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I was researching about luxury homes on Maui when I discovered an article about Oprah’s house on Maui. That’s where the photo on the left came from. This photo brought a smile on my face as I remembered that I had been there – inside Oprah’s house, about 16 years ago. It wasn’t Oprah’s house yet at that time. It used to be called Silver Cloud Ranch and it was a bed and breakfast lodging. It was owned by the brother of a good friend of ours, and one of our friends had a birthday party in there. Oh, that house is beautiful and the view, spectacular! The article was dated, it was written a couple years ago so I thought I should google Oprah’s House on Maui to find a more recent article on it. The only one I found was on Honolulu Advertiser but it’s also old. When I called the number listed on the Internet for Silver Cloud Ranch, it says the number has been disconnected or no longer in service.
So why I am talking about Oprah’s house here on Maui Real Estate and Development blog? Like what I said earlier – I was researching about luxury homes on Maui. Just curious, what’s your take on luxury homes on Maui? Too much? not enough? or just right? Share your thoughts …
dang! Oprah really knows how to do it. I hear she owns huge amounts of Maui. She may even be rivaling the Baldwin fam or Maui Land & Pineapple!
Nice Digs! I’d love to check out her house. I hear Bev Gannon is her personal chef among others while she’s in town. Not a bad life.
My great grand father owned this property in Kula. His name was Charles Edward Thompson and his wife’s name was Anne. We have lots of history tied to this great piece of land and although it has been sold, we will always cherish the land from where our family originated. When I visit Maui, I always make it a point to stop and visit the grave site of where Charles, Anne, Edward and Frank are buried…very peaceful and lots of history on the mountain of where the Thompson family originated. I am a 4th generation of the Thompson family tree; still strong and very rooted.
I took the road to Hana via a tour bus this August. I was stunned by the beauty of this “pristine” land and ocean view. I was very surprised at the number of celebs that have purchased property of this island, especially on the Hana side. Surprised because our tour bus driver was explicit in saying that the land of Maui can not be sold and it belongs to the original Hawaiians and will return to them. Whatever the intentions of celebs to buy this island, I would like to see it become a national preserve, no boundaries, no ownership.
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