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Meet Carrie Nicholson

For 20+ years, Carrie has been a top-producing real estate professional dedicated to the luxury real estate market on the Big Island of Hawaii. She serves her clients and community as a Broker-in-Charge at Hawaii Life and as a Director of Hawai‘i Life One - Hawaii Island, the company’s concierge suite of services, offering a curated collection of Hawai‘i's most exceptional properties and locations. Carrie’s unparalleled knowledge of Hawaii Island’s luxury properties has resulted in over a billion dollars in residential and land sales throughout her career.
 
Carrie began her real estate journey at Clark Realty, where she quickly became a top producer. Through hard work and focused determination, she has consistently led her field in the Top Broker rankings. As Principal Broker of Kukio Properties, she guided the development’s sales team, representing discerning buyers and sellers who value excellence, knowledge, and personalized results. Carrie Nicholson has been highlighted in esteemed publications such as Forbes, The Washington Post, Vanity Fair, Modern Luxury Hawaii, and the New York Post. Additionally, she has earned repeated recognition from Hawai’i Business Magazine as one of Hawai’i’s top real estate agents. 
 
Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Carrie is a certified Coast Guard submarine co-pilot, rescue scuba diver, and free diver. Her passion for the ocean led her to collaborate with National Geographic on underwater documentary films and photography. Alongside her love for the ocean, Carrie spent 8 years as an international model in Japan, where she was the face of several marketing campaigns, including those for the Coca-Cola Company, Sony Group, and Kao Cosmetics Japan, to name a few.
 
Her love of nature has instilled in her a deep appreciation for Hawaii's sense of place – perhaps the most invaluable attribute of the island’s luxury real estate.
 
Having witnessed the growth and transformation of the Big Island first-hand, Carrie leverages her in-depth understanding, knowledge, and training to help clients make highly informed decisions about the community and choose homes that align with their needs, dreams, and lifestyles. She has an innate understanding of her clients and generously provides the resources necessary to facilitate the realization of their real estate dreams.
 
Carrie resides on the West Coast of the Big Island of Hawai‘i with her husband, Winton, General Contractor of Nicholson, LLC, and their three children.
 

Hawai’i Life Is

Hawaii Life is a statewide, 100% locally owned and operated real estate brokerage. Identified as the 16th fastest growing real estate brokerage by Inc. Magazine, Hawaii Life remains the #1 most trafficked real estate search engine. HGTV’s hit shows Hawaii Life continues to entertain over 20M viewers. In both 2012 and 2013, Inman News identified Hawaii Life as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in the U.S.
 

Why HL1?

As the luxury division of Hawai’i Life, HL1 has the opportunity to share exceptional Hawaii properties with a select group of people. HL1 is design, quality, and total service; a natural evolution in representation.
 
 

Carrie Nicholson

Real Estate Agent | Broker | BIC | HL1 Director
LICENSE NUMBER
RB19302
ADDRESS
74-5617 Pawai Place, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

My Testimonials

We feel Carrie did a great job for us and would definitely consider having her help us in the future should we want/need to sell our home! -D.F | KUKIO MEMBER
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Carrie has exclusively handled two real estate transactions that we have had (one closed and the other still in process). Her professionalism and knowledge have been invaluable to us. I can’t think of anyone else I would rather...
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It was a pleasure working with Carrie on the purchase of our lot at Hokulia. She provided excellent professional service and is truly an expert at what she does. We look forward to building our home in the community & meeting n...
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It was a pleasure working with Carrie on our past few transactions. She is an expert in her market and she provides the knowledge, service, and advice to help her clients make well-informed decisions efficiently and with confid...
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Carrie has in-depth knowledge of the Kukio community, and the real estate market and is well-connected. We have been satisfied and appreciate her professional service and diligent work ethic. On top of it all, Carrie is sincere...
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We feel very blessed with the experience we have had buying our new home in Hawaii. We are so appreciative of the professional service and communication we have received from you during the process. We are looking forward to ou...
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Outstanding job in supporting me and facilitating my recent purchase at Kukio! They could not have been more professional, discrete, knowledgeable, and helpful from start to finish, and were available on a 24/7 basis at all tim...
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We had the recent opportunity to meet and work with Carrie at the Kohanaiki Resort. Her expertise and knowledge of the island were outstanding. She had many suggestions for various outdoor activities at the resort as well as po...
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Carrie represented us on several residential transactions both on the buy and sell side. She follows the important detailed process necessary in the industry to achieve a successful outcome. We can honestly say that she goes th...
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Carrie is the best REALTOR we have worked with. She is incredibly knowledgeable and able to see the big picture while still being amazingly thorough and detail-oriented. Absolutely nothing slipped through the cracks and everyth...
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As an attorney in my home state, I have dealt with numerous real estate agents over the years in connection with my real estate practice. I have found Hawaii’s Carrie Nicholson to be exceptionally talented and one of the best r...
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From the first moment, we met Carrie, her friendly smile and confident demeanor virtually melted away all of our anxiety, nervousness, and worries about buying a house on the Big Island. At first, we were very impressed with he...
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We have had several real estate agents in the past with different transactions but we have never had a real estate professional like Carrie Nicholson. When we decided to buy property on the Island we only knew a couple of the o...
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We feel we were very fortunate to have met Carrie Nicholson. From that meeting, she subsequently became our broker in finding a home. We have been involved with many brokers and without exception, Carrie is the most professiona...
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