arizona for $8.72 million. The January 18 auction included the successful sale of five properties in Kona, Hawaii, for a total of more than $19.4 million.
In addition to Cher’s home, a property at 72-3209 Ka Nehe Place in the Kuki’o Golf and Beach Club and Residences selling absolute was purchased by a buyer from Beverly Hills for $4.95 million. A second home selling absolute in Kuki’o, at 72-3205 Punaloa Place, was purchased for $3.85 million. Collectively, the prices achieved for the homes in Kuki’o were $10 per square foot higher than the average price per square foot for other homes sold in the Maniniowali section of Kuki’o over the past six months. Additionally, two home sites in Kuki’o sold for $990,000 and $962,000, respectively.
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Ocean Home Magazine Gets Exclusive Inside Tour of President Obama’s Winter White House
December 26, 2009 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
We’ll will be unveiling the photo gallery of the luxurious Plantation Estate at Paradise Point Estates at Kailua Bay soon, and in the March/April 2010 print issue. Read more
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Maui’s Ahihi Bay Hideaway
December 21, 2009 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
Soak in the rays at this secluded Hawaiian destination. By Scott Kauffman
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Latest Openings
October 8, 2009 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
Hawaii, Mexico’s Riviera Maya, and Oregon. Read more
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Waipouli Beach Resort – Kauai, Hawaii
April 30, 2009 by OceanHome · Leave a Comment
View from Lanai.
Pure oceanfront luxury… This top floor corner penthouse is located in Waipouli Beach Resort’s closest ocean front location, with stunning ocean views from the living area, lanai, and bedrooms. With sprawling ocean views, experience one of Waipouli Beach Resort’s top 5 Suites. Purchase this from the owner for 1.6 million or simply enjoy the experience for a moment in time.
Winner of two first prizes in the $2,000,000 + condo category of the 2006 ’50th Parades of homes is one of many reasons to visit this special property. The furniture was selected and designed by the renown interior designer, Philpotts and Associates, known for their incredible resorts and custom homes around the world. The stylish interior of this ocean view 2 bedroom, 3 bath, 1312 square foot unit includes top of the line kitchen with granite counter tops and African Mahogany cabinets, 3 full bathrooms with Peruvian Travertine stone surrounds, soaking tubs and two showers. Other features include flat screen TVs, air conditioning, and interior full size stackable washer and dryer.
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Waipouli Beach Resort & Spa boasts Kauai’s only heated fresh water lazy river pool with one cave, two water slides, three sand bottom whirlpool spas, three waterfalls and a child friendly sand bottom beach area. On the property there is a grill and a large beach front bar perfect for lunch, dinner, and Mai Tai time. Take a jog or walk on our outdoor paved walkways that circle the entire resort or enjoy the fitness room. Pamper yourself at the 5,000 square foot Aveda Spa with massage and much more.
The location of the resort is superior in the sense that one is halfway to each side of the island, making all activities a short drive. It is also a short walk to the historical town of Kapaa which has fantastic restaurants, organic food stores, boutique shopping, and a yoga studio. Nearby is the newly built beach path which goes for miles… perfect for walking or cycling.
Property Features:
* Sunny beachfront location, close to all amenities.
* Exquisite interior design
* Gourmet kitchen
* Beautiful gardens
* 2 Superior King beds for the ultimate sleep!
* Kauai’s only heated salt water pool
* oceanfront bar and restaurant
* Wi-Fi
* Air Conditioning
* Family friendly
* Aveda Spa & fitness facility
* Nearby boutique shopping and variety of excellent restaurants
* Nearby activities – golf, surfing, kayaking, hiking, waterfalls and more…
* Nearby Bikrams Yoga Studio
* Walk to the Coconut MarketPlace with over 60 shops, restaurants and theater
This is truly the best value on Kauai for luxury accommodations!
Call us now at 1.877.465.2824 or email reservations@kauaiexclusive.com to
reserve your dates.
