Palms at Waikiki
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This buildings features were determined from publicly available data, including MLS listings. While we cross-referenced additional data sources, it still likely contains incomplete or inaccurate information, as it has not yet been personally verified.
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Palms at Waikiki
Building Overview
Palms at Waikiki (Waikiki): 15-floor concrete building with ocean and Diamond Head views and on-site pool.
About Palms at Waikiki
Palms at Waikiki is a 15-floor, 262-unit residential building located in the Hobron-Ena district of Waikiki. Constructed in 1970 of concrete, the property offers multiple unit orientations with ocean, mountain and Diamond Head views.
According to available records, on-site amenities include a pool, fitness center, and BBQ area, and building services list a resident manager, concierge, and security guard. The building has central air conditioning and three elevators serving residents.
Based on MLS data, parking is available with covered, assigned stalls and guest parking. Pets are not allowed; short-term rentals are permitted. Management is listed as Aqua Aston. Buyers should verify all details and any applicable fees or rules with current management and official records.
Building Features & Data Confidence
All features from MLS data with AI-assisted confidence analysis. Click each category to expand and see details.
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The county assessor reports 15 floors, while listings reach only floor 12 and have no penthouse listings, so the county count is used. The stored value agrees.
The county assessor reports 269 reconciled residential units and 269 residential CPR units for this single-building parcel. No conflicting registration or MLS total is provided.
The remarks repeatedly emphasize investors, second homes, hotel rental programs, and legal short-term rentals. The current value of 2.00 is retained because no statement such as "80% owner occupied" or "majority owner occupied" confirms or contradicts it.
No explicit elevator count such as "4 elevators," "four elevators," or "multiple elevators" was found. The current value of 3 is retained because the remarks provide no evidence to confirm or deny it.
Calculated from the lowest association fee observed across all non-penthouse unit listings for this building.
Calculated from the highest association fee observed across all non-penthouse unit listings for this building.
Calculated from association fees observed in penthouse unit listings for this building.
Central air conditioning is strongly supported by both MLS data and remarks. Listings explicitly say "central AC included," "maintenance fee includes central AC," or that fees cover "AC central," while other remarks confirm central air throughout the building.
Cable inclusion is strongly confirmed across the listing set, with at least 17 of 20 current MLS records including CABTV. Remarks repeatedly state phrases such as "cable TV included," "cable," and "maintenance fee includes ... cable," across multiple listing descriptions.
Common-area electricity has moderate support rather than direct textual confirmation. Eleven of 20 current MLS records include OTCOEX, and several remarks refer to maintenance fees covering "all utilities," but explicit phrases such as "common area electricity" are generally absent.
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Electricity inclusion is nearly unanimous and strongly confirmed across multiple agents. Remarks repeatedly state "maintenance fee includes electricity," "electricity ... included," or "all utilities," and current MLS data shows ELECTR in 18 of 20 listings.
Gas inclusion is not supported by the public remarks provided. While a small number of historical MLS entries show gas, the current remarks consistently list electricity, water, sewer, cable, internet, and AC without gas. This points to gas not being a standard included maintenance item in this building.
Hot water is well supported by both MLS and public remarks. Multiple listings explicitly say "hot water included," "hot & cold water," or list hot water among the utilities covered by maintenance fees; no listings identify unit water heaters.
Internet inclusion is repeatedly confirmed across the listing set. Remarks use phrases such as "internet included," "internet service," "free WIFI," and list internet among the utilities covered, while 14 of 20 current MLS records include INTSER.
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Sewer inclusion is strongly established across the building. Current MLS data shows SEWER in 18 of 20 listings, and numerous remarks explicitly state that maintenance fees include sewer, often together with water and electricity.
Water inclusion is nearly unanimous and confirmed by multiple agents. Listings repeatedly state "water included," "water, sewer, electricity," or that maintenance fees cover all utilities, while current MLS data shows WATER in 18 of 20 records.
BBQ facilities are confirmed throughout the remarks, with repeated phrases such as "BBQ area," "BBQ grills," "barbecue," and "lounge BBQ area." The evidence is overwhelming across numerous listings and matches the previously high-confidence conclusion.
