Top Maui Real Estate Agents | Ken Hayo, Robbie Dein & Jeannie Kong-Evarts
Maui Real Estate Advisors is ranked among the top-producing real estate teams in the State of Hawaii. Ken Hayo, Robbie Dein, and Jeannie Kong-Evarts bring more than 80 years of combined Maui market experience, over $1 billion in closed transactions, and a track record of verified production that spans multiple market cycles. This is not a team assembled for convenience. It is a team built on shared history, earned trust, and complementary expertise.
Recognized Among Hawaii’s Top Realtors
Ken Hayo and Robbie Dein are Maui’s only real estate team recognized as Top 100 State of Hawaii Realtors for 17 consecutive years, as published annually by Hawaii Business Magazine. This distinction is based on verified closed sales volume and reflects consistency across market cycles, not production in a single favorable year. Recognition spans from 2006 through 2023.
Both Ken and Robbie have also been repeatedly recognized as Maui’s Top 3% of producing agents, a designation determined by the REALTORS® Association of Maui based on verified closed transaction data among a field of more than 1,900 licensed agents on island.
Verified Production Metrics
- Over $1 billion in combined closed transactions
- Over $2 billion in career transactions (Ken Hayo)
- 22 closed transactions in 2025, representing over $50 million in total volume
- Top 100 Hawaii Realtors recognized for 17 consecutive years (Ken Hayo and Robbie Dein)
- Ranked among Maui’s Top 3% of producing agents, based on verified closed sales
- 80+ years of combined Maui real estate experience across the team
Production data reflects closed transactions documented through the REALTORS® Association of Maui and Hawaii Business Magazine ranking criteria.
Ken Hayo: Principal Broker and Market Leadership
Ken Hayo is the Principal Broker and Owner of Maui Real Estate Advisors. He has 37 years of experience in the Maui real estate market and has closed over $2 billion in career transactions. Prior to founding MREA, Ken owned and expanded Century 21 across the Hawaiian Islands for 23 years, during which he mentored more than 100 agents.
Ken was named Maui Realtor of the Year in 2015 by the REALTORS® Association of Maui and has served as a Board Director for the association. His approach to every transaction is grounded in disciplined pricing strategy, long-term market perspective, and structured negotiation. He has guided buyers and sellers through multiple Maui market cycles, including boom years, corrections, and the current transitional period.
Ken’s credentials include:
- 37+ years Maui real estate experience
- Over $2 billion in career closed transactions
- Maui Realtor of the Year, 2015
- Top 100 Hawaii Realtors for 17 consecutive years
- Maui’s Top 3% of producing agents, multiple years
- Board Director, REALTORS® Association of Maui
- 23 years owning and operating Century 21 across the Hawaiian Islands
- Mentored 100+ agents throughout his career
Robbie Dein: Luxury and Resort Market Specialist
Robbie Dein has specialized in luxury, resort, and second-home real estate on Maui since 1996. He was Ken Hayo’s top-producing agent during the Century 21 years and has since established one of the most decorated individual performance records in Hawaii real estate.
Robbie was the number one agent on Maui for eight consecutive years from 2004 through 2011 and is the only Realtor in Hawaii to have received Top 100 recognition for 17 consecutive years. His expertise is concentrated in Wailea, Makena, and South Maui resort communities, with particular depth in Wailea Point, where he has also served in HOA leadership roles for more than two decades.
Robbie’s credentials include:
- Century 21 Grand Centurion Hall of Fame, ranked #10 Agent Worldwide
- #1 Agent on Maui for 8 consecutive years (2004 to 2011)
- Top 100 Hawaii Realtors Hall of Fame and Top Performers, Hawaii Business Magazine (2006 to 2023)
- Maui’s only Realtor recognized for 17 consecutive years
- Wailea Point HOA Director (2022 to 2025) and VP (2018 to 2020)
- Wailea Town Center HOA VP (2005 to 2025)
- Former Director, Maui Vacation Rental Association
- Former Director, REALTORS® Association of Maui
- Former Director, Ho’olei at Wailea
- Former Director, Kamaole Nalu
- Former Secretary, Kihei Community Association
Jeannie Kong-Evarts: Design Intelligence and Client Strategy
Jeannie Kong-Evarts brings a rare combination of design-forward thinking, strategic negotiation, and client-centered care to the MREA team. She was recognized as REALTOR Salesperson of the Year in 2018 and has academic credentials from NYU and Parsons School of Design, alongside completion of the Negotiation Mastery program at Harvard Online Business School.