This property is managed by Kauai Exclusive Management. To view all of our Waipouli Beach Resort units, please go to: www.kauaiexclusive.com
Property Details:
Address:
Waipouli Beach Resort
4-820 Kuhio Hwy # 4
Kapaa, HI
96746, USA
Accommodates up to 6 Guests, Rooms: 2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Beds: 2 King Beds, 1 Other Bed. No Smoking. No Pets. 4 Dining Seats. 1300 Square Feet.
Rates: $429 – $649 Nightly
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McAfee Puts Molokai Ocean Home Up for Sale
April 7, 2009 by OceanHome · 3 Comments
Former software mogul John McAfee puts his Molokai home on the market and heads for the equator.
From his deck overlooking the emerald waters inside Belize’s cherished coral reef on the north island of Ambergris Caye, John McAfee dries himself off after a swim, sips his second cup of coffee, and openly admits, “Hawaii is over for me.”
McAfee’s take on the Aloha State isn’t shared by many, but then again, most people aren’t as fortunate to have the luxury of turning their backs on paradise.
The British-born former software mogul, who was raised in Virginia, singlehandedly created the world’s most popular anti-virus program (McAfee VirusScan) with his eponymous company and one of the first Internet chat services anywhere (PowWow). However, at the height of it all, McAfee dumped the corporate suits for a rockstar lifestyle of flight jackets, crash helmets, and flip-flops.
“In the software industry, we don’t have the culture that rock stars have,” says McAfee. “It might be nice to be on stage with women throwing panties at you and doing drugs all night, but I worked 16 hours a day managing a software company. The success that came was an afterthought. It didn’t change what I was doing.”
Maybe it’s the Maori tattoos on his arms (a reminder of a trip to the remote west coast of New Zealand), the network of airstrips he’s building in Belize for his club of aerotrekkers (think motorcycles with wings), or the fact that McAfee just became an official resident of Belize, but this 64-yearold looks, acts, and talks more like a wide-eyed grad student whose world is his oyster than a retired millionaire about to receive his AARP card.
“It wasn’t until after I left the company that I realized I had more money than anyone can spend. What was I going to do? So I stared doing what I loved to do: fishing, diving, snorkeling, jet skiing, boating, and all the things that thrilled me.”
McAfee’s success also afforded him the luxury of owning about a dozen estates (he isn’t sure of the exact number) spread out across North America, Fiji, and Belize, and now he’s cashing it all in. In fact, his 280-acre Colorado mountain estate that was estimated at over $20 million was auctioned off for a mere $5.78 million. “I’m embarrassed that I built that house in Colorado,” says McAfee. “It sold to a gentleman who shouldn’t have bought it. The maintenance on that place is over $1 million a year.”
One of the featured items on the McAfee real estate chopping block is his 5,800 square foot beachfront
estate on 5.3 acres of Hawaii’s secluded Molokai Island, a home that took him seven years to build and one that he never moved into.
Construction of the Molokai home wasn’t easy, admits McAfee. All of the materials had to be flown in or shipped by barge. But now that the home is finished, it’s easy to see why he started the project in the first place, especially when you calculate a quick 15-minute flight to Honolulu. “It’s the perfect place,” says McAfee. 
The property, nestled at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, is guarded by a 20- foot-high Japanese gate house featuring iron gates and Afghan teak wood horses. The perimeter fence includes Molokai rock columns with tight knot cedar in case the seclusion of this spot doesn’t offer enough privacy as it is.
“I was trying to build something fairly grand,” says McAfee. “I contracted a local Hawaiian artist to build a traditional Hawaiian wall around the entire property. The wall and gatehouse cost $300,000.”
Andrea Pilot of Coldwell Banker represents the property which begins with a circular driveway that winds through a Kiawe forest into the double-wide porte-cochere. From there you can see through the custom front doors of this Hawaiian-Asian style farmhouse to the crashing surf out back.
The great room combines the kitchen, living room, and dining room. It has large sliding glass doors that open out to a huge covered deck, providing sweeping ocean views towards Oahu and Diamond Head. The deck runs along the entire ocean side of the house from the master suite to the north wing bedrooms (four, including a private maid’s quarters). The great room contains four large skylights which are remote controlled with sensors to automatically close when it rains.
“I like open spaces, hence the open design of the home—large rooms, high ceiling, lots of windows. If you live at the beach, you should let the light in and be able to see the surf crashing on the rocks.”