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Concierge/front-desk service is confirmed by at least 15 current listings, with repeated phrases including "24-hour front desk," "front desk services," "24/7 front desk service/check-ins," and "large 24 hour lobby." Although only 5 of 20 listings carry the CONCIE checkbox, the detailed remarks across many agents provide strong evidence that the building offers staffed concierge-style service.
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Doorman/lobby-attendant service is implied by repeated references to a staffed front desk and lobby service rather than by the exact word "doorman." Several listings mention "24-hour front desk," "front desk services," "large 24 hour lobby," and "bell service," suggesting a consistent attended-lobby setup across the building.
Exercise facilities are repeatedly described across many listings, including "fitness center," "fitness room," "exercise room," and "exercise gym." The feature is strongly corroborated by multiple agents and aligns with the historically high-confidence determination.
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A meeting room is supported by the current MLS amenity data in 7 of 20 listings and by an explicit public remark listing a "meeting room" among the building amenities. Although most remarks omit it, the direct mention and historical high confidence support inclusion.
At least 12 of the 20 current listings explicitly mention a lanai or comparable outdoor space, including “spacious lanai,” “private lanai,” “large lanai,” “outdoor lanai,” and “private balcony.” The feature is supported across many distinct remarks and is also consistent with the 14/20 current MLS amenity records, making this strong building-level evidence rather than an isolated copy-paste claim.
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Several listings explicitly identify recreation-related common spaces, including "BBQ recreation area," "lounge area," and "outdoor entertainment spaces." The feature is less consistently checked in MLS than exercise or BBQ, but the repeated descriptions and prior high-confidence assessment support including it.
Recreation-room evidence is less prevalent than for the other features but is still supported by multiple remarks and the current RECROO checkbox. Key phrases include "pool, BBQ recreation area and fitness center" and "building amenities include a swimming pool, BBQ area, gym, meeting room," so the feature should remain included, though with lower confidence.
The building clearly offers on-site dining, confirmed across many listings from multiple agents. Numerous remarks specifically mention an IHOP in the lobby or a ground-floor/on-site restaurant, including "IHOP restaurant right in the building" and "restaurant on the ground floor," strongly supporting inclusion.
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I searched for explicit references to surfboards, board storage, surf storage, and bike-and-surfboard storage facilities. The listings describe pools, fitness facilities, laundry, and other amenities, but no surfboard storage.
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Zero listings explicitly mention a trash chute or related term. Although 8 of 20 listings currently carry the TRACHU amenity, the absence of any supporting remarks across many agents makes this appear to be unreliable MLS checkbox data, so the feature is omitted.
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The pool is strongly validated across the listing set: 20/20 listings have pool-related MLS amenities, and well over 15 current remarks explicitly mention a pool or swimming pool. References include “sparkling heated pool,” “pool sundeck,” “shared pool,” and direct pool-deck access, indicating a genuine building amenity rather than isolated copy-paste.
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I searched for explicit salt-water pool terminology, including saltwater pool, salt pool, and saline pool. The listings describe a pool and related amenities, but do not identify its water type.
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Shared laundry is consistently documented across the building: at least 15 listings explicitly mention phrases such as "on-site laundry facilities," "community laundry," "laundry facilities," or "onsite coin laundry facility." The evidence spans multiple listing versions and agents, and the 19/20 current MLS amenity selections strongly corroborate that the building offers community laundry.
Multiple remarks identify the community laundry as coin-operated. Coin-operated laundry requires payment, providing strong confirmation that this feature is present.
I searched for references to laundry on each floor, laundry rooms on every floor, or floor-by-floor laundry. The remarks only describe general on-site or community laundry facilities, so the every-floor feature is not confirmed.
Parking is explicitly mentioned across many listings from multiple agents, with repeated phrases such as "ONE PARKING STALL," "deeded parking," and "dedicated parking stall." The evidence is strong and building-level, despite some unit-specific listings having no assigned parking or relying on guest/front-desk parking.
Numerous listings explicitly mention assigned, designated, dedicated, covered, or deeded parking, including "1 designated parking," "assigned covered parking stall," and "deeded parking is yours to utilize." The evidence appears across multiple listings and agents, consistent with the current MLS data showing ASSIGN in 4 of 20 listings and the previously high-confidence determination.
Covered parking is confirmed by multiple listings and agents, including explicit references to an "assigned covered parking stall," "secured garage parking stalls," and "covered parking." The evidence is consistent with the current MLS covered/garage records and establishes that the building offers covered parking for some units.
