Former Carlos Santana Kauai estate relisted for $13 million

Two neighboring North Shore estates overlooking Anini Beach have hit the market with a combined asking price of $55.5 million, putting a stark number on Kauai’s ultra-luxury housing market. The smaller parcel, a 3.02-acre Kilauea property once owned by Carlos Santana, is listed at $13 million. Next door, a 6.87-acre estate is asking $32.5 million.

The Santana-linked property sits in an exclusive gated enclave and came back to market after a previously accepted offer failed to close. Santana bought the home on Feb. 2, 2020, for $8 million and sold it on March 24, 2022, for $11.9 million to the current owner, Skywalkerfarms. At today’s asking price, the estate is $5 million above Santana’s purchase price, and the 2022 sale delivered a $3.9 million gain on that transaction.

Both properties are being marketed by Hawai‘i Life’s Roni Marley, who said the neighboring estates can operate as a private family compound even though they sit on separate parcels. That pitch fits a slice of Kauai real estate that trades heavily on privacy, ocean views and the scarcity of large North Shore holdings, especially in Kilauea above Anini Beach.

The numbers also underscore the widening gap between Kauai’s top-end listings and the housing realities faced by local families. A single 3.02-acre estate carrying a nine-figure-style aura in a market this tight is not just a celebrity footnote. It is a reminder that the North Shore’s most desirable shoreline addresses are increasingly set by buyers who can pay millions for land, view corridors and seclusion, while much of Kauai County continues to grapple with far more limited and far less affordable options.