Along with the openness of the home, McAfee wanted to make sure the house paid tribute to the local heritage. Two Molokai rock fireplaces with hickory entertainment centers, one in the great room and one in the master suite, took six months to build, while all counter tops are custom “sea foam” granite with full backsplashes that reflect like a mirror.
The master bedroom suite is 1,262 square feet of enclosed living space with an additional 528 square-foot covered deck with an ocean view of Kaiwi Channel. The suite also includes a large walk-in closet, computer office space, floor-to-ceiling Molokai rock fireplace and entertainment center, a Jacuzzi bath tub with view of ocean, glass block shower, toilet and bidet, his-and-hers sinks, and a large hickory wood linen closet. Two guest bedrooms feature full bathrooms and walk-in closets along with access to the covered deck with ocean views. The maid’s quarters provide privacy with a separate entrance, full bathroom, kitchenette area, and private deck, also enjoying ocean views.
“The house is designed so that from any bedroom you have a grand view of the ocean. At night, with the lights of Waikiki just offshore, it’s gorgeous.”
So why sell, especially for a third of what he put into it? For McAfee, the answer is more philosophical than practical. He says that his success was a potential threat to his freedom. As his company became more successful, he put more of himself into it to the point where he says he had no other life. “You socialize around it, you think about it exclusively, and spend all of your time on it. It happened to me and it wasn’t fun.” That’s when he hired former IBM executive Bill Larson to take over the reins.
“I said, ‘Here’s the company, take it, I’m leaving.’ It freed me from what could have become a very tedious life with me ending up some fat, retired business man wearing a suit, taking a two-week vacation to a place where I now live. It took seven years to build this house on Molokai and in that time, my entire life changed. Belize is where I want to spend my time. This will be my home for my remaining time here.”
The ease with which McAfee discusses his ultimate demise carries with it a tone of spiritual enlightenment that seems to flow as smoothly off his tongue as do his natural observations overlooking the turquoise waters from his deck. For this former corporate king, a beachfront home is more than just a status symbol. It has become a way of life. —Jack Morris
For more information on John McAfee’s Molokai home, including an expanded photo gallery, visit andreapilot.com or contact Andrea Pilot at Coldwell Banker:
Andrea Pilot
REALTOR
Coldwell Banker Brentwood West
11999 San Vicente Blvd. #100
Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-442-1639 (D)
310-874-5201 (C)
email: andpilot@aol.com
www.andreapilot.com
Video: John McAfee and his Sky Gypsies
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John McAfee's home in Belize
John McAfee in Belize
John McAfee in Belize
John McAfee in Belize
John McAfee in Belize
John McAfee's home in Belize
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Maui, Hawaii
This masterpiece was designed for actor Richard Chamberlain and features only the finest materials and architectural design elements. Four bedrooms, three full and one half bathrooms, and a separate “ohana” cottage for guests or family (which features two bedrooms and two bathrooms) are spread out over a half acre of land overlooking Maui’s Keawakapu Beach and close to four world-class golf courses. You can expect beautiful sunsets each evening over the distant islands. This private and secured estate is also minutes away from the Grand Wailea Resort, restaurants, and designer shops.
Details: $23,000,000; Nancy Callahan, Makena Bay Properties, 877-960-0009, www.makenabayproperties.com.
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Top 10 New Oceanfront Golf Courses
January 23, 2009 by OceanHome · 2 Comments
The ocean lifestyle means different things to different people. To some, it is all about the pure pleasure of yachting the bountiful blue waters. To others, it is the sheer beauty of the beach or the buzz of various coastal activities. To golfers, the coast means one thing: links golf. Read more
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1189 Halepaka Place, Baby Beach, Lahaina, Hawaii
January 16, 2009 by Mary Ann Fitch · Leave a Comment
The master bedroom.
Step through the custom bronze gates of “The Beach House” and enter a tranquil Japanese-style courtyard garden. This spectacular four bedroom, four and one-half bath plantation-style, oceanfront residence is located in the cultural and historic district of Lahaina, just a short walk to excellent dining, shopping and activities. Read more
