15-1699 1st Ave, Keaau, HI 96749

This hidden gem is a well built & beautifully maintained custom home! After proceeding through the private solar powered driveway gate and along the palm tree lined driveway, you enter through a privacy gate to the front door, and admire the weather resistant pool deck and beautiful solar heated pool! At end of the pool is a second deck that holds the built-in spa! Great privacy, no immediate neighbors right now. Enter the home and the great room that houses the living, dining, and kitchen areas with open beam, vaulted natural wood ceilings, bamboo flooring & a custom made gable-shaped stain glass window. This is a great area for entertaining your guests while you prepare that gourmet meal. The living room has two decks; one that has a covered skylight dome and tile floors and the other that to the pool deck. The upstairs has a luxurious master bathroom with dual vanities set in solid granite; glass block tiled and ceramic tile family-size shower stall, and other custom features. The Master bedroom is huge and features a walk-in closet; a built-in Bay window style reading corner with built in bookshelves and access to the master bath. Super convenient indoor laundry room upstairs. Two other bedrooms upstairs and a second full bath. Interior staircase leads down stairs to a studio currently in use as a very popular vacation rental. Two car garage. Storage area with a hot water heater and dual filters with UV for the water. Concrete catchment tank under home - no unsightly tank in the yard! Whole house solar operated fan for additional cooling and airflow. Ocean trade winds provide great airflow thru the slider and double front doors. Eye catching xeriscape landscaping featuring banana, ulu, coffee, plumeria, ohia, and hala trees as well as ginger, pineapple, and orchids - a tropical paradise set in the Pahoehoe!. No lawn to mow! mauna Kea views from the front yard. Easy drive to Hilo or quaint Pahoa town for schools and shopping.