Numerous listings identify deeded or dedicated parking, including Unit 816 and Unit 1022. Although some units rely on guest parking or front-desk parking, the repeated explicit references establish that deeded parking exists in the building.
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The public remarks repeatedly mention parking availability, included or deeded parking, and paid guest parking. The only explicit charge is a nightly rate of $45 plus tax; therefore, the monthly parking fee is unknown.
Guest parking is supported by 8 of 20 current MLS records and explicit remarks from multiple listings. The clearest confirmations are "Overnight guest parking is available" and "guest parking," with additional listings stating that guests can rent or purchase parking through the front desk, indicating a building-level guest parking option.
Secured parking entry is supported by current MLS data on 5 of 20 listings and by an explicit remark stating "one covered parking with secured garage" plus "24/7 front desk access." Additional listings repeatedly reference 24-hour security and front desk services, though the parking-security detail itself is less frequently stated than parking availability.
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The remarks were searched for parking waitlist, waiting-list, and similar language. None were found, while multiple listings describe other methods of obtaining parking.
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I searched for key card access, fob access, card readers, keycard entry, and electronic access. General security measures are described, but no card- or fob-based access system is confirmed.
Security service is strongly supported across the building: at least 11 of 20 current listings include the SECGUA amenity, and numerous remarks explicitly state "24-hour security," "security patrol," or "24 hr. security." The repeated descriptions across multiple listings and agents confirm this is a building-level amenity rather than an isolated or copied claim.
The remarks directly identify security patrol service for the building. This explicit statement supports a high-confidence positive determination, in addition to other references to 24-hour security.
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Central AC is strongly supported across the building: well over 10 listings explicitly mention it, including multiple references to central A/C and replacement of central air-conditioning fan coils in 2025. The evidence is consistent across many agents and aligns with the MLS data, rather than appearing to be an isolated copy-paste claim.
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0 of 20 listings explicitly mention window AC or window units. Multiple listings instead state that units have central A/C, including phrases such as “central A/C,” “central air-conditioning fan coil,” and “maintenance fee includes central AC,” while the lone ACWIUN entry appears unsupported and likely copy-paste or incorrect MLS data.
Current MLS construction materials identify CONCRE in 18 of 20 listings, providing strong and consistent building-level evidence. Public remarks focus primarily on renovations and amenities rather than construction materials, but nothing contradicts the concrete classification.
DOUWAL appears in 3 of 20 current MLS listings, while prior analysis classified the feature as high confidence based on historical records. None of the supplied remarks explicitly mention “double wall,” “double-wall construction,” or “two walls,” so support is primarily MLS data and is less broadly repeated than for concrete.
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Only 2 of 20 current listings identify MASSTU in the construction-materials field. The extensive remarks do not use the terms “masonry” or “stucco,” so this appears to be limited MLS checkbox evidence rather than a feature repeatedly confirmed by multiple agents.
None of the reviewed listings explicitly mention “steel frame” or “steel frame construction.” STEFRA appears in only 2 of 20 current MLS records, with no supporting description across the listings, so the feature is omitted as likely unverified MLS checkbox data.
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ABOGRO appears in 9 of 20 current listings, and at least one public remark explicitly states the unit is “five stories above ground level.” This combines current MLS evidence, a direct textual confirmation, and previously high historical confidence.
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Two of 20 current listings identify SINWAL, while prior data also treated single-wall construction as high confidence despite limited remark support. No listings explicitly quote “single wall construction” or “old Hawaiian style single wall,” so the evidence is MLS-driven and should be interpreted cautiously.
The remarks provide overwhelming and repeated evidence that short-term rentals are legally permitted at Palms at Waikiki. Listings also refer to grandfathered legal vacation-rental status and legal Airbnb use.
The building participates in a hotel rental-pool program operated or managed by Aqua-Aston/Aqua Palms. Numerous listings specifically state that units are currently in the hotel pool or can be enrolled in it.
Hotel-pool participation is optional rather than mandatory. The remarks explicitly say owners can opt for self-management, third-party management, or the hotel program, and several units are operating outside the hotel pool.
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The remarks contain no land-tenure or lease-expiration language. No specific four-digit lease expiry year or renewal date was provided.
