Walk in and literally feel the special difference in the curated living room, the dining, modern kitchen and lanai rooms with views across green lawns to shimmering Pearl Harbor and the Pacific beyond.  The difference is elevation, now a vital home-buying feature because of global warming and the “new normal” long hot summers like that Honolulu has just endured: At 400 feet above sea level, this Wailuna home is usually at least 2-3 critical degrees cooler than the homes below .  Hawaiian chiefs knew this, wintering in Waikiki but retreating up into Nuuanu as summer came. For the rare still day, a split AC system is ready to serve. And the "alii life” beckons year ‘round with your exclusive membership in Wailuna Pool Club amid shady parks nearby. Listed for $675,000 Fee Simple.

This spacious home at the edge of Haiku Village is surrounded by the green walls of the Koolau that shelter the Windward coast. The house embraces a private fenced garden, and the cool forest, cliffs and sky above. Inside you find “new” everywhere, from gourmet kitchen to luxury baths. Remodeled and renovated, this beautiful home is a triumph of design and large spaces. A stairway leads to a second floor with forever views, a space that can be guest quarters, retreat, meditation, or entertainment, yours to choose. Photo-Voltaic and hot water solar panels, with Tesla Powerwall, means your home saves you money, and respects nature as well. Here is a home that honors the Hawaiian command to “Malama the Aina”, care for the land. Your pride of ownership is instant and abiding. Listed for $1,695,000

The quietest place in the world—this could be it except for the winds in the forest, the whispering of the bamboo, the call of birds nearby. But on another day the air will be filled with the laughter of children playing in the brilliant blue swimming pool, or chatter of guests on the lanai. Held in the arms of the towering Koolau on the very edge of nature, this long-loved home, refreshed with new landscaping, renovated baths and an entirely repainted interior. You are at the very end of the road, with kindly neighbors, very little traffic but you still have quick access to Likelike Highway, and the H-3 Freeway. And nearby, all the resources of Kaneohe--shopping, professional services, two movie complexes, dining--are literally within five minutes' drive. And just beyond are the beauties of Kaneohe Bay, a paradise of boating, diving, windsurfing and fishing in one of the most scenic places in all Hawaii. Listed for $1,195,000 Fee Simple.

Immaculate home in excellent condition with astounding treetop and Koolau mountain views. Remodeled kitchen, baths, bedrooms, walk-in closets. Ceramic tile and new bamboo flooring. Freshly painted indoors and out. Second floor designed for extended family living with large kitchenette. Central location with fast, easy access to schools, shopping, services and H-3, Pali and Likelike highways. Listed for $959,000 Fee Simple.

With hills behind and the sea below, this tropical villa offers peaceful sanctuary and stunning scenery above Kailua Beach. Architect-designed home has marble floors and granite counters in a Euro-style gourmet kitchen. Parks, restaurants, choice schools, shopping close by. For cool, quiet nights and bright sunshiny days, make this your own special piece of Paradise by the sea.