Nationally recognized as one of the top performing agents nationwide, Joe Castaneda is the Principal Broker and manager of REMAX Hawaii West Oahu located in Kapolei at the Ka Makana Alii Mall. Although residing and working on the west side of Oahu, Joe continues to service clients island-wide. With over a dozen years of combined real estate and mortgage experience Joe possesses a unique real estate perspective and is consistently a top performing real estate agent on Oahu.

Joe is originally from the Bay Area, California but has now spent over half his life in Hawaii. He attended De La Salle High School in Concord and then later re-joined his family on Oahu. He was a varsity tennis player and planned to continue his tennis career playing collegiately for Hawaii Pacific University until he was suddenly diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. After taking off a full semester to undergo Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy Joe transferred from Hawaii Pacific University to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Joe graduated with his BBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, double majoring in International Business and Finance. After being in real estate for a year, the opportunity arose for him to use his finance degree and he transitioned into the mortgage industry to become a mortgage loan originator with Island Pacific Homeloans, a joint venture of Central Pacific Bank.

After starting his real estate career in 2012 and transitioning to lending in 2013 he was voted in 2015 “Best in Real Estate: Mortgage” by Honolulu Magazine as well as voted as one of “Hawaii’s BEST mortgage loan officers” by the Honolulu Star Advertiser. After two years in the mortgage industry he transitioned back into real estate. He now brings his finance, mortgage, and real estate knowledge to help guide his clients through the real estate transaction. In 2016 Joe was part of a Top 100 Real Estate Team in Hawaii before starting his solo career.

Soon after becoming a solo agent Joe went on to start a successful real estate team and obtain his broker’s license. The opportunity came up to move offices from Kahala to the Kapolei office as a Broker-In-Charge. The opportunity later arose for Joe to become the Principal Broker and Manager of the West Oahu office. He is heavily involved in the real estate community and serves as the Chair of the Honolulu Board of Realtors Leeward Regional Group and Chair of the Hawaii Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network (YPN). Previously he has served as the Chair of YPN of Oahu.

Due to his personal experience with cancer Joe also serves as part of the board of HUGS Hawaii (HUGS – Help, Understanding, and Group Support) and previous President of the HUGS Island Professionals (HIP). Joe is a graduate of the Hawaii Association of Realtors Leadership Academy (HARLA) and holds various designations such as the Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR), Military Relocation Professional (MRP), and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designations. 

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A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL & AMBASSADOR

• Principal Broker & Manager | REMAX Hawaii West Oahu, formerly Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty West
• Licensed Realtor | with the Honolulu board of REALTORS
• Member of the National Association of REALTORS, The Hawaii Association of REALTORS, and the Multiple Listing Service
• Chair | Hawaii Association of REALTORS Young Professionals Network
  • Previously served as Vice-Chair
• Chair | Honolulu Board of Realtors Leeward Regional Group 
  
  • Previously served as Secretary & Treasurer
• Education Director & 2026 President-Elect | Hawaii Residential Real Estate council (RRC)
• President-Elect & Board Member | HUGS Hawaii (Help, Understanding, & Group Support), a local non-profit that supports Hawaii families with a child up to age 21 who has been diagnosed with life-threatening illness or disease. 
• Former President | HUGS Island Professionals
• Former Licensee | National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS)
• Former Designee | Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist

PROVEN RESULTS ENSURE QUALITY SERVICE

• 2024 Marcus Nishikawa Education and Professional Achievement Award Recipient | Honolulu Board of REALTORS
• Top Performers in Real Estate | Hawaii Business Magazine | 2022, 2025
• Top Producing Agent | Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Advantage Realty West | 2021 - 2024
• Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Network
  • Emerald Elite Award | 2018, 2022
  • Platinum Award | 2024
  • Gold Award | 2017, 2019, 2021
  • Silver Award | 2020, 2023
• Awarded the Emerald Elite Award 2018 recognizing the top 1% of agents Nationwide
• Voted "Best in Residential Real Estate" by Honolulu Magazine Subscribers in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Top 100 Realtor Team in Hawaii 2016 | Hawaii Business Magazine
• Aloha Aina Award Nominee in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
• Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) A-list awardee | 2022, 2023
• Voted "Best in Real Estate, Mortgage" by Honolulu Magazine Subscribers in 2015
• Voted "Hawaii's BEST Mortgage Loan Officer 2015 | Honolulu Star Advertiser
• 2022 Graduate of the Hawaii Association of REALTORS Leadership Academy (HARLA)
• Military Relocation Professional (MRP)
• Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR)
• Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES)
• 2024 Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designee - Representing the Top 2% of REALTORS nationwide
• 2025 GUILD recognition | institute for Luxury Home Marketing