O‘ahu
Black Point
Ultra-exclusive volcanic peninsula
Indicative price tier — $6M – $35M
In one line
A single road, one way in, one way out.
Black Point is a basalt finger that juts off the seaward slope of Diamond Head, accessed by one private-feeling lane. Roughly fifty homes share its bluff and its oceanfront. There is no through-traffic, no commercial frontage, and only a handful of properties ever come to market in any given year. Doris Duke chose this address for Shangri La; that legacy still defines the neighborhood's cadence.
What defines it
A closer look
01
Geography
The peninsula's lava shelf gives most homes a deep-water frontage rather than a beach — perfect for swimming off your own ladder, paddling to Waikīkī, or watching swell wrap around Diamond Head from a private terrace.
02
Privacy
Walls and dense vegetation along Kulamanu and Papu Circle keep even the largest estates invisible from the lane. The neighborhood is patrolled and signed as private; foot traffic is essentially nil.
03
Architecture
Trophy estates dominate, including several internationally-published modern works. Renovations skew toward concrete-and-glass pavilions designed to capture the wraparound view from Koko Head to ‘Ewa.
A typical week
Lifestyle highlights
- 01Cliffside lap pools and direct ocean entry
- 02Walk into Diamond Head Crater from the back door
- 03Five minutes to Waikīkī, ten to downtown
- 04Surf check at Cliffs and Lighthouse from the lanai
Quick facts
- Total homes
- ~50
- Frontage
- Lava shelf, deep water
- Drive to Waikīkī
- 5 minutes
- Annual transactions
- Typically 1–3
Best suited for
Ultra-private buyers who want trophy oceanfront without leaving the urban core, art collectors drawn to the Shangri La lineage, and second-home owners seeking absolute discretion.
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