Jeannie holds CRS, SRS, and e-PRO designations, reflecting advanced training in residential sales, buyer representation, and digital marketing. She is active in the Wishing Well Foundation and brings a meticulous, presentation-driven approach to every listing and client relationship.
Jeannie’s credentials include:
- REALTOR Salesperson of the Year, 2018
- Negotiation Mastery, Harvard Online Business School
- NYU and Parsons School of Design background
- CRS (Certified Residential Specialist)
- SRS (Seller Representative Specialist)
- e-PRO Certification
Built on Shared History
What distinguishes Maui Real Estate Advisors is not the sum of three individual track records. It is the fact that this team was built on a foundation of shared history. Ken and Robbie worked together for more than two decades at Century 21. Jeannie was among Ken’s standout agents in that same network before joining MREA. The working relationships, the trust, and the shared standards of client care were already in place before this firm existed.
The result is a boutique firm with depth that a larger brokerage cannot replicate and the personalized focus that a solo agent cannot sustain. Buyers and sellers in Wailea, Kihei, Makena, Kula, and across South Maui work with a team that has genuinely operated as a unit through multiple market cycles.
2025 Performance in a Demanding Market
2025 was one of the more demanding years in recent Maui real estate history. Inventory climbed, days on market stretched significantly, and buyer behavior became more deliberate and comparison-driven. A large share of licensed agents on Maui did not close a single transaction that year.
Maui Real Estate Advisors closed 22 transactions in 2025, representing both buyers and sellers across more than $50 million in total volume. The full 2025 review covers specific transactions, the strategic approach behind each, and the market conditions that made execution more demanding than the numbers alone suggest.
Areas of Expertise
Maui Real Estate Advisors serves buyers and sellers across the full range of Maui property types, with particular depth in South Maui’s luxury and resort communities.
Luxury and Resort Real Estate: Wailea Point, Wailea Beach Villas, Wailea Ekolu, Wailea Elua, Ho’olei, Wailea Golf Estates, and Makena resort communities. The team’s experience in these communities spans more than two decades, including direct HOA involvement and community leadership roles.
Vacation and Investment Properties: Guidance on STR zoning, the implications of Maui’s Bill 9, Minatoya List status, fee simple versus leasehold distinctions, and HOA health. Buyers in this category require precise due diligence, and this team does that work in every transaction.
Single-Family Homes: South Maui, Kihei, Kula, Wailuku, and throughout Central and Upcountry Maui. The team has closed transactions ranging from oceanfront estates to Upcountry properties requiring long-term strategy and market patience.
Land and New Developments: Maui land acquisition with informed perspective on the opportunities and considerations of new construction across the island.
Relocation and First-Time Buyers: Market education, lending connections, and local insight for buyers who are new to Maui or navigating their first purchase on island.
Here is what recent clients have said about working with Ken, Robbie, and Jeannie”
I am truly amazed at the standard you set for marketing your listings. If other agents did the job half as well as you do, we would have no inventory. Keep up the amazing job. I truly admire how you present your properties, price and stage them well, and are always upbeat about promoting them. If more Realtors did the job the way you do it, we would all be better off. Just so you know, you are never in my spam box. I read most of the promotional material you send and you really send a lot. It is not garbage and it always conveys a very clear picture of the property with perhaps a few too many adjectives, but I can forgive adjectives if the pictures are good. They usually are. As a peer and competitor, you set the bar at a level that is tough to get over. Keep it up !!!
