NextHome KU Realty

Selling our family home (a Trust property) was a complex process involving multiple family members across Hawaii and Washington. With time-sensitive decisions and some challenging moments along the way, we knew we needed an expert we could trust. Thankfully, Keahi Pelayo was referred to us as one of Hawaii’s top realtors, known for his deep connections, market expertise, and outstanding track record of success.

From the moment we listed, Keahi exceeded our expectations. Within just two days, he secured over 13 strong, competitive offers. We were absolutely stunned when he came back the next day - three more offers with generous Escalators, further proving his ability to generate exceptional results.

It’s clear why Keahi has earned his reputation as Hawaii’s “go-to” realtor. His integrity, deep local roots, unmatched people skills, and concierge-level dedication made this process seamless and successful. We are beyond grateful for Keahi’s expertise and unwavering support. He truly is the best!

Selling our family home (a Trust property) was a complex process involving multiple family members across Hawaii and Washington. With time-sensitive decisions and some challenging moments along the way, we knew we needed an expert we could trust. Thankfully, Keahi Pelayo was referred to us as one of Hawaii’s top realtors, known for his deep connections, market expertise, and outstanding track record of success.

From the moment we listed, Keahi exceeded our expectations. Within just two days, he secured over 13 strong, competitive offers. We were absolutely stunned when he came back the next day - three more offers with generous Escalators, further proving his ability to generate exceptional results.

It’s clear why Keahi has earned his reputation as Hawaii’s “go-to” realtor. His integrity, deep local roots, unmatched people skills, and concierge-level dedication made this process seamless and successful.

We are beyond grateful for Keahi’s expertise and unwavering support. He truly is the best!

As a young local couple navigating the home-buying process for the first time, having Lehua in our corner was truly invaluable—her expertise and support were absolutely priceless. In today’s fast-paced and often impersonal world, Lehua was a breath of fresh air, bringing the perfect mix of trustworthiness, intelligence, kindness, and authenticity to every interaction.

Our journey wasn’t as straightforward as we’d hoped, but Lehua remained patient and reassuring throughout. She validated our moments of doubt and uncertainty while encouraging us to trust our instincts. At every turn, she took the time to explain things clearly, making sure we felt informed and empowered to make the best decisions.

What really sets Lehua apart is her ability to balance professionalism with genuine care. She truly had our best interests at heart and celebrated every milestone alongside us. We’re incredibly grateful to have had her on our team. Mahalo NUI e Lehua!

Keahi represented us with a purchase on an accelerated schedule, set to close on December 31, in the busiest time of the year. His advice was always helpful. His attention to detail, knowledge of the market, and his familiarity with other brokers in the community, the lender and escrow, made a complicated project run smoothly and efficiently to a successful conclusion. We would recommend him without reservation.

I highly recommend Mr. Keahi Pelayo!!! Buying or selling your home is one of the most important decisions, yet can be extremely stressful. Having a genuine, professional realtor on your side can make the process so much more pleasant and efficient. He is the best agent I have seen and worked with by far. Better yet, he is now our family friend!

I highly recommend Mr. Keahi Pelayo!!! Buying or selling your home is one of the most important decisions, yet can be extremely stressful. Having a genuine, professional realtor on your side can make the process so much more pleasant and efficient. He is the best agent I have seen and worked with by far. Better yet, he is now our family friend!

Lehua was very thorough and timely. She consistently went above and beyond and was very helpful given our relatively unique situation.

Lehua was very thorough and timely. She consistently went above and beyond and was very helpful given our relatively unique situation.

She was very attentive and responsive to our needs. Highly recommend if making a purchase on a property. She listened to our wants and find what we are looking for. She made appropriate recommendations as needed. She made sure my needs are met especially with my being out of state. She’s conversational and a great person to be in our team.

Our Family had the pleasure of working with Lehua to find our home on Oahu. We lived in a condo in Waikiki for our first year in Hawaii. Lehua listened to what we were looking for and worked with us remotely for a couple of months showing us properties online. Lehua has a very professional, yet personal touch. She walked through showing the qualities of each home and the reality of the areas including the neighborhoods, community, views and landscape. It was a real pleasure to work with someone who is so focused on finding a true home. I was there for the first time last week and was really quite shocked at how the home, where my daughter Camile is living full time, not only met but exceeded our expectations. We appreciate Lehua's genuine, friendly and very professional approach to everything she does. We will look to Lehua for her guidance in any opportunity we see in the future. Thank you, Lehua, for finding our new home in Hawaii!

No one I would’ve rather trusted with such a monumental move, finding a home on Oahu. Her excellent communication skills, genuine advocacy and graceful nature cultivates a beautiful experience from start to finish while finding your home. There will be transparency and direct collaboration to ensure needs are sufficiently met, a superstar professional I recommend to anyone I care about. Mahalo nui, Camile

Keahi is so gracious and professional to work with. He and his staff made my job so very easy, by always communicating with me. Keahi work very hard to get my Uncle's house all fresh, cleaned and ready in 2 weeks to list. Once it listed we got offers on the first day and we were able to close in record time! Everything went so smoothly. I would definaltly use them again and recommend them to family and friends.

