Serving Hawai'i and the World

Company History and Qualifications

We are a professional real estate counseling service firm accomplished in both residential and commercial markets.  Since 1967, we have serviced the real estate community throughout the Hawaiian Islands and earned a reputation for professional service and quality product.  We are dedicated to producing objective and responsible solutions to complex real estate problems in a timely manner.

Professional Staff

The staff of Yamaguchi & Yamaguchi, Inc. has an extensive range of real estate experience gained through years of field studies of Hawaiian real estate, professional accomplishments, continuing professional education, and active association with nationally recognized appraisal and real estate related organizations including the Appraisal Institute, Counselors of Real Estate, The National Association of Realtors, Hawaii Association of Mortgage Brokers, and Building Association of Hawaii.

Our company contains three separate divisions: residential, commercial, and counseling that participate in the following services:

  • Real Estate Appraisals
  • Collateral Reviews, Strategies and Monitoring
  • Estate Planning Valuation
  • Land Residual Analysis
  • Lease Negotiation and Arbitration
  • Tax Appeal Consulting
  • Market and Feasibility Studies
  • Environmental Transaction Screening
  • Construction Management Services

Professional counseling designations held by members of the firm from the American Society of Real Estate Counselors include (CRE) Counselor of Real Estate and Fellow (FRICS) of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  Professional appraisal designations held by members of the firm from the Appraisal Institute include Senior Real Property Appraiser (SRPA) and Senior Residential Appraiser (SRA).  The staff has also complied with the State of Hawaii’s licensing and certification program earning such designations as: Certified General Appraiser (CGA), Certified Residential Appraiser (CRA) or State Licensed Appraiser.

Members of the firm have earned a reputation for professional service and quality work.  The principal members of the firm are recognized as expert witnesses for their educational and service contributions to various business and professional organizations on both the local and national level.  The educational and professional experiences of our staff members are outlined in their accompanying resumes.

Current employees include three (3) professional real estate consultants and five (5) support staff.

Partnering and Added Services

Three companies were partnered to provide our clients with Hawaii’s first comprehensive real estate counseling services for commercial and residential real estate.  The Power of Three consists of

Yamaguchi & Yamaguchi, Incorporated 
 

 www.YAMAGUCHIinc.com

Allstate Home Inspection & Household Environmental Testing Services
  

 www.AHIhawaii.com

Pacific Rim Consulting Group

www.PRCGhawaii.com

Due Diligence Team

We have also partnered with PER, Inc., one of the largest construction companies in the State of Hawaii to provide due diligence services for owners and buyers of real estate.  PER, Inc., is a general contracting & construction management firm that builds commercial, institutional, and industrial projects throughout the State of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim.  Our due diligence team provides the following services:

  • Real Estate Counseling
  • Construction Consultant
  • Architectural
  • Civil Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental
    1.  Phase 1
    2.  Hazardous Material
  • Roofing Consultant
  • Termite Consultant
  • Legal Counseling and Documentation
  • Title Search

Partial List of Professional Engagements

The appraisal and consulting services prepared by Yamaguchi & Yamaguchi, Inc., assists our clients in decision making relative to various needs, such as mortgage lending, investment decisions, due diligence studies, lease negotiations and arbitration, condemnation, and estate planning.  The following is a brief sample of our past commercial appraisal assignments:

Retail/Office Buildings

Ala Moana Building
Ala Moana Pacific Center
Ala Moana Plaza
Digital Building
East-West Building
1051 Keolu Drive
Lee & Young Building (Chinatown)
Tan Sing Building (Chinatown)
Kaheka Professional Center
339 Hunakai Street
1020 Keeaumoku Street
Young Street Center
Kodani Commercial Bldg. (Kauai)
Waipouli Plaza (Kauai)

Puni Nani Building (Kauai)
First Insurance Building (Kauai)
934 Pumehana Street
920 Sheridan Street
Royal State Insurance Building
720 Iwilei Road
802 Kapahulu Avenue
1432 Middle Street
1446 Liliha Street
864 South Beretania Street
1789 South King Street
3538 Waialae Avenue-Park Center Building
845 Queen Street
85-909 Farrington Highway

Medical Office Building
and Nursing Facilities

Pearl City Medical Building
Kailua Professional Center
Aloha Health Care Nursing Facility
Pearl City Nursing Home
Crossroads Medical Center (Kona)

Oahu Care Facility
Proposed St. Francis Care Facility
Moiliili Medical Center
Proposed Kapahulu Medical Building

Shopping Centers and
Specialty Centers

Ala Moana Shopping Center
Banyan Inn Marketplace (Maui)
Anchor Cove Center (Kauai)
Lipoa Center (Maui)
Costco (Maui)
Kalapaki Marketplace (Kauai)
Ross Dress for Less (Keeaumoku)

