About Honolulu's Hawaii Loa Ridge

My Favorite Honolulu Neighborhoods: Hawaii Loa Ridge, in the Diamond Head Region

Hawaii Loa Ridge is 20 minutes east of Wakiki and 5-10 minutes from Kahala Mall, a large indoor shopping complex. Located on P’uu Ikena Drive east of Aina Haina, it is anextremely exclusive community. The ocean is less than five minutes away from Hawaii Loa Ridge, and the world famous Kahala Mandarin Hotel, Waikiki Beach, and Ala Moana Shopping Center aren’t much further away. This community is highly luxurious and consequently one of the most expensive areas with many homes having absolutely amazing ocean views.

This gated community is popular among celebrities who choose to live in Hawaii Loa Ridge because of the privacy and security. All properties are single family homes built under the guideline of a View Channel. You’ll find a private park, tennis courts, and club house for residents here as well.

Developed in the early 1980′s, it quickly was a sell out. As a result, eight additional developments further and further up the ridge were built. To say the views from the ridge are absolutely sensational would be an understatement. Most of the more than 500 homes were built to taking full advantage of the view channel guidelines and many have Diamond Head, Koko Head, Koko Crater and panoramic ocean views.

The average 3,000 to 4,000 square foot home on the Hawaii Loa Ridge today will cost in the $1,500,000 to $2,200,000 range while a select number of homes have been sold for double these values.

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Here is a map of the Kuliouou / Hawaii Loa Ridge. As you can see, the Kuliouou Ridge Hike starts off of Kuliouou Road, whereas the Hawaii Loa Ridge hike starts on Puuikena Drive Nearby communities are Wailupe, Waialai Iki, Kalana Iki, Aina Haina, Kahala, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Paiko Lagoon, Waialae Nui Lower, Diamond Head and Kaimuki. From Kalanianaole Hwy, turn onto Puuikena Drive (across from Kawaikui Beach Park). Tell the guard that you are a Hawaii resident and hiking the ridge. He will check your driver's license (sometimes registration, and insurance) before letting you in. Proceed to the very end of the road and park at the trailhead. In this area you will find “high end” Hawaii homes, located on, Ikena Circle, Kaialii Place, Kaulana Place, Kokololio Place, Lelekepue Place, Maono Loop, Maono Place, Moaniala Streer, Puuikena Drive and Puuikena Place. This community was named after Hawaii Loa, traditional discoverer of the land. It is also a form of Hawaiki, the traditional home of the Polynesians. A couple of theories exist on the origin of the name Hawaii. One theory has it that the name comes from a combination of the words "Hawa" and "ii" and means a small or new homeland; "Hawa" meaning a traditionl homeland and "ii" meaning small and raging. The other theory is that the name comes from the traditional discoverer of the islands, Hawaii Loa.

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