Hawai’i is dealing with a extreme housing disaster. In accordance with a latest examine, it is turn into the least inexpensive state within the US, with of us spending 62% of their revenue to cowl their mortgage payments alone. Although Native Hawaiians have known as the islands house for 1000’s of years, they’re being pushed out of their ancestral lands and make up a disproportionate quantity (51%) of the houseless inhabitants.
Since statehood, tourism has exponentially elevated — regardless of Native Hawaiians asking individuals to remain away for years — and resulted in overcrowding, harm to the atmosphere, and the next value of dwelling. Moreover, a 2018 Hawai’i Tourism Authority examine discovered that almost 70% of trip leases have been owned by individuals who stay exterior of Hawai’i. Maui had the very best general charge of out-of-state property homeowners (almost 30%). Rich individuals proceed to swoop in and snatch up houses on obscene quantities of land — leaving much less and fewer accessible for Native Hawaiians.
So, listed below are 11 celebrities who personal houses in Hawai’i:
The media mogul has been a part-time resident of Maui for years with over 100 acres of land in Kula (her house base is in Montecito, California). In March, she bought 870 extra acres within the central a part of Maui for almost $6.6 million.
Two years in the past, the actor — who lives in Austin, TX — bought a $7.8 million home on the large island of Hawaii. The six-bedroom house has two swimming pools, two outside hearth pits, indoor and outside kitchens, a wine cellar, and seashore views.
In 2021, he reportedly bought 14 acres in Maui for $78 million. The property is alleged to incorporate a 4,500-square-foot major home, a 1,700-square-foot guesthouse, a 700-square-foot pool, a non-public seashore, a lot of greenery, and even a piece of Hawaiian lava fields. Jeff additionally owns houses in New York, Beverly Hills, Seattle, Texas, and Washington D.C.
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Nick and Vanessa Lachey
In 2021, the couple determined to buy a home and make Hawai’i their house. Vanessa informed Journey + Leisure, “That is essentially the most lovely place I’ve ever been emotionally. There is a magic. While you stay right here and are surrounded by the loving individuals…you possibly can’t assist however really feel it and get moved by it.”
The actor — who additionally lives in Beverly Hills — owns two houses on Maui, with one among them set towards the Haleakalā volcano.
After visiting Woody in Maui, Owen apparently liked the North Shore a lot that he purchased his personal home there (whereas already proudly owning houses in California). Since then, the actor has reportedly bought further homes in Hawai’i.
Along with his Texas house, the singer purchased a home on Maui within the late ’70s. His sons have been raised there and attended native colleges. Willie is thought for his poker nights with Woody and Owen.
In 2021, the singer — who lives in Las Vegas — paid $20.5 million to improve to a bigger trip house on Kaua’i. The 8,000-square-foot home is cut up into 4 pods linked by a central outside dwelling area. The 35,284-square-foot property options an out of doors lounge, kitchen, barbecue space, lanai, and an infinity saltwater swimming pool and spa overlooking Hanalei Bay.
The actor — who splits his time between Kaua’i and Malibu — bought a home that sits on 5 acres in 2002. He informed Nearer Weekly that having a home in Hawai’i is a “present.” He continued, “For [my wife] Keely and I to come back right here years in the past and have some small dream of a getaway for our kids, for ourselves and our future, that is actually [a] magical area.”
Along with his California houses, the actor reportedly owns an oceanfront home in South Maui. He directed the movie Hereafter, which was partially shot in Lahaina, about 30 miles from his home.
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And eventually, Mark Zuckerberg
In 2014, he bought 750 acres in Kaua’i for $100 million earlier than including one other 600 acres for $53 million in March 2021. In December 2021, he bought 110 extra acres for $17 million. That is all along with the various houses he owns throughout California.