1450 Ala Moana Boulevard
The Wharf Cinema Center (Maui)
Nuuanu Shopping Center
Niu Valley Shopping Center
Kihei Gateway Shopping Center (Maui)
Pagoda Hotel

Privately Owned-Apartments
and Rooming House
Properties

833 N. School Street (28 Unit private, non-profit apt)Kewalo Apartments (38 Units)
Lee Apartments (42 Units)
1055 Kalo Place (Dormitory)
Riverside Apartments (72 Units, Hilo)
Nani Wai Annex (30 Units)
968 Spencer Street (18 Units)
1620 Poki Street (18 Units)
540 Iolani Avenue (18 Units)
3336 Campbell Avenue (18 Units)
1841-A Palolo Avenue (18 Units)
1804 Poki Street (14 Units)
1226 Young Street (23 Units)
702 Alder Street (18 Units)
Proposed Royal Kinau Elderly Rental Project(84 Units)
1020 Isenberg (Dormitory)
Kamahalo Apartments (24 Units)
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Nani-Wai Apartments (15 Units)
Makini Apartments (88 Units)
Liona Apartments (55 Units)
1039 Kamehameha IV Road (40 Units)
1426 Keeaumoku Street (24 Units)
1632 Young Street (28 Units)
1234 Alexander Street (28 Units)
2975 Ala Napuaa Place (20 Units)
540 Iolani Avenue (18 Units)
225 Ohai Street (10 Units)
Seaview House (31 room Women’s Dormitory)
731 Hausten Street (10 Units)
1533 Nehoa Street (16 Units)
1455 Pele Street (11 Units)
1226 Young Street (22 Units)
264 California Avenue (19 Units)

Many other apartments or rooming-house properties in the Kalihi, Makiki, McCully, Moiliili, Kapahulu & Kailua districts.
Industrial Properties

Numerous industrial properties in Kaka’ako, Iwilei/Kapalama; Kalihi/Kalihi-Kai; Sand Island; Mapunapuna; Airport Industrial Park; Bougainville Industrial Park; Central Park (Halawa); Halawa Business Park; Pearl City Industrial Park; Gentry Business Park (Waipio); Campbell Industrial Park (Ewa); Waipahu Industrial Park; Lihue Industrial Park (Units 1 and 2, Kauai); Kahului Industrial Park (Maui); Wailuku Industrial Park (Maui); the Millyard Industrial Park (Maui); Kaloko Light Industrial Subdivision (North Kona, Hawaii); Shipman Industrial Park (Keaau, Hawaii); and the Hilo Industrial areas (Hilo, Hawaii). Honolulu International Airport (UAL Cargo/Office facilities).

Government Assignments
Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA):
Kaka’ako Infrastructure Improvements Districts Phase I, II, III, & IV Land Acquisition
John A. Burns Medical Center Underlying Land
Fort Armstrong

Dept. of Transportation - Highways Division:
Interstate Highway FAIP No. 1-H3-1, Oahu; Land Acquisition
Hanamaulu - Ahukini Cut-Off DP-05101, Kauai; Land Acquisition
Kalanianaole Highway Improvements, Retaining Wall at Makapuu, No. 72B-02-02
Kuhio Highway Improvements, Extension of Temporary Bypass Road, No. 56A-03-00, Kauai

Dept. of Transportation - Airports Division:
Ualena Street Properties Land Acquisition for Honolulu International Airport Expansion
Fair Market Rental Study of all the State of Hawaii Airports (Land and Improvements)

Dept. of Transportation - Harbors Division:
Fair Market Rent Studies for the Following Properties:
Keehi Lagoon, Keehi Marine Center
Lagoon Drive and Triangle Island Site
Canoe Site Keehi Lagoon 
Hilo Harbor Pier 42
Hawaiian Cement Site (Kawaihae, HI)
Kewalo Drydock
Kapolei Ship Repair Facility & Market Related Activities
Keehi Lagoon Industrial Lots
Dept. of Accounting & General Services (DAGS):
State Capitol District Office Tower Study
Hawaii Housing Authority (HHA):
Banyan Street Manor Housing Project (55 Units)Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HFDC)
Honokowai Kauhale Rental Housing Project, Maui (184 Units)
Kamakee Vista Rental Housing Project (226 Units and Commercial Component)
Pohulani Senior Citizen Housing Project
Office of State Planning (OSP)
Honokowai Land Valuation Study

Dept. of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR):
Proposed Sand Island Industrial Park
Old Kahului School Site - Land Valuation Study
Fair Market Rent Studies - Various Agricultural Lands (All Islands)
Shoreline and Reclaimed Land – Various Residential Lands

