Kāhala, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...

 is a neighborhood located alongside Kaimuki and Waialae

Waialae

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, featuring many beachfront properties. This small neighborhood has some of the most expensive real estate in the city of Honolulu and the state of Hawaii.

Kahala is also home of the Kahala Resort and Hotel, formerly the Kahala Mandarin Oriental, which was the former Kahala Hilton

Hilton Hotels

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, along with many other homes averaging at least $3 million (2006) and expanding at least 10000 square feet (929 m²) of land. Also located along the borders are Kahala Mall

Kahala Mall

Kahala Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Kāhala, Honolulu on the East Side of the island of Oahu. In addition to its service as a major shopping center, Kahala Mall also serves as a key stop on a number of TheBus routes...

, and Diamond Head crater

Diamond Head, Hawaii

Diamond Head is the name of a volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oahu and known to Hawaiians as Lēahi, most likely from lae 'browridge, promontory' plus ahi 'tuna' because the shape of the ridgeline resembles the shape of a tuna's dorsal fin...

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Residents and owners are a mix of old timers living in older residences (many for more than half a century) and newer arrivals living in large, expensive, mansion-like homes. Many celebrities and business moguls have also bought vacation homes in the area. Kahala is a favored spot for investors to buy and fix old homes and sell for record-breaking prices. In 2006, typical prices for a tear-down house in Kahala was $1.4 million to $1.7 million, with beachfront land going for substantially more.

Kahala is one of the only areas of Honolulu to be fairly flat, and yet also be within 5 - 15 minutes' drive of Waikiki or downtown.

The district is also home to several secluded (though publicly accessible) sandy beaches. Unlike the beaches of Waikiki

Waikiki

Waikiki is a neighborhood of Honolulu, in the City and County of Honolulu, on the south shore of the island of Oahu, in Hawaii. Waikiki Beach is the shoreline fronting Waikīkī....

, those in Kahala are rarely crowded.

Government

• City Council District IV, represented by Colleen Hanabusa
  Colleen Hanabusa
  Colleen Wakako Hanabusa is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was formerly a member of the Hawaii Senate, representing the 21st District since 1998...
  
  
• Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 19, Barbara Marumoto
• Hawaii State House of Representatives, District 18, Lyla Berg
  Lyla Berg
  Lyla Berg is a Hawaiian Democratic politician. She was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2004 representing the Kāhala area of Honolulu on Oahu...
  
  
• Hawaii State Senate, District 9, Les Ihara Jr.

Education

Hawaii Department of Education operates Kahala's public schools.

Kahala Elementary School is located in the neighborhood.

Kalani High School

Kalani High School

Kalani High School is a WASC-accredited four-year public high school located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. Kalani is a part of the Hawaii Department of Education. Kalani is located on Kalanianaole Highway....

serves high school students in Kahala http://kalanihs.k12.hi.us/.