Video Tour - https://player. vimeo.com/video/1216732656 Welcome to Kona Paradise, where breathtaking South Kona coastline views, unforgettable sunsets, and seasonal whale watching create the perfect backdrop for your future island home. This exceptional homesite offers a rare opportunity to begin building immediately with extensive planning already completed —saving you years of time, planning, and permitting. No powerlines block your ocean views from this lot. Included with the sale are thoughtfully designed custom architectural plans for a stunning contemporary island residence featuring: • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms • 2,382 sq. ft. of interior living space • 887 sq. ft. of covered lanais • 427 sq. ft. oversized garage • Custom pool Designed by an architect, engineers, and a construction consultant, the home embraces a relaxed coastal aesthetic with clean lines, open living spaces, and seamless indoor-outdoor living while maximizing the lot's topography and panoramic ocean views. Perched on Ili Ili Street at an ideal elevation to capture refreshing trade breezes, the property enjoys sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean and the South Kona coastline. Enjoy vibrant sunsets year-round, and experience the tranquility of one of the Big Island's most desirable ocean-view communities. Just a short walk away is Kona Paradise's private community beach, known as "Pebble Beach, " where residents enjoy snorkeling, kayaking, swimming, fishing, sunbathing, and relaxing along the smooth lava stone shoreline. The nearby historic King's Trail offers scenic walks in both directions and is perfect for morning exercise with your four-legged companion. Buyer to independently verify all information. Email for approved building plans. Located 25 minutes south of Kailua-Kona.
Kona Paradise, located between Hōnaunau Bay and Miloliʻi, is a coastal and hillside Honaunau-Napoopoo neighborhood with steep ocean-view streets and a lava-rock landscape. The neighborhood’s character concentrates along the narrow switchbacks of Kona Paradise Road, where mailboxes, fruit trees, and wide mauka-to-makai views set the daily rhythm. Homes lean toward practical island architecture—lanai-forward layouts, metal roofs, and terraced lots shaped to the slope. Kealakekua Bay’s clear water and reef edges frame snorkeling and paddling days. Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park anchors the area’s cultural gravity with shoreline trails and kiʻi-lined grounds. Nearby, Manago Hotel Restaurant and Kona Coffee Living History Farm add a distinctly South Kona sense of place.
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Full ownership
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Gentle sloping terrain
Grassy and rocky lot areas
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Paved roads
Home design
Fee simple land tenure
Located in Lava Zone 2
Zoned A-5A
Utilities
Catchment water
Septic tank sewer
Electricity available
Cable available
Phone available
County solid waste disposal at no charge
Cable internet access
HOA & community
Association fee approximately $41.25
Financial info
Not used as a short-term vacation rental
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Welcome to Kona Paradise! AMAZING OPPORTUNITY to buy a gently sloping, relatively easy to build panoramic view lot with with architectural custom house plans - see renderings in attached MLS photos. The CUSTOM DESIGNED HOME has super cool, laid back beach house vibe with clean lines & a contemporary flair: 3 bed, 3 bath with 2066 sq ft living space, 887 sq. ft of covered lanai and over sized garage of 754 sq. ft. This home has been carefully planned over 2 years by an architect, 2 engineers & a construction consultant to be efficient & built for the topography - much easier to build on than some other neighborhood lots due to its more gradual slope. County Building Permits paid & fully approved by the Architectural Committee. THE BUILDING LOT offers coastline views, everywhere you look is stunning South Kona coastline, dazzling Pacific Ocean, sunsets even whales during season. This lot on Ili Ili street is perched at an elevation just up to catch the gentle trade breezes. Close enough to take a walk to the neighborhood beach affectionately named "Pebbles" which consists of smooth, worn lava stones warm underfoot. Kona Paradise offers neighbors & friends, SUN BATHING, SNORKELING, FISHING, KAYAKING or get your morning exercise (dog friendly) on the historic "Kings Trail, ” extending both north and south from Pebble Beach! Kona Paradise is located in South Kona, approx. 25-30 mins south of Kailua Kona town offering a cool, rural lifestyle. Bring your contractor today and start construction your best dream build in Hawaii!
HI Information Service #630913
Aug 5, 2020
Listing Removed
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Jul 15, 2020
Price Changed
$108,800
May 31, 2020
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Apr 10, 2020
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Mar 23, 2020
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$118,800
Feb 22, 2020
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Jan 31, 2020
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Jan 2, 2020
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Oct 15, 2019
Price Changed
$125,000
Sep 19, 2019
Price Changed
$128,000
Jul 31, 2019
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Jul 30, 2019
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Jul 30, 2019
Listed
$129,500
HI Information Service #604739
Aug 10, 2017
Sold
$72,500
Jul 18, 2017
Pending
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Mar 8, 2017
Listed
$99,000
As the MLS and public records start to fill up, we'll list the details here.
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Last updated by owner on Apr 8, 2023.
A-5A
Agricultural District - 5 Acres
The A (agricultural) district provides for agricultural and very low density agriculturally-based residential use, encompassing rural areas of good to marginal agricultural and grazing land, forest land, game habitats, and areas where urbanization is not found to be appropriate. A-5a is an agricultural district with a minimum building site area of 5 acres.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Agriculture
Equestrian facility
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Agriculture-Pastureland
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Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
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Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
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Captain Cook, HI • 96704
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Redfin Estimate for 87-3185 Ili Ili Rd
$123,510
$1,390 under list price of $125K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 2 recent nearby sales, priced between $31K to $345K.