The public remarks were searched for explicit references to VA approval, VA financing, and VA loans. None were found, so there is no public-remarks evidence that the building is VA loan approved.
The remarks were searched for explicit insurance terms including "fully insured," "full insurance," "fully covered insurance," "comprehensive building insurance," and "walls-in coverage." No such mention was found, so this feature is treated as false with medium-low confidence.
Fire sprinklers are strongly confirmed across multiple listings and agents, in addition to the current MLS checkbox appearing in 13/20 listings. Repeated remarks explicitly state "There are sprinklers and wired smoke detectors in the building" and describe the building as having a "fire sprinkler system" or being "fire sprinklered," indicating a genuine building-wide feature rather than an isolated copy-paste claim.
The remarks were searched for statements such as "FLSE passed," "fire safety certified," "life safety compliant," or "passed fire inspection." No explicit passing or certification statement was found; fire-safety equipment references alone do not establish a passed evaluation.
Flood zone determined from official FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) data using building coordinates, not from agent-reported listing data.
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Ocean views are mentioned in 7 of 20 current MLS listings, including phrases such as “peekaboo ocean view,” “partial Pacific Ocean views,” and “direct Ocean ... views.” The evidence is strong across multiple listings and agents, although some wording appears reused or copy-pasted; the repeated unit-level descriptions still establish that the building offers ocean-view units.
Mountain views are well documented across the building. Multiple listings explicitly mention "mountain view," "majestic mountains," "mountain side," and similar language, with current remarks showing 9/20 listings using mountain-related view descriptions and only 1/20 stating NONE. This is strong cross-listing evidence and not likely a checkbox-only artifact.
Diamond Head views are mentioned in 7 of 20 current MLS listings, with repeated phrases including “stunning Diamond Head views,” “Diamond Head & ocean view,” and “views across Waikiki to Diamond Head.” Although several descriptions reuse similar marketing language, the feature appears across numerous distinct listings and is consistent with the building’s established high historical confidence.
City views are strongly supported across the building: 16 of 20 current listings report CITY in view descriptions, with none reporting NONE. Remarks independently repeat phrases such as "city views," "sweeping city views," "city skyline," "cityscape," and "views of Diamond Head, ocean, city," indicating broad confirmation across multiple listings rather than a single copied statement.
Listings repeatedly reference ocean, Diamond Head, city, and mountain views but do not use 'coastline', 'shoreline', or 'coastal' terminology in the public remarks. Because there's no explicit mention of coastline views across the listings, the building is not being represented as having 'coastline' views.
Garden views are mentioned in 1 of 20 MLS records, but no public remarks across the listings describe a garden, courtyard, or landscaped view. Because the evidence is isolated and lacks confirmation from multiple agents or detailed remarks, the feature is omitted.
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Sunrise views are less commonly mentioned, but they are explicitly confirmed in at least one detailed remark describing 'captivating sunrises,' with additional remarks noting east-facing or sunshine-facing units. Current MLS data also contains SUNRIS in 2/20 listings, supporting the historical high-confidence conclusion.
Although the MLS view_descriptions do not include 'SUNSET' (0/20), at least several listings call out the building’s west-end location and proximity to Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Friday night fireworks (e.g., “located on the desirable west end of Waikiki,” “every Friday night enjoy the Hilton Hawaiian Village fireworks display!”), and many units note ocean/lanai views. This pattern suggests some units offer evening/western exposure and sunset views, but most remarks describe Diamond Head, ocean, city, or mountain views rather than explicitly saying 'sunset', so the evidence is moderate and likely implies sunset views for some units.
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I searched for statements describing views of Friday night fireworks from a unit, lanai, or the building. The remarks only reference the nearby Hilton Hawaiian Village fireworks display, which does not establish a building view.
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At least 10 current listings explicitly or directly imply on-site management, using phrases such as 'managed onsite,' 'hire the onsite property manager,' and 'managed by local manager'; many others reference the hotel rental pool and 24-hour front desk. Although only 4/20 current listings check RESMAN, the repeated detailed remarks and historically high confidence indicate this is a genuine building feature rather than simple checkbox copy-paste.
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Confidence levels are based on MLS checkbox data and AI analysis of listing remarks. High = strong evidence, Medium = some evidence, Low = limited or conflicting evidence. Buyers should always verify critical details independently.