Waimea, Waikoloa and the Kohala Coast
The South Kohala district runs from the Kohala Coast resorts (Waikoloa Beach, Mauna Lani and Mauna Kea) inland to Waikoloa Village and up to the ranch town of Waimea.
About Waimea, Waikoloa and the Kohala Coast
Title Guaranty reports this whole area as one district, so its numbers mix resort homes with Waikoloa Village and Waimea houses. About 128 single-family homes and 125 condos sold from January to September 2026.
Condo prices swing widely month to month, from about $440,000 to $2.3 million, depending on how many resort units close.
What homes sell for
| Property type | Sales, Jan–Sep 2026 | Median or range |
|---|---|---|
| Single-family homes | About 130 | $871K–$1.5M |
| Condos | About 125 | $440K–$2.3M |
Source: Title Guaranty monthly Hawaii Island residential sales reports, January–September 2026.
Can you rent to visitors?
Land, title and what to check
Waimea has Department of Hawaiian Home Lands homesteads at Pu’ukapu and Lalamilo, and DHHL also holds land at Kawaihae.
Resort-area properties usually sit inside master associations with their own design rules and fees on top of each building’s HOA.
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
Much of this district is dry grassland, and Waikoloa Village has faced wildfire evacuations. Check an address’s wildfire risk and the property’s defensible space.
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 Honokaa High School or Kealakehe High School, depending on address. Assignments go by address, so confirm with the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Condo complexes in Waimea, Waikoloa and the Kohala Coast
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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