In my most humble opinion why would anyone on Oahu use a realtor other than Keahi? I've had the distinct honor of working with him for almost a year dealing with 3 properties being sold in the family trust. Keahi's gone above and beyond with succinct explanations, more hand holding than I care to admit and always with a smile. If you want to make your day/week/month, randomly call to hear his life affirming phone message. Keahi and Susie are the team to use if you want a seamless experience.

Keahi and Suzie are a great team. Everything explained, copies provided, good follow up and support there when it’s needed. Good referrals, if additional assistance needed to prepare the home. The sellers schedule always considered without issues.

I've enjoyed getting to know Keahi for at least 20 years, during which he's called about once each year asking if we wanted to sell my wife's Keeaumoku St condo. Though I've never seriously considered selling that, I've enjoyed talking to him and getting his insights into the Honolulu real estate market each year.
When my siblings and I, living widely separated in England, Arizona, NY State, Waianae and Kona, decided to sell our Mom's Punchbowl apartment, we first set up Zoom interviews with several prominent Honolulu realtors. I insisted that Keahi be included on the list, especially after a respected Rotarian realtor friend in Kona volunteered that he thought Keahi was the best realtor in Honolulu - and was as surprised as I when I told him that I knew Keahi and was already considering hiring him! Though the other realtors were impressive, we all agreed Keahi was the best!
Keahi initially pointed out the difficulties inherent in selling a property owned in common by widely separated owners, but he helped us work through those problems and the many other issues that developed through the process of moving out the tenant of more than 20 years, contracting for the substantial repairs we all agreed were needed to improve the sale value, and developing a spectacular listing that assured a prompt sale. He and his essential assistant Susie Morgan also steered us through the complex escrow process (particularly problems that arose because one of the owners lived overseas) and addressing the last minute issues of dealing with the building management regarding common property repairs that had to be addressed just before closing.
I and my siblings highly recommend NextHome KU Realty and Keahi and Susie for assistance with real estate in Honolulu.

Keahi Pelayo have been a blessing for us from the very first day of contact. Keahi was recommended my a close friend of ours who trusted him. My husband and I did not have knowledge about the process of selling our home. There was a lot to learn as our property has a SAE program with HHFDC. The economy and high interest rate was also a challenge.

There were alot of "bumpy roads" but Keahi always says "we'll cross the bridge when we get there". Keahi not only help us sell our property but also educate and provide us with resources. Keahi walked us throught these challenges, answered all our concerns, and never gave up on us.

THANK YOU Keahi for keeping the faith with us as our property is SOLD!

If you need to sell your home, we would like to recommend Keahi and his assistant Susie. They are a team that will be with you from begining to ending.

Trinh and Jerome

Keahi made the process of selling my deceased parents' home absolutely seamless. He had immediate contractor references for the work that was necessary, he handled all negotiations & logistics for me - which was critical, as I live on the mainland - and he maintained impeccable communication with me as to the progress of the work & overall transaction. He was fearless with an excellent can-do approach.

There is no question that Keahi's involvement made dealing with my parents' estate significantly easier. Mahalo.

Keahi was very helpful & informative through the entire buying process. I would highly recommend working with him!

Keahi helped guide us through the first time home buying process with patience and thorough explanations of any questions we had.

Would recommend 100% ??

Have known & worked with Keahi for many years. He has assisted my late husband, Dr Livingston Wong & me in purchasing & selling Real Estate for ourselves & our family. He is professional, experienced & very nice.

He considers it a privilege to find just the right fit for you.

Keahi has represented my clients for over 20 years, with nary a negative word. I also employed him last year to help us buy our dream home, and just last month to sell off our old home. Everything came off without a hitch. I would highly recommend him to any friend or colleague.

Keahi was proactive in soliciting and following up on all of his responsibiities. I have no doubt that this is his norm and have full confidence in his professionalism. He resolved all questions with action items and follow up to conclusion. He is very good. I recommend him as an excellent realtor.

Keahi Pelayo is excellent!! I had so much anxiety selling our family home but Keahi made the whole process seem so easy. He walked me through every step of the process, he never kept me hanging wondering how the sale is going or how is escrow coming along. He always kept me in the loop. The best part is he always kept an open communication with me, always there if I had any questions.

Mahalo Keahi and Susie for all your help!!

Trust, honesty, and integrity are what Keahi and Susie bring to any real estate need you may have. Being a kamaaina long since removed, I had no connections on the island any more and happened upon NextHome Realty by chance (and good luck!!!). Both Keahi and Susie took care of my needs almost like I was family, keeping me updated and answering each and every question along the way. They netwrok seamlessly with other professionals (lawyers, appraisers, title companies) handling all of the leg work for you. I always felt like my best interests were also theirs, and they always delivered as promised. If you want to have a stress-free real estate experience, then look no further. NextHome Realty no ka oi!!!

Keahi and his team went above and beyond in every way to make our home buying process smooth and successful. With Keahi, it was like we had a personal Yelp, Angie's List, Google Business and a realtor all in one. He gave us peace of mind when we were unsure, and confidence when needed it.

Our family is grateful to have Keahi on our side and highly recommends him!