The Launiu occupies the corner every driver on Ala Moana Boulevard passes on the way into town — the turn at Ward Avenue where the neighborhood begins. It is the eleventh residential tower in Howard Hughes' Ward Village master plan and one of the few remaining front-row parcels, with nothing tall between the building and the water. The name, lau niu, is the frond of the coconut palm that has always marked this shoreline.
- 486 residences, 40 stories; studio to 3 bedroom plus den
- 440–1,677 sq ft; Sub-Zero, Wolf, Studio Becker, quartzite
- Arquitectonica architecture, ODADA interiors, Vita landscape
- Under construction; estimated completion 2028
A Building Shaped by the Breeze
Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica designed a slender tower angled toward Diamond Head, with terraces that roll down its face in a continuous wave — a mid-century coastal silhouette rather than a sheer glass curtain wall. The 486 residences divide into 396 tower homes on floors 8 through 40 and 90 podium homes that wrap the parking structure and keep the street edge alive. ODADA's interiors work in a quiet register of sand-toned oak and soft white, and Vita's landscape traces O‘ahu from makai to mauka across the amenity deck.
The Residences
Floors 8 through 40 share a repeating plate of twelve residences, from 440-square-foot studios to a 1,677-square-foot three-bedroom plus den. Diamond Head-facing tower residences carry a true lānai; the remainder use Juliet balconies off the living room. Nine-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, engineered oak flooring, Studio Becker cabinetry, quartzite counters, and Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances are standard. Every home is market-priced — no reserved housing, no income qualification, no lottery.
Two Levels of Amenities
The seventh-floor deck is lifted high enough to clear the neighborhood and open to Diamond Head, the sunset, and the surf off Kewalo: a resort pool, fitness pool, and spa; a tide pool and children's play structure; a great lawn, sunset deck, and palm deck; five clubrooms; a catering kitchen and dining cabana; and a fitness room and movement studio. Ground level handles arrival with a porte cochère, attended lobby, on-site residence manager, dog run, and secured bicycle storage. Five guest suites and dedicated surfboard storage are the details that matter daily.
Under Construction, Targeting 2028
The Launiu launched sales in 2024, broke ground in October 2025 with Swinerton as general contractor, and was reported approximately 71 percent pre-sold by year-end 2025. Buyers here are no longer betting on whether the building proceeds. Remaining inventory clusters in specific stacks and floor bands, with occasional releases from cancelled contracts.
On a repeating plate, the plan is not the purchase — floor, exposure, and lānai make the difference. Connect with Hawaii Starts Here before your first gallery visit and we will walk you through the stack-by-stack comparison and today's availability sheet.
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