PLEASE READ PRIOR TO BOOKING: If you have more than 10 guests the cottage will need to be booked as Maui's rental permit law requires 2 guests per room. That includes children over the age of 2 years old. Children under the age of 2 can stay with their parents in the same room and not count toward the occupancy rate. As the main house only has 5 rooms, it can only sleep 10 guests. To rent the cottage adds an extra $250 per night and has a $200 cleaning fee. If you do instant booking, the cottage will not be automatically booked, but it will be added through a payment request should your party be over 10 guests.
Also, please ask us about our payment options if you would like to pay over 2 or 3 installments.
1505 Halama Street also known as HOALOHA HALE (translated 'Friends House') is a legally permitted (STKM 2017/0005) home located across the street from the beach in beautiful Kihei Maui. This traditional Hawaiian home features a 5 bedrooms / 3 bath main house and a separate studio cottage with its own bathroom and kitchen (making for a 6 bed / 4 bath combination if desired). Both the home and cottage have large lanai areas for lounging, BBQing, and relaxing during the warm and tropical evenings. Enjoy the beautiful tropical climate outside, and still remain comfortable inside with air conditioning throughout the home and cottage.
This main house is perfect for families that want to have enough bedrooms and space to enjoy their time together. The upstairs portion of the main house has soaring ceilings and a loft game area for kids. The open floor plan on the second floor is perfect for relaxing together with family, cooking a nice meal, and enjoying indoor outdoor living. Move freely from the living room and kitchen area onto an expansive wrap around Lanai.
The first floor is also very nice, with two bedrooms its own living room area, and an outdoor rear patio. Both the upstairs living area and downstairs living areas are very comfortable and have large flat screen TVs.
The cottage is perfect for someone in the family that may need a little more privacy and space. The cottage also has soaring ceilings and is configured as a large open studio with a gourmet kitchen, TV, air conditioning, full bath, walk in closet, and separate lanai.
HOALOHA HALE is situated in a beautiful neighborhood with multi-million dollar homes. The street is safe, has hardly any traffic, and is right across the street from a beautiful beach. Two blocks to the west you'll enjoy a large park with tennis courts, baseball & soccer fields, outdoor roller rink, running tracks along the ocean, and more beautiful beaches. Downtown Kihei is also within walking distance. There you will enjoy shopping, dining, and all the local flare this beach town has to offer.
Here are just some of the attractions, restaurants, and everyday living features you will have access to when you stay at HOALOHA HALE.
GOLF
If you've come to maui to enjoy Golf, you've come to the right part of the island. Just a mile from the house is the Maui Nui Golf Club and less the 5 miles from the house are the Wailea Gold Course, Emerald Golf Course, and Wailea Blue Golf Course (each of which are fantastic and have amazing views of the ocean and surrounding countryside). I personally like golfing on the Kihei/Wailea side of the island, becuase the wind in far less severe than the Kaanapali/Kapalua side of the island.
RESTAURANTS
Less than a five minute walk from the house is Pizza Madness Maui, which offers a 4+ star pizza and sandwiches. Other food options that are less than a mile away are Coconut's Fish Cafe, Nalu's South Shore Grill, Fabiani's Bakery, Eskimo Candy, Outback Steak House, Ekolu Kitchen, Starbucks, Paia Fish Market S. Side, Kihei Cafe, South Maui Fish Co., Outrigger Pizza, Maui Brewing Company, etc., (AND THAT'S WITHIN THE FIRST MILE). Within a five-six mile radius you get into other amazing places, like the fabulous Restaurant at the Hotel Wailea (one of the best high-end restaurants on the island!!), Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman's, The Five Palms, Sorento's on the Beach, Ka Ana Kitchen, the list goes on and on. Bottom line, you will not go hungry staying at our house and there is a lot to choose from (both familiar and with local flare).
ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS
The house is near a ton of great tours and attractions. Some of the best snorkeling companies run right in Kihei, less than 5-10 minutes from the house. For bigger boating experiences (i.e. dinner/sunset cruises, fishing charters, Molokini Excursions, etc.) the Maalaea Harbor is only 8 miles from the house. Maui Dive shop is a five minute walk. Canoe, Kayak, surfboard rentals less than mile from the house. Kalama State park which has soccer fields, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, and running paths along the beach is only a few blocks from the house. Day trips to other parts of the island are also super easy and convenient as the house is only a few miles from the major thoroughfares that will take you to Hana, Paia, Makawao and other communities that are all unique and fun to visit.
SHOPPING
Check out all the great shops in the Kalama Village and Kihei Town center less than mile away. Also drive down to the great shops in downtown Wailea about 5 minutes away.
BEACHES
Some of the best beaches on the island, from Halama beach right across the street from the house, to all the Kamaole beaches that line S. Kihei Rd. Drive a short 5 miles toward Wailea and experience some of the great beaches that the large resorts have to offer (all are open to the public). Drive a little further (approximately 9 miles) and you'll reach Makena State Park with the beautiful Makena Beach, Makena Cove, and Little beach (clothing optional).
So much to enjoy, you'll never have a dull time visiting this magical place!!
Registration Number: 390100800000, GE-084-936-9088-01, TA-084-936-9088-01
Melissa L.
