Koolau Golf Club

What Koolau Golf Club does

Koolau Golf Club was a public 18-hole golf course located in Kaneohe on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, operated on approximately 240 hectares of land leased from the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. The facility combined recreational golf play with instruction delivered through the on-site KMR School of Golf, run by instructor Ralbovsky since 2003, which served roughly 150 active students with tiered session packages (10 sessions for $1,500, 50 sessions for $5,000), golf yoga sessions at $50, and workshops at $175. The course generated revenue from public green fees and from lesson packages, with marketing largely driven by word-of-mouth and the academy community. Operations were halted temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and permanently on September 30, 2021, after the operator could no longer afford rent to the church landowner; the property was subsequently transitioned under Pono Pacific Land Management LLC. The koolaugolfclub.com web domain has since been repurposed for Indonesian-language online gambling promotion unrelated to the original golf business.

Name

Koolau Golf Club

Website

https://koolaugolfclub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Koolau Golf Club was a public 18-hole golf course in Kaneohe, Oahu, operated on leased church land and offering green fees plus instruction through KMR School of Golf. The facility permanently closed on September 30, 2021 after the operator could no longer pay rent amid COVID-19 economic conditions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Golf Course & Instruction

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391)

akta.pro primary industry

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Public golf course
• Golf instruction
• Recreational golf
• Golf academy
• Golf facility

Headquarters

HQ city

Oahu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Green Fees and Golf Play: Revenue generated from golfers playing the 18-hole golf course at Koolau Golf Club. The course operated as a public-access golf facility.
2. Golf Lessons and Instruction: KMR School of Golf operated at the Koolau facility offering structured golf instruction including 10-session packages, 50-session packages, golf yoga classes, and workshops.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Koolau Golf Club operated a public 18-hole golf course on approximately 240 hectares of land leased from the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu in Oahu, Hawaii. The facility offered green-fee golf play, driving range access, and structured golf instruction through the on-site KMR School of Golf until it permanently closed on September 30, 2021 due to COVID-19 economic impacts.

Product overview

Koolau Golf Club operated as a golf course facility in Oahu, Hawaii, offering golf play, instruction, and related services. The company operated a golf course on leased church land until its permanent closure on September 30, 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic impacts. Prior to closure, the facility offered golf instruction through an academy and served as a venue for golf enthusiasts. The Koolau area also featured several other notable golf courses including Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Championship Golf Course, Hualalai Golf Course, and Mauna Lani Resort North Course, which remain operational.

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Products and services

• Koolau Golf Course An 18-hole public golf course facility in the Koolau mountain area of Oahu, Hawaii, offering green-fee play and driving range access to recreational golfers. The course was built on leased church land and operated until September 30, 2021 when it permanently closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• KMR School of Golf Instruction Structured golf instruction program offering 10-session packages ($1,500), 50-session packages ($5,000), golf yoga classes ($50), and golf workshops ($175). Operated by instructor Ralbovsky with approximately 150 active students prior to pandemic disruptions.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• First Presbyterian Church of HonolulucoreOthers · 1 January 1992The Koolau Golf Club operated on land rented from the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. The land lease covered approximately 240 hectares. This was the core operational arrangement for the golf course until the operator's inability to continue rent payments led to permanent closure on September 30, 2021.
• Pono Pacific Land Management LLCminorOthersFollowing closure of Koolau Golf Club, the First Presbyterian Church retained Pono Pacific Land Management LLC to manage the land transition of the 240-hectare property.
• KMR School of GolfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGolf instructor Ralbovsky operated KMR School of Golf at Koolau Golf Club since 2003, providing golf instruction and maintaining course operations after the closure, with 150 active students learning at the facility. The school offered free golf access and various paid lesson packages.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcis Golf: Owns and operates a national portfolio of public and private golf clubs across the US. Comparable as a golf facility operator with diversified revenue, though at far greater scale than Koolau's single-asset structure.
• Troon Golf: Largest third-party golf management company in the world, operating hundreds of daily-fee, resort, and private courses. Comparable as a golf facility operator, though at dramatically larger portfolio scale and with professionally managed multi-property model.

Direct peers

• Turtle Bay Resort Golf: Operates two golf courses (Arnold Palmer Course and Fazio Course) at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu's North Shore. Comparable Hawaiian resort-based golf destination serving both resort guests and public play.
• Ko Olina Golf Club: Public-access 18-hole resort golf course on Oahu's leeward coast. Most directly comparable to Koolau as another publicly accessible Oahu golf facility dependent on Hawaii tourism and serving recreational golfers.
• Wailea Golf Club: Three 18-hole courses at Wailea Resort on Maui serving resort guests and public players. Comparable Hawaii resort-golf operation with multiple revenue streams from green fees, memberships, and instruction.
• Mauna Lani Golf: Two 18-hole courses at Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island. Comparable Hawaii resort-golf operation; explicitly referenced in Koolau's product data.
• Royal Hawaiian Golf Club: Member-access golf club in Oahu near Kailua. Comparable Oahu golf operation serving local and visitor play with similar tropical-terrain setting to Koolau.
• Hualalai Golf Course: Jack Nicklaus-designed course at Hualalai Resort on the Big Island, hosting PGA Tour Champions annually. Comparable Hawaii premium course; explicitly referenced in Koolau's product data.
• Kapalua Golf: Two championship courses (Plantation and Bay) at Kapalua Resort on Maui. Comparable premium Hawaii resort-golf destination with similar reliance on tourism and seasonal play, though at a higher-end positioning.
• Mauna Kea Golf Course: Robert Trent Jones Sr.-designed championship course at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel on the Big Island. Comparable Hawaiian destination course; explicitly mentioned in Koolau's product reference data.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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