An Exclusive, Private Hawaii For the Super-Rich

"The eager buyers, primarily from the West Coast, and especially from the Bay Area, are transforming the crusty black lava of the Big Island's leeward side into an oasis of multimillion-dollar vacation homes and gated resort communities populated by top financiers, technology mavens, entrepreneurs and the successfully self-made...the current boom in luxury resort development — begun in the mid-90's with a rising stock market — has brought larger, more expensive homes, construction and real estate executives said, and some of Hawaii's highest real estate prices."