Keawakapu Beach is one of Maui's best beaches. White sand, great snorkeling and swimming, and views of West Maui
Mountains, Lanai and Koho'olawe. The beach is in south Maui on the border between Kihei and Wailea. There's public parking
located directly across the street from the beach access on South Kihei Road. The last beachfront home sold on Keawakapu
for $10,000,000 in February, 2008.There are two active listings on the Beach both of them currently listed at $25,000,000.

Select from the following list for information on active Maui Real Estate listings:

Wailea and Makena Oceanfront Homes
Keawakapu Beach Estate
Maluaka Makena Oceanfront
Wailea & Makena Homes for Sale

Aloha From Maui,

Scott J. Innes R(S)
Island Sotheby's International Realty

Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
(808) 344-0294 Direct

Happy New Year!

2008 has gotten off to a great start. I've made a change and have joined the offices of Island Sotheby's International Realty in Wailea. It's a great company and we represent unique properties located in many of the most beautiful and highly desired locations around the world, including Maui. With a worldwide network of buyers and sellers, I can now offer my clients unique advantages in marketing their properties. Sotheby's has an extensive network of buyers and sellers internationally and a great website at http://www.sothebysrealty.com/. I'm excited to be working with such a great group of people. I will continue to focus on Maui real estate in Wailea & Makena as well as upcountry real estate. Island Sotheby's International Realty has offices in Wailea and Makawao.

We took a trip to see a several properties in Hana for sale yesterday including one of our listings located just before your arrive into Hana town. For the buyer looking for "Old Hawaii" in a lush tropical setting this 9-acre oasis is gated and private with sweeping views of lush greenery and the blue Pacific Ocean. The property would appeal to the buyer who wants to live away from it all in Hana - a true feeling of what people think of old Hawaii.

The home is superbly constructed and features quality fixtures and appliances throughout. Soaring open-beam ceilings and spacious wrap-around covered lanais, perfect for entertaining with the view, complements the large open gourmet kitchen.

The fee standing garage features an office with a full bath which cold b e used as a caretakers area. Additionally there is plenty of room and privacy for a separate Ohana (cottage). There are over nine acres of scenic, landscaped grounds, planted with hundreds of beautiful red and specimen palms, anthuriums, and more. A garden hillside of gardenias, puakenekene, white gingers and lokelani rose, create a heavenly tropical fragrance around the home. For more information on this property, click here.

We also previewed 2 condos, which we will be co-listing for sale on the grounds at the Hotel Hana Maui. The property has only 10 condominium units with ocean views. There are currently two beautifully appointed three bedrooms condos available. With all the amenities of the hotel both of these units are 2000 square feet of exquisitely designed living. These homes offer great ocean views, ultimate privacy and access to all the amenities of Hotel Hana-Maui.

For more information on this property click here.

I wish you all the best for a safe and prosperous New Year!

Aloha, Scott

Scott J. Innes, Realtor
808-344-0294 Direct
Island Sotheby's International Realty
www.MauiRealEstateAdvisor.com

One thing visitors to Hawaii and to Maui are surprised about when they come here for the first time is how many different weather patterns and climates there are. What are the differences and what causes them?

One of the wettest spots on earth is located within miles of a desert coastal plain with very little rainfall during the year. In a very close proximity you have the 10,023 foot peak of Haleakala where there is a tundra high altitude climate in contrast with the tropical rain forests of east Maui; and then the dry central valley and West and South Maui Coasts.

Up in Kula, where I live, you even have different climates within elevations in the same area. It is wetter and cooler at the 3800' elevation compared to the dryer lower Kula area at around 2000' elevation with Kiawe trees and scrub and grasslands.

In Haiku and East Maui you are in the tropical rain forest and even within the rain forest there are varying degrees of wetness.

In West Maui and Lahaina (In Hawaiian the name translates to relentless sun) it is hot and dry and the beaches and sunsets are incredible.

It's truly amazing when you get to know how different each area is. In general it is rainier and wetter in the east (windward) facing sides of the islands and dryer and hotter in the west (leeward) facing sides of the islands. The typical trade wind flow of our weather patterns often has winds coming in from the east bringing in rainfall which deposits on the eastern (windward) and up mountain (mauka) slopes.

So where do you want to live on Maui? If you like tropical rainforest and proximity to windsurfing then you definitely want to be on the North Shore or in Haiku, Upcountry. If you like beaches, restaurants, shopping then you would want to live in south Maui including Makena, Wailea, Kihei or in West Maui in Laniopoko, Lahaina, Kaanapali. The closer you get to Kapalua the more wind and rain you get as it's just peaking over the edge toward the windward of West Maui Mountains. And of course if you are a golfer then Wailea, Kaanapali and Kapalua are the places you would want to consider. If you like cooler weather then Kula is the place to be - colder at the higher elevation and warmer at the lower elevations.

If you want more information about Maui feel free to contact me by phone or email at (808) 344-0294 Direct or scott@mauirealestateadvisor.com or visit my site at http://www.mauirealestateadvisor.com/

For information on different areas of Maui select the following links:

Wailea & Makena real estate

Upcountry real estate

South Maui real estate

West Maui real estate

Aloha,

Scott J. Innes
Jim Sanders Realty, Inc.
(808) 344-0294 Direct