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Education
University of Washington - Bachelorās, Psychology
Wheaton College Graduate School - Masterās, Communications
Wheaton College Graduate School - Masterās, Communications
About Shayna
Shay grew up on Oāahu and is Chinese and part Native Hawaiian. She has been investing in real estate since 2002, while building her and her husbandās creative design agency, 9th Ave Studio, and the local music show, HISessions. Over those years she did a lot of work for some of the stateās top real estate brokerages and top realtors. 22 years of skill and savvy developed through business and investing comes to bear in how she guides her clients.
Shay spent 3 years in Seattle, 1 semester in China, 2 years in Chicago, earning a bachelors in Psychology from University of Washington and a masters in Communications with a media concentration from Wheaton Graduate School.
Shay is joyfully married to her husband Dave, and they have 3 teenaged children. Shay surfs, dances hula, loves the Lord, long walks with friends, rebounding, and anti-aging regimens like red light and cold plunges.
WHY YOU'LL LIKE WORKING WITH HER
Serves you with excellence and heart. Values responsiveness, follow up, and follow through. She listens and takes good notes. Sheās a great communicator, sharp and well-connected. Sheās professional and at your service as your proactive trusted advisor.
Serves you with excellence and heart. Values responsiveness, follow up, and follow through. She listens and takes good notes. Sheās a great communicator, sharp and well-connected. Sheās professional and at your service as your proactive trusted advisor.
EXPERIENCE
18 closed transactions in 2023, 29 in 2024
16 new development escrows currently
$11.26M in Sales Volume - 2023
InvestorHI - Lead a local educational group - 2022
SPARTAN Invest - Ambassador - 2022
Invests in Utah, Illinois and Texas - 2020
Ambassador for Cashflow+, Sweep Strategies and Homebuyer Pathway - 2019
Marketing & Branding for Boardwalk Properties - 2019
Content creation for Locations LLC - 2013-2019
Marketing for East Oahu Realty - 2014
VOLUNTEER WORK
VOLUNTEER WORK
Kaimuki Christian Church
River of Life
C4 Dance Ministry
First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu
Liholiho Elementary School PTA President
New Hope Oāahu
C4 Dance Ministry
FLOW Academy Hawaii
Kamehameha Schools KapÄlamaFirst Presbyterian Church of Honolulu
Liholiho Elementary School PTA President
New Hope Oāahu
Spotlight
Client reviews
Shayna is hands down, the best realtor Iāve ever worked with. Over the last 14 years, Iāve worked with numerous realtors to sell my house, and all previous attempts it went unsold for one reason or the other. When I decided to sell again, my wife and I hired Shayna to be our realtor. From the moment she looked at the house, she was nothing but positive energy and provided some minor upgrade ideas that would help sell fast.
She told us that she wanted to start marketing the house to get it sold, and boy did it sell fast. Her marketing campaign crossed so many different social media platforms within the first week, we are still surprised that within 6 weeks from our first meeting, it was sold for more $$$ than expected!
Through the entire process, she gave us a checklist with a timeline for everything that was going to take place once in escrow. She notified us when one action was complete and another started. She then provided weekly, or more frequent status updates. When the home inspection took place and there were discrepancies noted, she had contractors on speed dial, to fix the discrepancies within days.
In the end, I realized that in all my previous attempts to sell, I was unsuccessful because it was my realtor that made all the difference! I am grateful for Shayna and all she did for us! I would and will highly recommend her to all my family, friends and even strangers!
Shayna was amazing! She helped us to find the perfect home and really understood what we were looking for and what our needs were. We would recommend Shayna to everyone! Thank you Shayna for all of your help!
