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1236 Kinau St, Honolulu
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Description
THE FUTURE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT!! Terrific opportunity for smart buyer!! This home provides 2 separate living areas: 3 bdrm 1.5 bath upstairs & 2 bdrm 1 bath downstairs. Great multi-generational home! You can live upstairs & use the downstairs as the 'granny flat' OR you can live upstairs & rent downstairs OR rent both upstairs & downstairs. 2 car garage plus ample parking on 'bib' for 2 more cars make parking a breeze. Convenient location, near 2 supermarkets, several neighborhood restaurants, bus line & freeway entrances and exits. The A-2 zoning creates future opportunity & investment alternatives. Thinking of diversifying? One might build an apartment building or build 2 units via CPR and eventually sell each CPR'd side separately. There is also the potential for a Bill 7 redevelopment project (currently). Buyers & their agents should perform their due diligence & consult professionals. Priced slightly less than 2024 tax assessed valuation. Property is being sold in 'as is' condition.
Past Activity
  • May 16, 2025 Sold for $1,375,000
  • Apr 20, 2025 Under Contract
  • Apr 10, 2025 Listed at $1,375,000
More Details
  • Owner, Tax & Resale History
  • Price / ft²: $909
  • Other Homes Price / ft²
  • Cash vs Financing Buyers
  • Zoning: 12 - A-2 Medium Density Apartme
  • Flood Zone: Zone X
  • Furnished: None
  • Property Condition: Average
  • Amenities: Bedroom on 1st Floor, Full Bath on 1st Floor, Wall/Fence
  • TMK: 1-2-4-11-34-0
  • Tax Assessed Land: $1,192,500
  • Tax Assessed Improvements: $183,600
  • Tax Assessed Total: $1,376,100
  • Courtesy: Berkshire Hathaway HmSvc HI RE / (808) 792-3910
  • MLS: 202509647
About Makiki
See our video of Makiki Heights homes.

Makiki - the childhood neighborhood of President Barack Obama - is an older established neighborhood of approximately 500 homes just north-east of downtown Honolulu, bordered by Punchbowl to the west and Manoa to the east. Makiki homes for sale are often valued between $600K to $1M on lot sizes between 2,000 to 9,000 sq ft. Makiki Heights homes for sale tend to be more valuable at $850K to $8M with lot sizes between 5,000 sq ft to 1 acre plus.

Makiki consists of 2 distinct communities: Makiki with mostly modest homes on the flat section hugging the   ..... Read more.
The MLS properties are based on information from the Multiple Listing Service of Hicentral MLS, Ltd. Listings last updated on December 08, 2025.Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Other Makiki Homes
$1,498,000
1639 Liholiho St
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1,570 ft²
$1,210,000
1322 Lunalilo St
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2,347 ft²
$1,599,000
2316 Round Top Dr
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2,016 ft²
$1,599,000
1729 Keeaumoku St#B
5 Bds | 3 Ba
1,696 ft²
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  • Sold 5/16/25 at $1,375,000
    (List Price: $1,375,000)
Description
THE FUTURE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT!! Terrific opportunity for smart buyer!! This home provides 2 separate living areas: 3 bdrm 1.5 bath upstairs & 2 bdrm 1 bath downstairs. Great multi-generational home! You can live upstairs & use the downstairs as the 'granny flat' OR you can live upstairs & rent downstairs OR rent both upstairs & downstairs. 2 car garage plus ample parking on 'bib' for 2 more cars make parking a breeze. Convenient location, near 2 supermarkets, several neighborhood restaurants, bus line & freeway entrances and exits. The A-2 zoning creates future opportunity & investment alternatives. Thinking of diversifying? One might build an apartment building or build 2 units via CPR and eventually sell each CPR'd side separately. There is also the potential for a Bill 7 redevelopment project (currently). Buyers & their agents should perform their due diligence & consult professionals. Priced slightly less than 2024 tax assessed valuation. Property is being sold in 'as is' condition.
    The MLS properties are based on information from the Multiple Listing Service of Hicentral MLS, Ltd. Listings last updated on December 08, 2025.Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
    • May 16, 2025 Sold for $1,375,000
    • Apr 20, 2025 Under Contract
    • Apr 10, 2025 Listed at $1,375,000
    See our video of Makiki Heights homes.

    Makiki - the childhood neighborhood of President Barack Obama - is an older established neighborhood of approximately 500 homes just north-east of downtown Honolulu, bordered by Punchbowl to the west and Manoa to the east. Makiki homes for sale are often valued between $600K to $1M on lot sizes between 2,000 to 9,000 sq ft. Makiki Heights homes for sale tend to be more valuable at $850K to $8M with lot sizes between 5,000 sq ft to 1 acre plus.

    Makiki consists of 2 distinct communities: Makiki with mostly modest homes on the flat section hugging the   ..... Read more.
    Other Makiki Homes
    $1,498,000
    1639 Liholiho St
    5 Bds | 3.5 Ba
    1,570 ft²
    $1,210,000
    1322 Lunalilo St
    5 Bds | 3 Ba
    2,347 ft²
    $1,599,000
    2316 Round Top Dr
    3 Bds | 2.5 Ba
    2,016 ft²
    $1,599,000
    1729 Keeaumoku St#B
    5 Bds | 3 Ba
    1,696 ft²
     
    You do not own the land, but have the right to use the land until an expiration year. At expiration the ownership typically reverts back to the land owner.
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