If the residences you’re being offered are starting to look a lot alike, it’s time to visit Kamahale. Within the very private community of Ohai Estates, this celebrity home features our most cherished view of the bay at Kailua-Kona. Planned, by one of our most renowned designers, the home reveals itself gradually. Like a beautiful garden, Kamahale’s pathways are punctuated by seductive glimpses into ever more intimate living spaces.

Rooms transition seamlessly from indoors to outdoors, but perhaps most effectively in the kitchen. The social center and heart of this big home is made for entertaining. Concentric layers of granite counters alternate with the “Red Bar” where friends and family gather. Eight windows stack back into the walls so nothing separates the cooks from the action in the outdoor living room.

Comfort takes first place in the entertainment room. It boasts a man-sized sectional and custom built-ins with room for the television of his dreams. Just beyond “Her” office, the sensuous intimacy of the huge master suite is a testament to the talent of its designer. It opens seductively into a tropical oasis that is the courtyard the home is built around. A cavernous closet and spa bath complete the north suite.

In the south wing a second master bedroom with stunning ocean views is currently used as “His” office. The view from this room inspires the talented owner/writer, Baron Birtcher, to pen the mysterious adventures of Mike Travis, Kona sleuth. Guests are treated to accommodations overlooking the blue Pacific. Accessed from the courtyard entrance, it features a wet bar, large seating area, and lanai.

It is hard to imagine there could be more but this beautifully landscaped acre in paradise is also a boutique Kona coffee farm. Not large enough to require serious work, there are just enough trees to have your own label.

The already large home comes with plans for expanded living areas and a pool.