The house at 71 Namala Place in Kailua’s Beachside dates to 1968 and was fully remodeled in 2013. It previously changed hands for $950,000 in 2004, and its September 18 closing at $3.96 million led five reported sales across the Urban Honolulu metro area that combined for $17.87 million.
The week’s list splits between Kailua and Honolulu. Two Kailua houses, the Namala Place property and a 2017 custom build in Lanikai, hold the top two positions, and three condominium residences in the Honolulu neighborhoods of Waikiki, Kakaako and Ala Moana follow, all in buildings completed between 2009 and 2016. Each of the five properties had sold before, the earliest of those prior transactions in 2004 and the most recent in 2025.
No. 1 — $3,960,000 · 71 Namala Pl, Kailua, Hawaii
The house at 71 Namala Place stands in Kailua’s Beachside neighborhood, on a street where the property carries its own private beach access along with street parking. Built in 1968 and fully remodeled in 2013, it holds four bedrooms across a reported 2,597 square feet, and the $3,960,000 price was the highest reported in the metro area for the week.
A primary suite opens directly onto a large covered lanai and includes an oversized en suite bathroom. A second en suite bedroom sits at the far end of the house, and a family and media room opens onto the same lanai, so the interior rooms and the covered outdoor area work as one. The sale closed on September 18, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $950,000 in 2004.
Scott R Carvill of Carvill Sotheby’s Intl. Realty was the listing agent. The closing was the highest-priced reported sale in RealtyWire’s Urban Honolulu Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Carol Iseri of Engel & Volkers Honolulu represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $3,910,000 · 851 Aalapapa Dr, Kailua, Hawaii
A custom-built house finished in 2017 on Aalapapa Drive brought $3,910,000, the second-highest reported sale in the metro area for the week. It sits about a five-minute walk from the sands of both Kailua Beach and Lanikai Beach, in the Lanikai community.
The upper level holds a chef’s kitchen and an open-plan main room that extends onto a lanai with ocean views. Two primary suites each have their own bathroom and tall windows, and marble countertops, walnut hardwood and travertine floors run through the reported 2,919 square feet, which take in four bedrooms. The transaction closed September 17, 2026, and the property previously changed hands for $2,440,000 in 2018.
Ruthie Kaminskas of Compass represented the listing side of the $3,910,000 transaction, which ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Urban Honolulu Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Patty Bell of Carvill Sotheby’s Intl. Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $3,900,000 · 223 Saratoga Rd #2709, Honolulu, Hawaii
Unit 2709 sold fully furnished, with ocean views, at Ka La’i Waikiki Beach, a Waikiki building completed in 2009. Listing materials identify the property as an LXR Hotels & Resorts hotel and condominium that formerly operated as Trump International Hotel Waikiki.
The three-bedroom residence reports 1,972 square feet with three bathrooms, and granite countertops, travertine tile flooring and the unit’s appliances were included in the purchase. Building amenities run to an infinity pool, concierge service, valet parking and a full-service spa. The residence sold on September 18, 2026, and previously changed hands for $3,719,900 in 2010.
Mariko O Ernest and Toshiko Barbee of Seven Signatures International were the listing agents. The $3.9 million transaction ranked No. 3 among reported sales in RealtyWire’s Urban Honolulu Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 4 — $3,500,000 · 1118 Ala Moana Blvd Apt 1606, Honolulu, Hawaii
Residence 1606 at Waiea, a Kakaako tower completed in 2016, holds three bedrooms behind floor-to-ceiling glass with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean, Magic Island and the city skyline. A private foyer opens to high ceilings, designer finishes and an open-concept layout across a reported 2,012 square feet.
The kitchen is fitted with Miele appliances, a gas cooktop, European-style cabinetry and a built-in wine refrigerator. Residents have a fitness center with a yoga studio, locker rooms with steam, sauna and treatment rooms, an infinity-edge ocean-view pool with private cabanas, an indoor golf simulator, a private cinema, dining rooms with catering service and a chef’s kitchen, lounges, guest suites, a library, a dog park, a children’s play area with a water feature and a sunset bar. The residence previously changed hands for $3,072,000 in 2016, the year the tower was completed, and the current sale closed September 15, 2026.
The $3.5 million closing put Julianna Strasser of Locations LLC on the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s weekly Urban Honolulu Metro Area Top 5. Evan Scheffel of Infinite Ocean LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,603,250 · 1555 Kapiolani Blvd Apt 1800, Honolulu, Hawaii
A high-floor three-bedroom at 1555 Kapiolani Boulevard sold furnished in an Ala Moana building completed in 2014. Its reported 1,800 square feet take in high ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors and three bathrooms, and the unit conveys with three parking stalls, one of them fitted with a built-in EV charger, plus a storage room and a new closet system.
The kitchen is a Studio Becker design with a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Wolf gas range and oven and a Miele dishwasher, and motorized shades and a wine refrigerator are also part of the unit. The building’s landscaped terrace holds an infinity pool, a hot tub, barbecue cabanas, a fire pit, a putting green, a playground and a dog park, while the interior amenities include a chef’s and catering kitchen, a private dining room, a wine tasting room, a library, a movie theater, a game room, guest suites, locker rooms with a sauna, a fitness center, a massage room and salon, and a yoga room. The closing was dated September 14, 2026, and the residence previously changed hands for $2,500,000 in 2025.
Corey T Kawai of Lifetime Properties LLC was the listing agent. The $2,603,250 transaction held the No. 5 position in RealtyWire’s Urban Honolulu Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 20, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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