Shining Through

A brilliantly designed Hualālai home brings family and friends together.

BY LORI BRYAN

ETHAN TWEEDIE

A sense of welcome seclusion pervades this sprawling ocean-view property, but its spectacular vistas also beg to be shared. Fortunately, the custom-built, bluff-top residence—located on Hualālai’s exclusive Lau‘ekī Place, priced at $8.95 million—answers that call, providing ample space for hosting family and friends or entertaining large groups. Here in the breezy great room (below and previous spread at center), just steps from the large kitchen and elegant dining room, a fraction of the nearly 43,000-square-foot lot is on dazzling display through sliding pocket doors. The alfresco area beckons with its expansive covered lānai, an artfully tiled infinity-edge pool with raised spa, and plenty more spots for soaking up the sun and each other. Single-hung wood-framed windows and substantial ‘ōhi‘a wood posts help to frame the idyllic views, which include the property’s expansive poolside lawn, flowering plants and fruit trees, and, in the distance, the Ke‘olu Golf Course and the cerulean sea.

ETHAN TWEEDIE

Air Time

The home’s roofs not only blend well with the lush landscape, but also allow for vaulted wood ceilings and ceiling fans inside—elements that foster an open and airy feel in the great room (below), among other spaces. The great room leads directly to the office (page 24) and the media room, and the residence’s floor plan makes all of the common areas accessible via the main entry. With more than 6,450 square feet of interior living space, the home enables residents and guests to mingle or spread out as they wish. The owners could even build onto the house if they so desire, thanks to the property’s generously sized lot.

ETHAN TWEEDIE

ETHAN TWEEDIE

ETHAN TWEEDIE

Natural Wonders

The views are equally grand in the home’s private spaces. The office (above), which features built-in wood shelves and cabinetry, offers an awe-inspiring vantage over abundant greenery and blue sea to Maunakea, or “White Mountain”—white because it tends to be snowcapped in winter. In the master bedroom (below), sliding doors open to a covered lānai bordered by bright green lawn that seems to spill into the adjacent golf course. Mountain and ocean make their appearances here, too, creating yet another pull to the outdoors. Even the master bathroom is in on this design, boasting not just the expected indoor amenities—dressing area, dual vanities, soaking tub—but a gorgeous outdoor shower garden.

RYAN FLETCHER

RYAN FLETCHER