A six-bedroom estate in the Kūkiʻo Golf & Beach Club on Hawaiʻi Island sold for $38.25 million in late January, setting a new price record for the gated Kona community. The 7,876-square-foot home sits on about one acre overlooking Kua Bay, marking a new high point for luxury sales along the Kohala Coast.
The deal closed on January 28 and surpassed all previous sales in Kūkiʻo. The property’s six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and ocean-facing lot were key selling points, based on local MLS and brokerage data reported by Pacific Business News.
Listing records spell out the numbers
Brokerage records identify the property as 72 3207 Maniniowali Drive, a single main structure with six bedrooms, six full bathrooms and approximately 7,876 square feet on about 0.98 acres. The same records show a closed price of $38,250,000. Local broker data published by Hapuna Realty also lists the MLS number and an assessed value that sits well below the ultimate sale price, a gap that underscores just how much of a premium buyers are willing to pay at the very top of this market. Those details match the feeds used by regional agents and listing aggregators.
Why Kūkiʻo keeps setting records
Kūkiʻo presents itself as a private residential equity club that wraps homes in resort level perks, including a beach club, spa and fitness facilities, a Tom Fazio designed championship course and a separate short course. The mix of tight membership rules, limited inventory and high end amenities has produced a string of multi million dollar closings that are not exactly starter home territory. For comparison, the nearby Honu Estate at 72 118 Lei Kaunaoa Place closed for roughly $36.5 million in mid 2024, according to Hawaii Life. That kind of comp helps explain why this latest Kūkiʻo deal now sits as the community’s top recorded sale and nudges the benchmark even higher for future listings.
Local brokerage summaries and market roundups continue to show strong demand at the upper end of Hawaiʻi’s luxury segment even as overall inventory remains thin, a combination that keeps prices under steady upward pressure. Per Hawaii Life, buyers are still chasing turnkey, private club style properties that deliver direct access to both the ocean and golf amenities. Listing records indicate that the transaction was handled through Kukio or Kukio Properties, and public facing documents do not identify the purchaser.
