The house sits on the Northshore's fabled Rocky Point, which is a place of unique beauty and surfing lore. The sunsets from the balcony are spectacular and the house is clean, modern and has a great kitchen for cooking. The ice maker is a wonderful touch and the beach toys were greatly appreciated. Moniza was very responsive and friendly.
I did give quite low scores on the accuracy and value of the listing though. During our entire stay the beach in front of the house was eroded away and inaccessible. collapsed pillons sit in the water in front of the house and debris from eroding houses and sandbags littered the water when the surf was moderately high. Workers were constantly around trying to abate the erosion further. This was a major disappointment. Moniza did communicate this erosion a few days before our stay and it sounded like an infrequent and temporary inconvenience. However, upon arrival it appeared that this was a common and severe issue of all of the properties along the point losing the beach in front of their houses, and much more worryingly, the land under their foundations.
In March 2022, the house three doors away collapsed onto the beach, and it appears the front porch of this rental was also washed away. The neighbor to this rental property described Rocky Point has being in a "state of heavy crisis". Just search, "Rocky Point Erosion Oahu" to see the news reports. This all feels like important background to understand if you are going to stay in the house, yet none of it was communicated. I brought all this up with Moniza, and she acknowledged it, but characterized the current erosion situation as temporary and unforeseeable. I do not agree with that assessment. If we had had knowledge of these issues, it is unlikely we would have stayed in the house, and certainly not at the price being charged.
Our family has been in Hawaii for five generations and these coastal erosion issues are heartbreaking for the island, its ecosystems and the landowners. However, in this case they feel like a safety concern, and they certainly pertain to the rental value of the property and need to be clearly disclosed. Since we stayed at the house, some general language on erosion has been added to the description, but I do not think it is adequate given the severity of this issue. I do wish the landowners of this property the best and future renters need to evaluate the safety of this location. Aloha.