Confessions of a Maui Oceanfront Home - Volume 2

Confessions of a Maui Oceanfront Home - Volume III

When last I left you, I was spilling my guts about having just learned that I've lived a rare life 200 feet above the whales. I also shared with you that I've been fortunate in that an artist has inhabited my walls from the day I arrived.

With all the hustle and bustle of different people coming by to see me - to consider me to be their new house - a few people have stood out, one in particular.

In fact, there are three serious offers on the table, and one of them belongs to an artist. How serendipitous is that?

I've learned through all these years that I, too, am inspired by art, no matter what its form - print media, painting, photography, music. I hope my new owner keeps those kinds of arias floating through my cool breezes.

I'll keep you informed.

Until then,

40 Hale Pili Way
www.40HalePiliWay
tp://tinyurl.com/mmt8v7l

A Near-Self-Sustaining 130 Kuloli Place

Have you ever thought about living more simply?

130 Kuloli Place in Hauku, Maui, Hawaii is one of those rare homes whose site alone is worth the asking price. Situated atop 2 acres of rolling hills, views extend eastward from the Pacific Ocean, almost 180 degrees to the West Maui Mountains and, on a clear day, Molokai. How much more exotic can a location get?

The point of this tropical rain forest home is that it's one that practically begs for an earthlover caretaker - someone who enjoys digging, planting, and arranging in the rich soil. The property is practically raining in avocados. You can make fresh juices from lilikoi and tangelo. Bananas abound, even shrouding two private outdoor showers just like the one pictured here. Just imagine adding papaya, mango and farm-fresh eggs to the mix.

With frequent tropical showers, this home could theoretically become its own sulf-sustaining entity. Water catchments and photovoltaic cells could lessen your dependence on the utility companies, and you could create dinner from the foods you so carefully cultivate around your own ornately landscaped home.

Two kichens mean you can prepare meals traditionally or you can venture to the upstairs screened-in lanai to enjoy the forever views.

Drop by me on the web:  
http://www.130KuloliPlace.com
See me from satellite:
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Confessions of a Maui Oceanfront Home - Volume III

Confessions of a Maui Oceanfront Home - Volume III

When last I left you, I was spilling my guts about having just learned that I've lived a rare life 200 feet above the whales. I also shared with you that I've been fortunate in that an artist has inhabited my walls from the day I arrived.

With all the hustle and bustle of different people coming by to see me - to consider me to be their new house - a few people have stood out, one in particular. 

In fact, there are three serious offers on the table, and one of them belongs to an artist. How serendipitous is that?

I've learned through all these years that I, too, am inspired by art, no matter what its form - print media, painting, photography, music. I hope my new owner keeps those kinds of arias floating through my cool breezes.

I'll keep you informed.

Until then,

40 Hale Pili Way
www.40HalePiliWay
tp://tinyurl.com/mmt8v7l

Rhonda Smith-Sanchez
808-205-2175
RhondaMauihi@gmail.com

Confessions of an Oceanfront Maui Home - Volume 2

Confessions of a Maui Oceanfront Home - Volume 2

When we last got together, I shared with you how I never realized that I’ve lived a rare life, perched on a cliff overlooking Maui’s Ua’oa Bay.

I recently came to learn of my rare privilege because scores of people have been coming to look me over, considering me as a possibility to be their new home.

I’ve been fortunate to have an art and architecture lover inside my walls since my foundation was first laid. I’ve been witness to countless drawings, paintings, sketches and literature for years. My private upstairs turret has been sanctuary for so much creativity, and I’ve been a part of that.

I must say that I’ll miss witnessing so much beauty come to life from within my walls, and I wish my owners well as they move just a few miles up the shoreline.

I also must say that I’m excited at the possibilities yet to come. There are several offers on the table, all from people who have made it clear that they will love me just as much as my current owners do.

I’ll let you know how things turn out.

Until next time,

40 Hale Pili
www.40HalePili.com
http://tinyurl.com/ptg9u3s.

Confessions of an Oceanfront Maui Home - Volume 1

Confessions of an Oceanfront Maui Home

I have to admit that I knew deep down inside this day would come. The owners who so lovingly built me to suit their needs are moving on. They’re not moving far - just a few miles up the road. Still, life has its cycles, and I’m entering a new one.

It’s been interesting watching all the different people check out all my parts and hearing what they have to say. Having been here all my life and having nothing else to compare to, I never knew how good I’ve had it all these years. I thought every home had ocean views that extended all the way to Alaska. I thought every home watched the whales and the spinner dolphins playing underneath the rainbows and dramatic sunsets.

After hearing the stories of people who experience mainland winters and big city traffic, I will never take my rural cliff top existence for granted again. I’m very much looking forward to tomorrow’s Open House from 12-3 to hear even more stories. If you sit quietly enough, you can hear me telling mine, too.

Until next time,

40 Hale Pili
www.40HalePili.com
http://tinyurl.com/ptg9u3s.

Hawaii. Maui, specifically. I can’t remember where I heard or read the stats, but I believe our isolated island out here in the middle of the Pacific has something like fourteen microclimates. 

Situated at the end of a lonely road about a mile off of Maui’s famed Hana Highway, 61 S. Honokala Road enjoys two of these microclimates. (See the palm-lined road from the mid- to lower left of the photo? That's the drive to the property, ending at the green-roofed structure in the near center of the photo).

Directly behind the property is the Ko’olau Forest Reserve, thick with the tall shade trees. This area is cool and shady, much like the woods that Little Red Riding Hood likely skipped through on her way to Grandma’s house. 

In front of the property is a steep descent into a picturesque tropical gulch lined with coconut palm trees, banana trees and every shade of green you can imagine. Oh, and blue. I can’t forget to mention the blue. That’s where the sky and the forever views of the ocean meet. This area is warm and sunny, with cool breezes that flow up from the gulch over the land.

If you’ve ever considered building your dream home on an extremely private Hawaiian oasis, you owe it to yourself to bring a picnic blanket and your thoughts for a few hours, if for no other reason than to allow the immense and rare beauty of this property to fully envelop you. 

It may just be that dream you’ve been dreaming all along.

www.61SHonokalaRoad.com

http://goo.gl/maps/tiRup