What can you say about a home that enjoys a Vista Vision view of the Pacific, Diamond Head in the distance, a postcard mountain range and the slopes of Hanauma Bay in its backyard?

Location, location, location quickly comes to mind. The property does preside over a tony Portlock neighborhood carpeted with coconut trees in the yards and Lexus SUVs in the driveways. But for this house, relatively small for Poipu Drive at 2,646 square feet, it's all about the view.

"When we bought the house, it was already geared for the view," says Adam Page, the property's listing agent and co-owner. "When you walk in the house, you feel like you're in Hawaii. It's almost an airplane view."

The upper-deck lanai overlooking the ocean might, in fact, be big enough to function as a helipad. Like the decking around the pool and garage, the lanai is covered in random, sand-colored Quartzite, part of a recently completed renovation of the home, which was originally built in 1966.

"We gutted it," Page says of the renovation. "It's a total rebuild. It took us 11 months to finish it."

The interior of what is now a three-bedroom, 3.5-bath house has been completely redesigned with new steel framing, vaulted ceilings, recessed lighting, hardwood floors, vessel sinks in the bathrooms, all new electrical and plumbing systems, double-paned Pella windows and split-unit Fujitsu air-conditioning throughout.

"The house has great tradewinds - it literally gets cold up here," Page alleges. "You really don't need the A/C. You can leave the windows closed and still be comfortable."

To casual passersby, coral rock gives the home's lanai the look of a modern-day heiau, while providing a buffer from occasional street traffic.

The exterior of the home is not particularly impressive from the street, except for the original fortress-like coral rock wall that elevates and levels the property. A wooden, jalousie-style fence runs along the top of the wall to provide privacy for the pool area.

Directly below the helipad, which could comfortably accommodate a Blackhawk or a party of 40, is a large bedroom that opens to a mosaic sapphire blue tile pool and hot tub.

"The pool equipment was all shot and the pool itself was lined with plaster, so we replaced everything, including the decking," Page notes.

The front door of the house is actually in the back, at the top of a steep, paved driveway shared by the next-door neighbor. The entrance is simple but tasteful, accented by four palm trees and landscaped Island flora.

The relaxed interior is accented by exotic wood floors and the extensive use of travertine tiles in the master bath and kitchen.

Wraparound windows allow the living room and dining areas to be bathed in natural sunlight, while a pair of Ohia wood posts appear to be taking root in the home's exotic Tigerwood flooring.

To the right, behind the house, is a large two-car garage. "The home has the potential to build one more guest room above the garage," Page mentions. "If you wanted to add a room there, it would be well within the city's height variances. We've already checked it out."

The back yard wraps around the garage and stretches back some 35 yards to the back fence. Just beyond the fence is a steep slope on the other side of which is Hanauma Bay.

The yard also features an avocado tree, three tall coco palms and a private lanai that leads gracefully into the master bedroom. The master bath features a travertine tile floor and large walk-in shower with three showerheads.

The travertine is built up to support an elevated spa-jet tub beneath a large window that lets in ambient light from the lanai. Across from the tub are two beautiful vessel sinks made of clear glass. Between the sinks sits a handsome polished chrome Hansgrohe faucet.

The showcase of the home's interior, however, is the large, combined living room and dining room space that is dominated by a dark red Tigerwood floor buffed shinier than a bowling lane. Wraparound windows usher in natural light that adds to the floor's exotic gleam.

"The posts are made of ohia wood," Page says, pointing to half a dozen floor-to-ceiling posts that look like finished tree trunks. The posts blend in with the color of the hardwood floor, which is cut in a wide arc to seamlessly give way to an expansive travertine tile floor that leads to the kitchen.

The kitchen features a double oven and microwave appliance, which, like the double-door refrigerator and the washer and dryer in the washroom, is from the LG line by General Electric. The centerpiece of the room, though, is a large island with a glass stovetop and enough room for four breakfast stools. The top of the island is made of black granite, as are the rest of the kitchen tops, and all of the cabinetry is made of cherry wood.

"It's a kitchen with a view," Page says, pointing through the four large glass windows over the sink. "It's a kitchen you want to cook in."

Again with the view. Could it be this is the quintessential million-dollar view realtors love to wax poetic about. Maybe. Only in this case, it'll cost $1,799,000. HS