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Hualalai Golf Club

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii County, Hawaii · Big Island / Kona-Kohala Coast golf market

Access
mixed
Holes
36
Architect(s)
Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf
Gated
Yes
Golf access
Bundled

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Hualalai Golf Club anchors the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu, one of the Kona-Kohala Coast's highest-profile addresses, home to roughly 375 luxury residences. The club's defining feature is its two-course, two-access-tier structure: the Jack Nicklaus Signature course (1996), the first Nicklaus design on Hawai'i Island, is semi-private -- resort guests staying at the Four Seasons can book weekday and weekend tee times -- and hosts the PGA Tour Champions' Mitsubishi Electric Championship every January. The Tom Weiskopf-designed Ke'olu course (2002), on higher ground above the resort, is fully private and members-only, with its own clubhouse.

What makes Hualalai a clean bundled-to-homeownership case is the membership rule itself: every Hualalai Resort real estate purchase requires acceptance into Hualalai Club membership. That membership, once approved and dues are paid, extends to both courses plus the Ke'olu Clubhouse, the Sports Club & Spa, the Tennis Club, the Canoe Club, and Four Seasons beach and pool facilities.

Hualalai's residential product is correspondingly broad and tightly controlled: custom single-family estates, the Ke'olu Estates neighborhood above the resort, Hillside fairway homes, and a smaller inventory of Four Seasons-branded Residences and Villas (including named condominium projects such as Golf Villas, Hillside Villas, Estate Villas, Palm Villas, Fairway Villas, Ka'ulu Villas, and Waiulu Villas). The 2026 median sale price across the resort runs near $8.5M, spanning roughly $4M-$8M Residences/Villas up to $30M-$60M+ oceanfront trophy estates.

Golf & Course

The Hualalai (Nicklaus) course debuted in 1996 as the first Jack Nicklaus Signature design on Hawai'i Island and hosts the PGA Tour Champions' Mitsubishi Electric Championship every January; it is semi-private, with resort-guest access available. The Ke'olu course, designed by Tom Weiskopf and opened in 2002, sits on higher ground above the resort and is fully private, members-only, with its own separate clubhouse.

Membership & Access

Does buying a home here include club membership?

Yes — homeownership requires club membership.

Every Hualalai Resort real estate purchase requires the buyer to apply for and be accepted into Hualalai Club membership -- there is no non-member ownership path. Membership, once approved, provides access to both courses (the semi-private Nicklaus course and the private Ke'olu course) plus the resort's broader club amenity base.

Living in Hualalai Golf Club

Hualalai's real estate is a tightly controlled mix: custom single-family estates, the Ke'olu Estates neighborhood above the resort, Hillside fairway homes bordering the Nicklaus course, and Four Seasons-branded Residences and Villas across several named condominium projects.

Lifestyle & Amenities

TennisFitness centerPoolSpaPrivate beach accessDiningPractice facility

Club membership includes unlimited use of Four Seasons amenities: the Ke'olu Clubhouse, a 28,000-square-foot Sports Club and Spa, the Tennis Club, the recently upgraded oceanfront Canoe Club with two pools and a restaurant/bar, and Four Seasons beach and pool facilities.

Location & Surrounding Area

Hualalai sits on the North Kona coast, immediately south of Kuki'o and a short drive north of Kona International Airport.

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What Buyers Should Verify

  • Confirm the current Hualalai Club initiation fee and annual dues directly -- no specific current published figure was found this session, only a general 'well into six figures' characterization from a secondary source.
  • Confirm which specific Hualalai residential products (Ke'olu Estates, Hillside, individual Villas projects) carry which membership terms, as the club bundles membership at the resort level rather than per-neighborhood.

Notable

  • The Hualalai (Nicklaus) course hosts the PGA Tour Champions' Mitsubishi Electric Championship every January.
  • Ke'olu is Tom Weiskopf's fully private, members-only companion course to the semi-private Nicklaus layout, opened in 2002 on higher ground above the resort.

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US Golf Living provides independent real-estate research and can connect consumers with real-estate professionals. Golf membership, availability, fees and approval are determined independently by the applicable club.