Kailua-Kona, Keauhou and North Kona
North Kona is the Big Island’s busiest higher-priced market, running from Kailua-Kona town south to Keauhou and Holualoa and north past the airport toward Kukio and Hualalai.
About Kailua-Kona, Keauhou and North Kona
The district had about 280 single-family sales and about 200 condo sales from January to September 2026, more condo sales than anywhere else on the island. Monthly single-family medians held between about $1.1 million and $1.4 million.
Housing ranges from condos along Ali’i Drive and in Keauhou to subdivisions mauka of town, coffee-country lots in Holualoa, and gated resort communities north of the airport.
What homes sell for
| Property type | Sales, Jan–Sep 2026 | Median or range |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes | About 280 | $1.1M–$1.4M |
| Condos | About 195 | $431K–$718K |
Source: Title Guaranty monthly Hawaii Island residential sales reports, January–September 2026.
Can you rent to visitors?
Land, title and what to check
The Villages of La’i ‘Opua in Kealakehe is a Department of Hawaiian Home Lands community.
Many Kona condos and some resort communities have both a building association and a master association, each with its own fees and rules.
Hawaiian Home Lands homesteads are leased rather than sold on the open market. Leases run 99 years and are awarded from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands waiting list to native Hawaiians with at least 50% Hawaiian ancestry. A lease can pass only to a qualified relative or another eligible beneficiary, so these homes don’t appear as regular listings.
Hazards, water and access
North Kona sits on the flanks of Hualalai and Mauna Loa. Check an address’s USGS lava-flow hazard zone, which affects insurance, before you buy.
Check any address for its FEMA flood zone, tsunami evacuation zone, sea level rise exposure, lava zone and wildfire risk with our Hawaii flood zone lookup.
Public schools
The public high school for most addresses here is Kealakehe High School or Konawaena High School, depending on address. Assignments go by address, so confirm with the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Condo complexes in Kailua-Kona, Keauhou and North Kona
Units, year built and visitor rental status from our Big Island condo directory.
Sources: Title Guaranty Hawaii Island sales reports; Hawaii Supreme Court, SCAP-22-0000371 (2024); USGS lava-flow hazard zones; Civil Beat: lava zone insurance (Oct 2024); DHHL awards 200 Panaewa lots (July 2026). Checked October 2026. This guide sticks to public facts about prices, rules, land and hazards. It doesn’t rate neighborhoods or describe who lives in them.
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