Tracy S. Stice R(B), Testimonial from Former President of Hawaii Association of Realtors
We’ve bought & sold many properties and used many Realtors, but Ken and Jeannie have done a far superior job. Very impressed with their attention to detail.
Samuel & Diana W.
Ken Hayo and Robbie Dein are tops in their field, without exception. They successfully worked through two Wailea condo purchases for me with ease last year and this year. They listened to my priority needs and searched appropriately, finding my first purchase in their first showing of three condos with me. For the second purchase, they showed me potential condos that were appropriate but did not fit the bill entirely. So, in one instance, they called a realtor friend who they knew was thinking of selling his home. All the priorities were there except for the perfect view. Knowing what I wanted was not on the market at that time, they called a realtor about a condo that had been taken off the market before my search, to inquire about the sellers’ interest in selling at that point. That was the perfect condo for me! Had they not been persistently creative in pursuing this condo off market at the time, I would still be waiting for my second Wailea condo.
Kathy H.
Additionally, Ken and Robbie went above and beyond in helping me rid the condo of furniture and artwork that I did not need. Knowing I am not technologically savvy in selling online, they did the photos and online selling for me. If that wasn’t enough, they were sure to be at my condo to close the deals with the buyers. Above and beyond – definitely not in the scope of a realtor’s job description.
Professional knowledge and conduct, creative persistence, kind personable service to the max – that’s what Ken and Robbie offer!
No one knows Maui real estate better than Robert Dein and Kenneth Hayo. They are personable, professional, and committed to finding the perfect place for each client. We feel they really care about their clients.
Zillow review
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are top real estate agents on Maui?
Ken Hayo and Robbie Dein of Maui Real Estate Advisors are consistently ranked among Hawaii’s Top 100 Realtors and Maui’s Top 3% of producing agents based on verified closed sales volume. Their combined career production exceeds $1 billion in Maui transactions. Jeannie Kong-Evarts, REALTOR Salesperson of the Year 2018, is a member of the team, bringing more than 80 years of combined island experience across all three agents.
How are Maui's top real estate agents ranked?
Top Maui real estate agents are typically ranked based on verified closed sales volume and transaction count. The REALTORS® Association of Maui recognizes the Top 3% of producing agents annually, and Hawaii Business Magazine publishes a Top 100 Realtors list each year based on documented production data. Both Ken Hayo and Robbie Dein appear on the Maui Top 3% list and the Hawaii Business Magazine Top 100 list.
What should I look for in a Maui real estate agent?
Verified closed sales volume and transaction count are the most reliable starting points. Beyond production, look for long-term market presence, demonstrated experience within the specific communities you are buying or selling in, a clear and documented pricing strategy, and negotiation experience across multiple market cycles. Rankings provide a starting point. Execution and local knowledge determine results.
What makes Maui Real Estate Advisors different from other Maui real estate teams?
The foundation of this team is shared history. Ken Hayo and Robbie Dein worked together for more than two decades before forming Maui Real Estate Advisors LLC, and Jeannie Kong-Evarts was part of that same professional network. The trust and working relationships were already in place. The result is a boutique firm with the depth and credentials of a large brokerage and the personalized focus of a specialized team. It is also the only Maui team with a Realtor recognized for 17 consecutive years in Hawaii’s Top 100.
Does Maui Real Estate Advisors work with buyers and sellers?
Yes. The team represents both buyers and sellers across Maui, including luxury resort properties, condominiums, single-family homes, Upcountry properties, and land. In 2025, the team closed transactions representing both sides of the market, with seller-side volume exceeding $40 million and buyer-side representation exceeding $10 million.
Talk to the Team
If you are considering buying or selling on Maui and want to understand what the current market means for your specific situation, this team is available for a direct, data-driven conversation. Whether you are evaluating a luxury resort property, navigating the implications of Bill 9 on a condo purchase, or preparing a home for sale in South Maui, that is exactly the kind of conversation Ken, Robbie, and Jeannie have every day.
The opportunities are still here. They belong to buyers and sellers who approach this market with intention.