Check out those ocean views!! Historic beach house in Keaukaha. $1,200,000.
A Quiet Coastal Escape in Keaukaha
Living along the eastern edge of Hilo offers a pace of life that is hard to find elsewhere. In the community of Keaukaha, the air smells like salt and the sound of the ocean is your constant neighbor. This home sits just minutes from downtown Hilo, yet it feels like its own private world. It is a place where the morning starts with a look at the waves and ends with the quiet rustle of palm trees.
Address: 2070 Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI 96720
Price: $1,200,000
Features:
- Location: Keaukaha (eastern edge of Hilo)
- Proximity: 5-10 minutes from downtown Hilo and the airport
- Natural surroundings: Black lava rock coastline and tide pools nearby
A Home Rebuilt with Care This isn’t just an old house; it is a piece of history that has been brought back to life. Originally built in 1932, the home has been rebuilt almost wall by wall. The owners kept the classic “Old Hawaiiana” feel while making sure the structure is solid. It uses traditional wood construction that fits perfectly with the tropical setting.
Features:
- Year built: 1932
- Renovation: Rebuilt “wall by wall”
- Construction: Classic wood build
- Style: Old Hawaiiana
Indoor-Outdoor Living The heart of this home is the large screened-in lanai. It wraps around two sides of the house, giving you plenty of space to sit and watch the weather roll in. Because of the way the house is positioned, the trade winds flow right through the rooms. You don’t need fancy cooling systems when you have the natural breeze and jalousie windows to keep things fresh.
Features:
- Lanai: Large and screened-in, wrapping two sides
- Windows: Jalousie style for airflow
- Climate control: Natural trade winds
- Square footage: 1,120 sq. ft. of living space
Practical Comfort and Style Inside, the home is more about comfort and views than showing off. It is practical and elegant. The layout includes two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms. One of the best parts is that it comes fully furnished. You don’t have to worry about moving heavy furniture across the ocean; everything you see is ready for you to move in and start your new life.
Features:
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1 full, 1 half
- Inclusions: Fully furnished
- Interior feel: Practical, timeless elegance
A Lush Tropical Landscape The house sits on a generous corner lot of about 20,000 square feet. The yard is a true tropical garden, filled with a massive variety of local plants. You can find everything from coconut palms and Cooks pines to edible dwarf bananas and papaya. It feels like living in your own private park, with flowers like hibiscus and gardenia adding scent and color to the grounds.
Features:
- Lot size: 20,104 sq. ft. (approx. 0.46 acres)
- Lot type: Corner lot
- Trees: Coconut palms, Betel Nut palms, Cooks Pine, Surinam Cherry, Macarthur Palms, Acacia
- Fruit: Edible dwarf banana, Papaya, Kau Orange
- Flowers/Plants: Plumeria, Hapuu ferns, gardenia, hibiscus, anthuriums, bromeliads, and monstera
Connected to the Sea Living here means the ocean is part of your daily routine. You are close to gathering spots like Richardson Ocean Park and Carlsmith Beach Park. These are the places where people go to swim, fish, and talk with neighbors. It is a grounded way of living that focuses on the land and the water. The property is terraced and has a gentle slope, making the most of its coastal position.
Features:
- Nearby Parks: Richardson Ocean Park and Carlsmith Beach Park
- Topography: Gentle slope and terraced
- View: Ocean views
- Lava Zone: 3
From Zillow
Along the eastern edge of Hilo, the coastal community of Keaukaha offers a way of life that feels both connected and quietly apart. Just five to ten minutes from downtown, it provides easy access to shops, markets, and restaurants, not to mention the Hilo International airport. Keaukaha is lined with black lava rock, and tide pools. Places like Richardson Ocean Park and Carlsmith Beach Park serve as gathering spots where locals and tourists alike, swim, fish, and spend time together. The ocean here is not just scenery, but part of everyday life. This lovely home has been rebuilt almost wall by wall and captures the feel of Keaukaha. It features wood construction, jalousie windows, and a large screened in lanai wrapping two sides of the home. Trade winds move through the house, carrying the scent of salt air, while the constant sound of waves creates a natural backdrop. Inside, the style is practical and old Hawaiiana, emphasizing comfort, views, airflow and timeless elegance over luxury. This home comes fully furnished making your move to Hawaii effortless. The climate is warm, humid, and frequently rainy, feeding dense greenery and creating a landscape that feels alive. This extensively landscaped property features a variety of plantings, including Coconut palms, Betel Nut palm, Cooks Pine, Surinam Cherry Tree, Macarthur Palms, Kau Orange, Acacia, Plumeria, edible dwarf banana, Papaya, Hapuu ferns, gardenia, hibiscus, anthuriums, bromeliads, and monstera among others. Across the road, the ocean is ever-present—waves breaking on lava rock, people fishing or talking story, and occasional whales and spinner dolphins visible from shore during season. Living here is simple and grounded, defined less by amenities and more by connection—to ocean, community, and in many ways, a return to something simpler and more enduring, where the day might begin with a glance at the ocean and unfold according to the quiet guidance of the land and sea.
