Dream House

Kauai, Hawaii

WHAT: A 4,934-square-foot four-bedroom four-and-a-half bath house overlooking Aliomanu Beach

HOW MUCH: $9,500,000

PER SQUARE FOOT: $1,925.41

SETTING: The house, named Hale Mahina (Hawaiian for “House of Moon” or “House of Moonlight”), is situated on a bluff overlooking Aliomanu Beach. From December to April, migrating humpback whales mate and give birth offshore. Locals use part of the beach for pole fishing and harvesting limu (an edible seaweed); hiking and picnicking are also popular. The Princeville Golf Club is a 20-minute drive; shopping and restaurants are available in Kapaa, 15 minutes south. About a dozen surf spots lie between. This house is 15 miles from the Lihue Airport; from there, the flight to the Honolulu International Airport is 25 minutes.

COMMON SPACES: Most of the wood inside the house is afromosia, a West African variety; interior accents were carved from ebony. Travertine floors are inlaid with bamboo. The office has three desk spaces against windowed walls looking out into the courtyard. A guest wing on the other side of the pool has a gathering space for social occasions. The ocean is visible from nearly every room.

PERSONAL SPACES: A spa in the master bathroom leads to an outdoor atrium with a waterfall shower. The guest wing has two bedrooms.

OUTDOOR SPACE: There is a thatched-roof entryway. Palms — areca, cardboard, coconut, ko, foxtail and others — surround the pool. On one side of the entryway walk is a koi pond. There are over 50 varieties of trees, palms, tropicals and bushes planted on the property. The house has four outdoor showers; three are waterfalls.

AMENITIES: Surround-sound and a gas fire pit.