Experience

Hawai‘i Life’s qualifications, experience, and expertise in this type of assignment.

Hawaii Life is the statistical market leader, by every measure (i.e. sales volume; the number of trades; highest sales, etc.) in luxury real estate listings and sales across the state of Hawaii.

  • Since our founding in 2008, Hawaii Life has conducted the largest residential trades, representing both buyers and sellers, in Hawaii’s history. We’re currently the exclusive listing agents for the highest-priced listings in Hawaii, both public and private.*

  • In the last five years, we have represented more clients in trades at or above $10 million than any other brokerage in Hawaii, including private club developers (See Exhibit marked “Luxury Market Report”). 

  • We maintain robust in-house teams of database engineers; design and marketing personnel; and client services specialists.  We leverage key relationships with global affiliates in Forbes Global Properties and Luxury Portfolio International (the luxury division of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World) and Wealth-X. We have multiple Public Relations firms on retainer, both in Hawaii as well as the U.S. continent.

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 *Dillingham Ranch is the largest publicly listed offering currently in Hawaii.

Exhibits:

HL Company Fact sheet
Hawaii-Life-Factsheet.pdf

HL1 Listing Information
HL1 Listing Information.pdf

Market Report
2020 Hawaii Luxury Market Report

We continue to lead in both listings and sales volume in the state’s luxury market.

Due to our deep bench of Hawai‘i market knowledge, relationships, expertise, and a suite of hyperlocal services that provide tremendous value

Market Share

Hawai‘i Life continues to dominate the high-end sales.

Hawai‘i Life represented 14 of the 48 sides of business in all sales that exceeded $10 million last year, capturing a 29% market share in the very highest end of the luxury market.

 

$3.69 Billion

Hawaii Life Sales Volume in 2021

 

2,645

Transactions in 2021

450,000

Customer Database

>$3M

Most Closed Transactions above $3M in 2021

Notable Information

Download Hawaii Life Fact sheet

  • Hawai‘i Life began operating in June of 2008, headquartered in Hanalei, Kauai. 

  • Hawai‘i Life was nominated as Most Innovative in Brokerage and Technology for 2010 & 2011 by Inman News. 

  • Named Third (#3) Fastest Growing Hawai‘i Company by Pacific Business News, 2012. 

  • Named by Hawai‘i Business Magazine as the #3 residential real estate company in Hawai‘i for 2013 (based on volume of sales, as well as number of transactions).

  • HawaiiLife.com is Hawai‘i’s most-trafficked real estate search engine. (Source: SEMRush, who are independent contractors) 

  • As of 2014, Hawai‘i Life became the top listing residential real estate brokerage in the State of Hawai‘i, by both volume and units. 

  • From 2012 to present, Hawai‘i Life represented more sales of properties listed at $3m+ than any other brokerage in Hawai‘i. (Source: MLS)

  • In 2012, Hawai‘i Life became a founding member of the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust (HILT) with a donation of $30,000. Hawai‘i Life later joined HILT as a Na Koa Aina member with an additional $30,000 pledge.

  • In 2016, The Hawai‘i Life Charitable Fund also became a Na Koa Aina member of HILT with a $30,000 donation.

  • On January 1, 2013, HGTV (Home & Garden Television Network) launched the “Hawai‘i Life” television program, a 13-episode lifestyle and real estate series exclusively featuring the company’s agents and clients. The show's 14th season aired in 2020 to its devoted audience of more than 22 million viewers per episode nationwide. 

  • Hawai‘i Life’s annual conference, The Worthshop Series, has attracted thousands of agents from Hawai‘i and the continental U.S. 

  • In 2019, CHRISTIE’S International Real Estate named Hawai‘i Life as their Global Affiliate of the Year.

  • 2021, Hawaii Life is a founding, exclusive member of Forbes Global Properties.