Dec 30, 2024
Over the years, I have stayed at numerous shared rental properties. I cannot recommend this one enough. I stayed at Chris’ property for my wedding week in Maui. I had planned a family elopement — for everyone to stay at the house together, to get married at the beautiful (and convenient beach across the street), and to have a chef cook dinner after the ceremony at the house. So, the house and location were of utmost importance for my purposes. First, the house and property were exactly as described, clean, and had everything a family would need for a week the beach. This includes a big patio to grill on, various beach accessories (kiddie toys, chairs, flippers, cooler), a large kitchen with everything you’d need to cook and store food, and a literal three minute walk to a quiet beach where it’s mostly locals. Second, Chris was instrumental to helping me put together the various pieces of this trip, including sending me information on where my brother could rent baby equipment for his newborn, permitting for the wedding, and being flexible about having a chef cook at the house. Chris personally texted and called me to check in about how we were settling in, and was incredibly responsive in the months between booking and check-in. If you are hesitating about booking, don’t! Thank you to the hosts for helping me bring my vision to life.
Scott W.
Dec 29, 2024
Our family of 10 thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Kihei. The home was large enough to accommodate our family....to provide even more privacy we also rented the Cottage which allowed 3 married couples, 2 adult grandson's to have their own rooms and our 2 teen granddaughter's to share a room. The house and cottage together had 3 washers and dryers, multiple big screen TVs and an electronic game room with 2 large screen displays....the house had everything you needed included all the dishes and utensils pots and pans and a crock pot, coffee pot, rice pot, etc....it even had a George Forman grill.The air conditioning system throughout both buildings was also appreciated during the warmer days.Location was great with beaches, restaurants, activities, grocery stores. all conveniently located and some within walking distance....A great time was had by all
Pam K.
Dec 08, 2024
This house is perfect for a family gathering. Great location in Kihei close to the beach, park and restaurants and quick access to the airport and highway.
The owners have lived in the house and have thought of every detail to make it the best for their guests .
Kitchen is well stocked and beach supplies were awesome.
Each room has a separate climate control with a split which keeps everyone happy.
Mary S.
Dec 07, 2024
This was the perfect house for our family Thanksgiving. The house has a great layout with a wonderful, high-end kitchen and open dining/living area on the second floor along with two other living areas on the first floor and third-floor loft. The five bedrooms and adjacent cottage were perfect for our family of 12.
The house is centrally located and within easy driving distance to Kahului, Wailea, and Lahaina.
The host was very communicative and attentive to our needs. I would definitely stay here again.
Dale W.
Oct 25, 2024
Best place ever!
Hema P.
Sep 11, 2024
We had a wonderful stay at your beautiful place
Mike W.
Aug 24, 2024
The house was just what we needed for 9 adults and 3 little ones. Bedrooms cool, comfortable and quiet for napping babies. Kitchen, eating and living area were also great for socializing, cooking together and just hanging out.
Beach within a few yards was all to ourselves and the sunsets there were great too.
Plenty of grocery stores and classes of dining nearby.
Bill Y.
Aug 21, 2024
nice location, amenities and accomodations
Abby H.
Jul 10, 2024
We had a great time! The home was beautiful, clean and close to the beach! The home owner was very responsive and even gave us suggestions on some good snorkeling spot. If we make it Maui again we will definitely consider staying at this home again.
Kate J.
Jun 30, 2024
The big house is really, really nice. It has 3 levels with stairs, a huge kitchen and dining area, and a great porch that wraps all the way around the middle level. The vegetation surrounding the home is wonderful, and it creates a little Hawaiian oasis, with plenty of parking room for multiple vehicles in the driveway. By the way, there’s a mango tree on the property! There was a small problem with the cottage (which we also rented in order to have enough room for our large group), which was immediately taken care of by the host. We really appreciated the service and willingness of the host to go the extra mile to help us when this minor problem arose. Overall, this was a perfect place for our large family group to sleep, sit on the porch, cook large meals in the kitchen, and use the grill on the deck. You will not be disappointed with this big house.
Amy E.
Jun 19, 2024
Beautiful house with a great layout for big groups. Beach is a 3 minute walk perfect for evening sunsets. We also loved staying in Kihei with close proximity to airport, destinations, and stores. If we ever make it back to Maui we will rent this house again. Thank you!!
Patty T.
Jun 12, 2024
The house was beautiful, a short walk to great beach usually having only neighborhood people on it. Chris was exceptional as a host, immediately responsive to questions. The house book answered most questions, after we discovered it lol. My family of 12 and a little one had an awesome time and created forever memories. Thank you Chris! PT June 2024
Travis O.
May 05, 2024
My fiancé (now wife!), family and friends stayed here for 6 nights for our wedding and a vacation in paradise. It was the perfect location! Short walk to the beach, short drive to many great shops and restaurants and really not a bad drive to anywhere else on the island. All of the bedrooms are spacious and allowed for everyone to have their privacy. We also added the cottage which added even more space. Great patio and kitchen that was good for the group to gather and relax. The host, Chris, was great about communicating and made everything super simple for us.
11/10, would recommend!!
McKayle H.
Apr 16, 2024
This place had more than enough room for our group of ten and the walking location to the beach was awesome!
julie w.
Apr 15, 2024
This home in Maui was so roomy and perfect for our large family! We loved how spacious the kitchen and adjoining living space was, as we gathered there often. The home is close to so many beautiful beaches as well as restaurants and grocery stores. We loved this location! Well stocked with everything you need for your stay. We also used the cottage and it was wonderful as well. The property is clean and well-maintained. Chris, the manager was super helpful and on top of any needs we had. Really the best trip we've ever had, and much of it because of this wonderful house!
Julie