Swimming Pools – A must-have feature to beat the summertime swelter

BY LISA SCONTRAS

Record-setting summer temperatures have brought swimming pools back in style in a hurry. Indeed, the concept of taking a dip in your own backyard pool is now an attractive selling point and a refreshing addition to any backyard. Air conditioning is great. But these resort-like pool homes — no reservation required — are some of the coolest on Oahu, courtesy of hicentral.com and the Honolulu Board of Realtors®.

1144 AKUILA PLACE
$1,400,000
Elite Pacific Properties

This slice of outdoor paradise sits on Enchanted Lake in Kailua. It’s spectacular. Sunsets over the water with a Koolau backdrop make for a photo-worthy setting. The deep-water pool and tropical landscaping create an especially calming oasis atmosphere. Fully renovated, the home has four bedrooms, three baths and measures 1,530 square feet.

4360 KAHALA AVE.
$4,500,000
Locations

Designed by local architect Philip White, the entire main level of this island home opens to a covered lanai, beautifully tiled pool and spa, and landscaped gardens. With four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, 4,680 square feet of living, on a 13,500-square-foot lot, it’s perfect for relaxing or making a splash with a few friends.

9 LUMAHAI ST.
$4,788,000
Elite Pacific Properties

Beat the heat in a dramatic indoor-outdoor lazy-river-like swimming pool with waterfall. The water feature is the focal point of this Koko Kai home in Hawaii Kai. A wrap-around lanai completes the ultra-relaxing setting for dining and entertaining with panoramic ocean, Maunalua Bay and Diamond Head views.

929 KEALAOLU PLACE
$4,950,000
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Hawaii

The super-inviting pool and barbecue area are this estate home’s coolest features. With views of the Waialae Golf Course, this ultra-luxurious, custom built home defines the quintessential island-living backyard setting. Multiple bedrooms on the first level, a veranda-style lanai, and indoor-outdoor entertainment areas are pure paradise.

55-131 KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY
$5,995,000
Eovino & Associates

Wake up to this vacation-like beachfront setting every morning. Set on a hidden white sand stretch of beach on Laie’s coastline, the 24,683-square-foot lot features a gorgeous four bedroom, four-and-a-half bath home. Make your own waves in the courtyard swimming pool, which comes complete with Bali cabana, firepots and water fountains.

55-147 KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY
$6,800,000
Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties

This secluded Laie resort retreat is set on a white-sand crescent beach. The 21,029-square-foot lot and stunning 10-bedroom, 14.5-bath estate features separate dwellings, a tennis court and a fabulous indoor swimming pool, giving this rare home a dramatic, pampering, spa-like ambiance.

859 AALAPAPA DRIVE
$8,800,000
Elite Pacific Properties

Blissful Lanikai. This fantastic home’s 66-foot lap/infinity pool spans the length of its relaxing lanai and looks out to sun and moon rise over the Mokulua Islands. A showcase property with four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, and 4,301 interior square feet, and ocean views from every room. Island living at its coolest.

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