City and County of Honolulu – Division of Land & Survey
Land Acquisition of Waipio Access Road
Land Acquisition 2251 Aloha Drive
Land Acquisition Pearl Harbor Historical Trail
Coconut Grove Flood Damage Mitigation for the City and County Corporation Counsel
Chinatown Gateway (200 Residential Units; 4 Commercial Units)
Marin Tower (236 Residential Units; Commercial Space)
Westlake Apartments (96 Residential Units)

Special Joint Assignment
Marshall Islands Damage Study & Analysis
   Rongelap, Rongerik & Ailinginae Atolls
   Real Estate & Related Damages
   Nuclear Weapons Test of Bikini Atoll – March 1954
      Randall Bell, Bell Anderson & Sanders LLC
      Jon Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi & Yamaguchi, Inc.
Consulting and Asset Management

HTH Corporation
Hawaii Electrician’s Union

Lease Negotiation and Arbitrations
Client
Pacific Home Furnishings, Lessee
Teruya Enterprises, Ltd., Lessee
Young Enterprises, Lessee
Iolani Sportswear, Lessee
Charles Kendall Blvd. Owners, Lessees
Chow S. K. Lum Trust, Lessor
Waialae Aina Enterprises, Lessor
H & K Company, Lessee
Universal Securities, Lessee
HTH Corp., Lessee
Opposition
Bishop Estate, Lessor
Bishop Estate, Lessor
Bishop Estate, Lessor
Hobart Estate, Lessor
Bishop Estate, Lessor
Sport Shinko, Lessee
Servco Pacific, Lessee
Kunikiyo Trust, Lessor
Bishop Estate, Lessor
Lanihau Properties LLC, Lessor
Arbitration
Appointed By
George Tanaka, Lessor
Bishop Estate, Lessor 
Bishop Estate, Lessor
Jim Watanabe, Lessee
PVT, Inc., Lessee


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Opposing Party
K & M Ltd., Lessee
Oahu Plumbing, Lessee
Snyder Family Trust, Lessee
Suzuki Nitta, etal, Lessors
Rose K.H. Lum, etal, Lessors
Third Party Arbitrator

Bishop Estate, Lessor
State of Hawaii, Lessor
Masters LLC, Lessor
Elks Club, Lessor

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Kovats, Lessee
Mary Strate, Lessee
SERVCO, Inc., Lessee
Outrigger Canoe Club, Lessee

Residential & Commercial Subdivisions

Ewa Plantations Expandable Home Subdivisions
Iwalani Kapolei Village V
Koolau Hale (Kaneohe)
Pearl Highlands Business Park
Ewa Villages H

Miscellaneous Vacant Land (Islands of Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Hawaii and Molokai); Partial Interest Valuations; Residential and Commercial Condominium Units; and Highest and Best Use Consulting Studies.

Partial Client List

Lending Institutions and Mortgage Companies

Advantage Mortgage
Advantage One Mortgage
American Mortgage Express
American Savings Bank   
Amerecka Mortgage
Bank of Hawaii
Bank of the Orient
Castle & Cooke Mortgage
Central Pacific Bank
Central Pacific HomeLoans
Charter Funding
Countrywide Full Spectrum
Countrywide HomeLoans / LandSafe
CUSO of Hawaii
DHI Mortgage
Envision Lending Group
Fidelity Valuation Services
Finance Factors, Ltd.
First Hawaiian Bank
First Horizon Home Loans
Four Star Mortgage
Pearl Harbor FCU
G.E. Capital Hawaii
GMAC Mortgage Corp.
Hawaii State Employees FCU
Hawaii National Bank
Hawaii USA FCU   
Hawaiian Trust Company, Ltd.
Hickam Federal Credit Union
Home & Land Loans LLC
HomeStreet Bank
House of Finance

Island Community Lending
Inter Island Home Loans
Irwin Mortgage
Lloyd’s Bank LLC
Meridian Mortgage, Inc.
Merrill Lynch Relocation Corporation
Mortgage Connections
The Mortgage Group
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp.
Mortgage Masters
Mortgage Plus
Mortgage Resources
Navy Federal Credit Union
New Century Mortgage
Ohana Pacific Bank
Option Mortgage LLC
Pacific Access Mortgage
Pacific Rim Bank
Pan Pacific Mortgage
Pearl Harbor FCU
Premier Financial Services LLC
Primary Residential Mortgage Corp.
Prime Cap Financial
Prudential Relocation
Quality Mortgage Services
Spectrum Mortgage
Territorial Savings
Transpacific Mortgage
Tripler Federal Credit Union
Twenty First Century Mortgage
Vantage Island Processors
Wells Fargo/RELS Valuation           

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