I can't believe it's been 10 years since we filmed the HGTV episode with Sam and Lucie Silveira here on the Windward side of Oahu in Kailua and Kaneohe. We're back at where the episode initially started. Back then, it was called Pinky's. It's no longer in business. Now, it's Nico's Fishmarket, which is an incredible restaurant here in Kailua on the canal.
Pinky's in Kailua
Former Pinky's is Now Nico's
Sam and Lucie on the Canal in 2014
You may recognize this location. This is the scene where they did some interviewing with Sam and Lucie. We had our initial consult in here. Don't make fun of me, but I own the same Aloha Shirts that I did back then. You'll see those throughout the video today.
I'm going to take you through step by step of the different homes we saw back then and what's been happening in our market here over the past 10 years. We'll jump into what market has appreciated the most of the homes we looked at. You're also going to want to stick around to the very end because I want you to see something special that's going on with Sam and Lucie today.
When we first filmed this episode, they were relocating here from the bay area of San Francisco and had a thriving photography business. We'll see what's going on in their world today.
Kailua Beach
David on Kailua Beach in 2014
Sam and Lucie on Paddle Boards in 2014
Here we are back at Kailua Beach Park and this is where I summarized all 3 of the homes that we saw with Sam and Lucie. This is also the location where they were doing their stand up paddle boarding. It's still a beautiful white sandy beach. However, 10 years later there is maybe a little bid more erosion you can see on the coastline. That was already starting to happen back then, but this is one of the most beautiful beaches here on Oahu at Kailua Beach.
Homes We Saw
It's a beautiful day here in Kaneohe. We're at where we filmed the first home and there's a lot of dogs out today, which is great for protection of your homes. However, we're on Poomau St. in Ahuimanu area. It turns out the home we looked at back then was listed at $890,000. It was a 9 bedroom, 4 bath and then it sold for $849,000 the next year in 2015. Then, it was back on the market and sold again in 2021 for $1,390,000. So, we definitely saw some appreciation here in the Ahuimanu area.
Heeia View Home
Directly behind me is going to be Heeia View and that's where we saw a 3 bedroom, 2 bath that had incredible views of Kaneohe Bay. I thought this was a good perspective, because the views you're going to have from that house are going to be out this direction. You can't quite see it from here, but Chinaman's Hat was the view that we had from that location. It's a beautiful mid century modern home in Heeia View that was a 3 bedroom, 2 bath at the time priced at $872,000. That was the 2nd home we saw.
Lulani Ocean Home
The 3rd home we saw was the most expensive of the 3. It was a 4 bedroom, 4 bath for $998,000. That was in Lulani Ocean, which is in this neighborhood behind me. Once again, those homes had incredible views of Kaneohe Bay. One of the cool things about Kaneohe is watching the planes fly over that take off and land at Kaneohe Marine Base.
Now, that's a brief summary of all 3 homes we saw during that episode. Now, I'm going to take you back to the location where they actually made their decision.
Summary at Kalapawai Cafe and Deli
Kalapawai Cafe and Deli
Here we are back at Kalapawai Cafe and Deli. What's awesome is they're still in business. They actually just celebrated 18 years at this location. Unlike Pinks's that we filmed at that is no longer in existence, Kalapawai Cafe and Deli is a staple here in the community. This is the scene where Sam and Lucie in the episode decided which house they were going to buy. I'm not going to spoil that right now. I'd like you to take a look at the episode.
What I do want to talk about is what's happened between all 3 markets of Ahuimanu, Heeia View and Lulani Ocean. Over the past 10 years, they've all appreciated at different variations. What we saw at Ahuimanu, where the 1st home was is it's up 53%. It's gone from $800,875 for the average sales price in 2014. Now, it's at $1,228,833. That's a 53% appreciation. Meanwhile in Heeia View, back then the average price was $776,500 and now it's at $1,425,000. That's an 84% appreciation! That's by far the highest appreciation of the 3 neighborhoods. Last, but not least, Lulani Ocean was up 52%. That was going from $875,000 10 years ago to $1,333,000.
It's always fun to look back and see if you were to buy which house and which one would have appreciated more. Obviously, every house in every neighborhood is different. That's a fun little thing I like to do and we did that on the recap I did last year of filming an HGTV episode with Hawaii Life in East Honolulu.
If you have any questions about the windward side of Oahu or if you're looking to get in on the market in Kailua or Kaneohe, feel free to reach out and give me a shout at 808-371-3509. Mahalo!
The Silveiras in 2024
Sam, Lucie and Kaili Silveira w/ David
Here we are 10 years later and I told you to stick around to the end because I have something very special. Time is flying at our Silveira family has grown. It's 10 years later and they now have a thriving photography business here in Hawaii. They've made the move and I'll let you know what they have to say.
"We still love this house so much. I can't even picture living anywhere else and now we have this one. She was still in my belly." - Lucie Silveira
If you have cutie pies or know anyone that needs professional photography, you've gotta look up LucieXYZ Photography. Aloha!
