When processing real estate transactions in Hawaii, you're more than likely to find yourself in one…read moreof Title Guaranty's many offices in the 808. They've been in business since 1896 and are still going strong! Our most recent experience at the Kahului location (Lono Building at the Kahului Shopping Center, second floor) was same 'ol, meaning a smooth, effortless process with great service and historic reliability. OVERALL: Dizzying amount of paperwork but all you have to do is sign & initial (and have a great realtor like we did by our side).

A big shout out to Brenda Akana and her team for helping with a long drawn out and tricky escrow…read moreinvolving 6 sellers all in different locations off island. Every time we hit a hurdle they overcame it promptly. They knew exactly what to do.

If we could give them a "0" rating, we would! This is the worst property management company we…read morehave ever used. We hired them to manage our house on Maui because my husband and I were moving back home to the San Francisco Bay Area. The property manager assigned to us was Annalies Niemann. She was absolutely horrible. Here are the things that we were unhappy about: 1. The company charged us a $200 administrative fee upfront for placing ads and marketing our property to potential tenants. Annalies didn't do anything. For 6 weeks after we signed up with them, there were no appointments to show the house, and we had to pack up and move on the 8th week. 2. We gave Annalies a copy of the property specs and she used that for our ad on Craigslist... didn't even revise it or advise us on whether we should edit it or not. When we asked her why there were no appointments to show the house, she said our specs/ad was too long. She should have advised us on that before placing the ad. 3. Annalies had absolutely no knowledge of the current rental market in our area. She completely low-balled us on the rent. My husband and I thought the rent figure she recommended was too low, so we did some research on comparable rents and even asked Annalies to come check out our house. She then told us that we had a nice house and that we should ask for slightly more than what she recommended. 4. When she did schedule this one appointment, she came to our house unprepared and didn't even have the phone number of the potential tenants on her. This potential tenant flew to Maui from Oahu and all Annalies had was this guy's work number. Obviously, she couldn't get a hold of him and he never showed up! 5. For the other appointments that Annalies was able to schedule, she told us that she was busy moving houses as well, so my husband and I should show the house ourselves. 6. Right before we moved, Annalies just gave us a checklist without doing a walk through with us. She told us that she didn't need to be present for the walk through since we know our house better than anyone else. She suggested that we just left the checklist on the kitchen counter. 7. My husband and I ended up showing our house to the current tenants, but we advised them to contact Annalies for the application, deposits...etc. When Annalies presented the rental agreement to the tenants to sign, it was full of mistakes. Annalies didn't even give us a copy of the agreement, we had to get it from the tenants. How ridiculous is that? The rental agreement had another property name and address on it. It wasn't even our property address. Our tenants had to comb through every single line of the agreement to make sure everything was accurate. 8. We told Annalies that the house needed to be deep-cleaned before the tenants moved in. She said no problem as she had a list of cleaners/handy man that Prudential uses. She told us that for the size of our house (3-bedroom and 2-1/2 bath), it should take about 8 hours to have it all cleaned and shampooed. She also reassured us that she would give us a quote from the cleaners. Two weeks after we moved, we still didn't hear from Annalies and finally the day before the tenant moved in, we got in touch with her. She complained that the tenant was "pressuring" her to get the house cleaned, so she had the cleaners come 2 weeks too early and by then, the house was dusty again and there were gecko droppings. I saw the email correspondences between Annalies and the tenants because they couldn't get a hold of Annalies either, so they forwarded their email to Annalies to me and there was nowhere in the email that the tenant "pressured" her to have the house cleaned. They just asked Annalies when the house would be cleaned. When we got the bill for the cleaning, the cleaners charged us for 25-1/2 hours instead of the 8 hours that Annalies mentioned. It was close to $800 and that didn't even include the $360 of carpet cleaning. The receipt was handwritten and it didn't have the cleaners' address or phone number on there. It didn't even look like a legitimate business. And when the tenants moved in and did a walk through with Annalies, they said the house wasn't deep cleaned at all. We totally got ripped off. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - All in all, we were VERY disappointed with their services, or lack thereof. We had to pay a penalty fee (35% of one month's rent) to terminate our contract with them. We would NEVER use them again and we hope no one has to go through the same ordeal that we did! It was absolutely a nightmare!

The best full service real estate company on Maui that does commercial sales and leasing,…read moreresidential sales, commercial and residential property management, and specializes in consulting on full scale commercial alternative NRG and PV intigration. These guys are good!

A bittersweet real estate transaction brought us here…read more EXPERIENCE: They're located on the first floor of the Lono Center building, which is also part of the Kahului Shopping Center. Parking is free and plentiful. Our realtor worked with them prior so we knew we were in good hands. You have to appreciate the work they do as the dizzying amount of paperwork, wording, numbers and accuracy has to be spot-on. Service was local-style yet very professional. OVERALL: Ultra smooth execution.

Gwen Gabumpa at the Kahului office was absolutely incredible. We were the buyers of a very complex…read morereal estate transaction with a strict deadline. She was such a wonderful communicator. She promptly responded to every phone call and email and really made us feel cared for. Not only was she patient (there was such pressure and anxiety from both parties), she was genuinely kind. Most impressive was her attention to even the minutest details. She "caught" it all. We just knew that Gwen had everything handled. I honestly don't know what we would have done without Gwen's help!

