Haiku, Maui: A Little Bit of Heaven

Homes in Haiku Maui

Haiku is a little like heaven, with lush green tropical estate homes just a stone’s throw from Paia and Kahului. What I like about Haiku is that it still has a laid-back Hawaiian feel from days long ago.

Home in Haiku

Homes in Haiku Maui

Haiku is a little like heaven, with lush green tropical estate homes just a stone’s throw from Paia and Kahului. What I like about Haiku is that it still has a laid-back Hawaiian feel from days long ago. When people come to my house from Kihei or even the mainland, they are always in awe of Haiku’s tropical beauty and streams that run in many of Haiku gulches. We are just minutes from Hookipa Beach Park, my favorite surf spot over the years, and a world-class windsurfing destination. Windsurfing at Hookipa is above my pay grade; I prefer Kanaha. Paia town is a 15-minute drive with great places to eat and shop.

Haiku is a blend of people from all walks of life. It is a mixture of artists, musicians, watermen and women, gardeners, and people looking for a quieter lifestyle that Haiku Maui offers. On Maui’s North Shore, people live here for years, raising their families, and sometimes their kids grow up and become excellent watermen like Kai Lenny. My sons and their daughters are great surfers. My youngest granddaughter just took fifth in the state championships in Oahu.

Nate. Steve, Hookipa

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Five reasons you might want to buy a house in Haiku Maui.

1. Location: We are just minutes from North Shore beaches, where you can surf, windsurf, or kitesurf, and there are some good hiking trails.
2. Weather: I love the climate in Haiku. It’s not too hot, and not too cold. We do get rain, but that keeps everything green and tropical. Today is a beautiful day in Haiku.
3. Places to eat: Haiku has great restaurants, from sushi to pizza, Wailuku Coffee Co, and vegan dishes at Veg-out.
4. Great shopping. You are minutes away from great shopping in Makawao and Paia Town. Health food stores, surf shops, and a variety of restaurants.
5. You’re just 25 minutes to the airport, hospitals, Costco, and major shopping stores like Tarket and Hi-Tech Maui for all your ocean crafts, Foiling, windsurfing, and surfing.
6. Haiku is an extraordinary place to call home. In the winter, you have gentle rains to fall asleep to, and in the summer, you have gorgeous sunny days with the trade winds blowing. I love the countryside of Haiku. As you drive up into Haiku, you get this feeling of entering old Hawaii because it really hasn’t changed much over the years. I love the island homes in Haiku, which have tropical vegetation and tall palm trees.

Haiku Locals Hookipa

You get this feeling of belonging or that you have arrived home. Haiku Maui is a place that grows on you over the years. I like the quiet morning, with the birds waking you up as the sun rises over Haleakala Crater or deer barking in my gulch at night. Haiku has been home for 50 years. But it’s a quick trip to Wailea, where I work at Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers in The Shops at Wailea.

Windsurfing Hookipa

The tropical climate draws many to want to live on the North Shore of Maui. Haiku might be the perfect place to call home. Many windsurfers, surfers, and Kitesurfers love living on the north shore, in places like Spreckelsville, Paia, and Haiku, for easy access to the surf. My lunch break today is a quick surf session at Hookipa. So, whatever it is that draws you to find a home in Haiku Maui. I would love to help you find the perfect home for you.

Manawai, Maui Sold 14 Acres

My wife was born and raised in Haiku. We both loved to travel, but Haiku Maui is home. She loves working in the yard with orchids, tropical plants, and our ever-growing list of fruit trees. Our dogs and pet pigs love hanging out with her in the yard. My daughter is 36, and has two beautiful horses she keeps on another property. It is a good place if you are into horses, maybe couple chickens for fresh eggs.

Life on the North Shore of Maui

Owning a home in Haiku Maui is a great place to call home. I love the lifestyle that living in Haiku Maui has to offer. It’s easy to access if I want to go surfing or windsurfing. We raised our family in Haiku, including Ivy’s mother. We are four generations that have called Haiku Home. It is an easy drive to the rest of the island. I work in the office in Wailea and enjoy driving along the ocean, which I never get tired of looking at.

Homes in Haiku

It’s also very popular with island visitors staying at B&Bs. We just renewed our B&B license for another five years.  If you are looking for Haiku Maui homes for sale, call me.  I work with Hawaii Life Real Brokers, #1 in luxury home sales in Hawaii. If you are considering selling your home in Haiku, you can request my listing presentation and learn the benefits of listing with Hawaii Life and working with me.

Haiku, Maui Home

So, if you have questions about buying a home in Haiku, call me. I would love to share my years of experience as a contractor, home builder, and realtor with you. Before real estate, I was a licensed contractor in Maui for 18 years. My wife and I built five homes for ourselves over the years. I represented the developers selling two-acre lots in Spreckelsville, Managed the sale of house lots in Hale Lio across from Tomas gas station,

So there you go, something to think about: living off the beaten path, returning to a quieter island experience.

Haiku Life-Athena & Buddy Dinner Time

Ginger & Peter enjoying the day

Haiku Land

You can email me at stevenickens@hawaiilife.com, or call 808-280-2208. I look forward to discussing your Maui real estate needs with you.

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