Before circumstances forced us to consider relocating, my wife and I would not have even entertained the idea of purchasing our own home here in Hawaii. Recommended by a trusted neighbor and friend from a previous property which we sold to move here, Ms. Kusumoto (Shay) was extraordinarily attentive to our every need from showing units within our price range and desired specifications to gracefully and expertly ushering us through the myriad details of the purchasing process. She extended her kindness above and beyond our expectations down to the last detail and courtesy, , exemplifying what we've come to clearly recognize as Aloha spirit. I have previously owned and sold several properties in three different states but never before have I experience such smooth and satisfying professional service as provided by Ms. Shayna Kusumoto. I would recommend Shay without reservation to anyone considering the purchase or sale of a home on Oahu.
I'm glad that I had Shayna Kusumoto as our realtor. She made the process as easy as possible. I felt that she had our best interest at heart. She kept us informed every step of the way during the process. She listened to our needs and gave us her honest opinion and suggests. I would ask for her services again if I ever get a chance to invest into a piece of property, because I trust Shayna and she is easy to work with. Trust is a hard thing to come by especially these days. Thank you Shayna.
As first time home buyers, Shayna made this process wonderful! She was so informative, helpful, professional, kind, and an overall joy to work with. We are so thankful to have had Shaynaās knowledge and direction in buying our first home.
Shayna is the best realtor on Oahu, in the US, in the world, galaxy and universe! She was so thorough and thoughtful in our connection and really showed care for helping us to sell our home. We felt confident during the entire process of her expertise, her team, and we can't wait to do it again!
From the first moment we had contact with Shayna, she has been beyond a 5 star service. My wife and I were just pricing houses. Not thinking we were getting a house. We were dreaming. But, she made it happen. Every step along the way, she was there to help us make our dream come true. She is the best realtor on the island, hands down. We are so great full to have her make this dream come true. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. The McKays
Experience with Shayna was great. As a young couple and first time homebuyers, we did not know what we were doing but she was very helpful and provided a lot of guidance throughout the process. One year ago, we thought the only way to home ownership was going to be through an affordable housing program. After she helped us to secure a unit we ultimately decided that wasnāt the right path for us. Fast forward a year and tons of house hunting later, we finally found a cozy one bedroom condo in town that checked off all our boxes! Shay wrote us an excellent cover/offer letter that made us stand out above the stuff competition and our offer was accepted above others all over asking the SAME DAY of submission!
We are now first time home owners and are working on some updates before moving in. After touring homes all over the island, we are so excited to finally have somewhere to call home!
Shay, we are so appreciative for all of your guidance, constant communication, and patience with us in our home hunt. We wouldnāt trade this experience working with you for anything & canāt wait to show you what weāve done to our condo!
Mahalo nui to Shay and the whole team who have made this possible (:
Shayna Kusumoto made the process of selling our home stress-free and simple.
Shayna, responds quickly to all messages, phone calls and kept all parties aware of real-time transaction updates.
She listened to our concerns and offered great advice to facilitate a fast sale of our property.
Thank you Shay!
She made time to meet me every time and pointed me to the right people and provided valuable resources.
They patient with my many redundant questions and rolled with my change requests. They also pushed me when I needed pushing.
Only one call she did everything for me.
So excellent job. Shayna.
Shay was a fabulous realtor I would recommend to anyone without reservation. She went above and beyond in helping us secure our first ever property purchase in Hawaii. Her local knowledge helped guide is to the best possible location for our child's school. It was a challenging process to find a house while living on the mainland. Shay would tour the homes and send us videos that were detailed with attention to detail. We were outbid or back up offers on several properties. Then Shay facilitated an accepted offer without any competition. We were the first to see the house which we closed on before an open house or other bids came in. Without this expert tactic, I do not think we would have the house we are in today! When it came time for the inspection, Shay was kind enough to give me a ride from the airport and to the property, which saved me renting a car. She also patiently answered our endless amounts of questions, and compassionately dealt with our anxiety and cold-feet in making such a big purchase (for us at least). Additionally, she has continued to support us, when we ask for a recommendation for home repair professionals. And finally, her knowledge of the native plants in our new garden is astounding. We truly appreciate Shay not just professionally, but also personally with her warm and caring nature throughout this real estate transaction.
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