‼DO NOT BOOK ANY IF THEIR LISTINGS!!! This company canceled my reservation after payment was…read moreprocessed and then relisted it for twice as much. The explanation was "technical issue" and proceeded to blame AirBnb. They then didn't refund the amount or properly cancel the reservation effectively withholding the payment. Insanely unprofessional and incredibly shady.

My husband and I had the good fortune of working with Genesis Buduan of Coldwell Banker Island…read moreProperties, Kahului branch, in the purchase of a home on Maui. This is not our first purchase on Maui and we've worked with several different agents over the years. Genesis is absolutely the best agent we've had the pleasure of working with. He sincerely enjoys working with his clients and works very hard at ensuring your property purchase goes smoothly. He responds to calls, emails and texts immediately and keeps you informed of all phases of the real estate transaction. If you are looking for a real estate agent on Maui, that you can trust to have your best interest at heart, who is honest, easy to work with, and will make buying property less stressful, contact Genesis Buduan at Coldwell Banker Island Properties in Kahului. You won't be disappointed.

The housing market on Maui is really tough because unlike Oahu there's not a lot of apartments for…read morerent so when we found a couple of nice looking units we called the realtor and set an appointment to see them. Christina is super nice and met with us to talk about what's available and where the best places to live for us would be. We've decided on Kahului area because it's so central and everything is close by. She showed us two apartments and one is really nice and fits our style. I would recommend Christina if you're looking for a place to live on Maui because she's caring and knows the island well.

Tom's been in business on Maui for years, definitely not one of those green realtors jumping on the…read morebandwagon lately. He's laid back, treats his customers with the utmost respect, and provides you with honest info, that only someone this tied into the local market would know! BTW, he helped my parents to sell their old home and buy a new one 14 years ago, and recently provided me with some excellent real estate advice!

I can say that it was truly an honor to work with both Tom and the team at Delmore Realty. Our…read morehouse-hunt lasted quite a while (well over a year), and it was Tom's guidance, patience, and expertise that eventually led us to a successful purchase. He was referred to us, and it quickly became obvious that he was the right choice for our agent. Delmore Realty is one firm you can trust.

These guys specialize in high end long term rentals on Maui. Not a big corporation so you get…read moremanagers who care and look after your property while keeping great tenant relations.

From the owner: Long Term Rental Property Management in Maui, Hawaii. read more

Things have gone downhill in recent years. Members have less input on important issues. But it's…read moreour only option here on Maui.

Always friendly staff. Very quick to respond. Easy to get to. Great new lockboxes. About time.read more

Ka'i sold our neighbors home and also helped a really great friend of mine with the purchase of her…read morehome. She is very good at what she does and is super personable and "on it" when it comes to real estate and local buyers' unique needs. I highly recommend her!

If you are looking for a trustworthy, friendly realtor to work with, Ka'i is your gal! She will…read moreget the job done to your satisfaction and you will walk away with a great experience and a new friend. She is knowledgeable about Maui's real estate and has Years of experience. You will not be disappointed.

Jessica and Diane have been absolute stars in the process of selling my property. Due to…read moreunfortunate timing, I had to sell a property at one of the worst markets in the last 40 years but Jessica and Diane were incredibly competent, responsive, fantastic, and truly went above and beyond. They anticipated questions, sent extremely thorough information and research, looked into out-of-the-box solutions, and they also fielded issues before they even got to me, so that when I was presented with them they already had solutions lined up. We got a deal we were all happy with in the end and closing went incredibly smooth. They also had great advice for navigating the market, and despite the fact that we could not put the property up for sale for a year due to estate/legal issues, they were still giving it their all and sending me information and helping me set up the property to prepare it to sell throughout this time. I would hire them for absolutely anything, but of course their specialties are in the real estate market! Jessica is an undeniable pro and I can't believe the amount of hours she put in for the sale process of this property. She knew all the right referrals and streamlined every possible process to an incredible degree. This was a very stressful time in my life, but I know for a fact that it would have been 10x worse without them removing every obstacle and roadblock for me! I kept telling my friends and family how much I appreciated Jessica and all she was doing for me. If you are looking for a realtor to buy or sell your home I can't imagine a better pick. You know those teachers in school that wouldn't give anyone an A+ because no one is perfect? Even those guys would give it to Jessica.

Jessica was simply amazing from start to finish in helping me find the perfect condo in South…read moreKihei, and I can't recommend her highly enough! As a first-time homebuyer and being new to the process, I had so many questions, and Jessica made the entire experience seamless, stress free and truly enjoyable. She took time to truly understand what I was looking for and the patience and dedication she showed in the process was unmatched. Although patient with me, Jessica's sense of urgency was on another level with communication, getting questions answered and documentation complete. Communication and access to information was extremely important to me and whether it was via text, email, phone or the Compass App (which I was blown away with), she had rapid response time whether it was early morning, late night, weekday or weekend which was so appreciated and allowed me to move quickly. Jessica knows the Maui Market inside and out and on top of that, she has great knowledge of each Condo Community and even veered me towards specific locations, buildings and units within the communities due to highway noise, wind directions, sun location etc. which was not initially on my radar. She also went above and beyond with referrals that were tailor made to my specific needs. The network she has with anything remotely related to real estate on Maui was a huge asset and made the whole process stress free from start to finish. Whether it was a lender, title company, inspector, plumber, electrician, locksmith or AC company, her experience and relationships saved me so much time and stress. Thanks to Jessica's expertise and support, I ended up with the perfect condo that well exceeded what I imagined was obtainable within my price range. If you're looking for the perfect place to call home and a smooth, enjoyable buying process, look no further. Mahalo Jessica!!