Hale Honu Condominiums – A colorful history

Few condos in Princeville have as colorful a history as Hale Honu, located on Hanalei Plantation Road, which defines the boundary of Princeville Community Association controlled land. Those of you who have entered Princeville by turning off the main highway at the Police Station drove right past the Hale Honu complex. If you have departed from the Makai golf course heading Mauka (mountain side) for the main highway, again- you went past Hale Honu.

Hale Honu was originally created as Princeville Staff Housing back in 1971. In 1984 the units were converted to fee simple condos and made available to the general buying public. The units were extensively damaged by Iniki in 1992, but most continued to be occupied for about 2 years after the hurricane, as the insurance claim was processed. The replacement buildings were designed to a much higher standard than the original and feature all steel framing, T111 siding and composition shingle roof in place of the old shake roof. I distinctly remember driving past these units post Iniki and seeing the steel framing. They were certainly ahead of their time. The new buildings were completed in 1995 and reoccupied in early 1996. Even today if you look at the tax information for this unit, the roof shows at “shake” with a construction date of 1971.

Most residents of Hale Honu are long term residents, both resident owners and long term rentals. With only 10 duplex type buildings on over 3 acres, Hale Honu is one of the lowest density complexes in Princeville. The duplex configuration gives the complex the feel of a single family residence as opposed to that of a more typical condo complex.

Hale Honu’s location is unique among the choices to live in Princeville. It’s only a block to the local Fire, Paramedic, and Police Station, then another block to Princeville Shopping Center where you can buy groceries at Foodland, dine out at CJ’s or Paradise Grill or enjoy some great shopping. Both are easy walks. Across from Hale Honu are 14 estate lots of approximately 2-3 acres each that have recently sold or listed from $1 million to $3 million each. Some fabulous homes are going up on these lots.

Each night at 9 PM, the Hanalei Plantation Road gate into Princeville is locked which dramatically lowers traffic through this area making it very quiet. Lushly landscaped, Hale Honu is a great place to invest, retire or purchase as your first “home.”

At present, there is only one Hale Honu listed which is a 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath with apprx. 1085 sqft of living space for $475,000. This is the least expensive 3 bedroom condo on the North Shore. There is also a unit that is being offered as a fractional. Here is a list of both the whole ownership and the fractional:

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For information on the fractional or whole ownership Hale Honu or any of the other units, please do not hesitate to contact me. Here are a few pictures of Hale Honu 10B to pique your interest-

This is the exterior of 10B. The entire complex has mature landscaping:

Here is the entry lanai-there is also a very private back lanai: