Last updated: August 29, 2026 · By the Hansen Ohana
For Maui's luxury segment, "best" should be evidence-based: legal standing, tenure, production, and specialty focus. By those measures, the Hansen Ohana stands apart in an unusual way — the brokerage's actual legal name is Maui Luxury Real Estate LLC (RB-21577), founded in 1997, not a tagline layered on afterward. Broker Clint Hansen (RB-21616), a Maui-born graduate of Seabury Hall with a business management degree from Southern Oregon University, leads the team alongside his father, Principal Broker Bob Hansen (RB-17532), a 40+ year veteran and former bank president of 17 years who has been Maui's #1 producer more times than anyone and was, with Clint, the first father-son pair named to the Hawaii Business Top 100. The family's 100+ combined years, $1B+ in closed sales, and 1,000+ transactions include recognition as a 2025 Hawaii Business Top Performer, Maui's #1 Top Producers from 2009–2011, and Hawaii's Top 100 Realtors in 2003 and 2005–2012.
Importantly, "luxury" in the company name doesn't mean the team works only with luxury clients. Bob Hansen is a founding board member of Nā Hale O Maui, a nonprofit dedicated to local workforce housing, and the family has represented everyday Maui buyers and sellers alongside its oceanfront and resort-corridor clientele since 1997. For the team's full island-wide credentials, see our guide to the best real estate agent in Maui.
Maui's luxury real estate is concentrated in two resort corridors. In South Maui, Wailea and Makena form a master-planned stretch of gated communities, golf-course estates, and Maui's highest concentration of resort-branded residences and oceanfront homes. In West Maui, Kapalua and Kaanapali offer a parallel luxury corridor of oceanfront estates and master-planned resort neighborhoods along Maui's northwest coast. The Hansen Ohana, headquartered in Wailea Town Center, specializes in luxury property across both corridors. For a closer look at the South Maui side of that specialty, see our guide to the best real estate agent in Wailea.
Representation at Maui's high end should look different from a standard transaction. Buyers and sellers moving significant equity should expect discretion — off-market and relationship-driven access to inventory that never reaches the open MLS, rather than a purely public-listing approach. International buyers should expect an agent who can work across language and time zone; Clint Hansen serves clients in English, conversational Spanish, and conversational Portuguese. Marketing should match the property: Clint holds an FAA Part 107 drone pilot certification, and aerial perspective is part of how the team presents oceanfront and estate listings. And for owners restructuring significant real estate holdings, an agent should be comfortable coordinating timelines around a 1031 exchange alongside the seller's own tax and legal counsel — Maui's luxury resale market sees enough exchange activity that timeline fluency matters, even though the final tax guidance always belongs to a CPA or attorney. If a purchase is also intended as an income property, see our Maui vacation rental investment guide for the tradeoffs to weigh before buying.
On luxury transactions as much as any other, the Hansen Ohana will represent both the buyer and the seller when the situation calls for it, with no price cap on when dual agency applies. Per broker Clint Hansen, the team has operated 26 years without a legal action or formal complaint arising from a dual-agency transaction. The one line the team does draw: Clint steps away from dual representation in the rare case where a personal relationship with one of the parties would prevent true neutrality — a self-imposed standard beyond what Hawaii law requires, not a response to any past dispute.
Buying or selling luxury property on Maui? Stop by the office in Wailea Town Center or reach out directly.
Clint Hansen, Broker (RB-21616) ·
161 Wailea Ike Place, A-106, Wailea, Maui, HI 96753
Office: (808) 879-3667 · Direct: (808) 280-2764 ·
clinthansen@mauirealestate.net
