Rose Medina Kemna is a Broker Salesperson working with Hawai’i Life, one of the top brokerages in the state of Hawaii, and is based on the island of Oahu. Born and raised in the islands, and with an extensive background in the hotel and travel industry, the hospitality gene is in her blood—- and it is the trait that sets her apart in the personalized service she brings to her clients. As a Honolulu Board of Realtors’ Aloha Aina Award nominee from 2014 to 2020, Rose has, in her 9 years as a real estate agent, established herself as a top agent on Oahu. She specializes in delivering luxury service at every price point and believes every client should be treated as a VIP.

Not only has her hospitality background helped her network and get to know people throughout Hawaii and abroad, but it has infused a particularly strong element of warmth and care into her work. This is evidenced by the fact that she works without a team, preferring to offer highly personalized service and work closely with her clients. This is the core of her philosophy of “practice” over “business”, and “people” over “production”. She reminds herself of a popular quote from her early days in sales from the well-known sales trainer, Zig Ziglar: “you can get anything you want in life, if you just help enough people get what they want”.

Rose prioritizes building long term relationships rather than short term transactional business. This has led to a high level of repeat business from clients who originate from outside of Hawaii, such as military clients who buy and sell within a relatively short timeframe. Her repeat business from off shore clients is easily over 90%. She generates consistent sales, many from referrals, and always emphasizes high quality of service. Rose also has taken the extra step of obtaining her broker’s license and additional training as a certified luxury home marketing specialist.

When working with clients aiming to sell, Rose creates and utilizes an extensive marketing plan, including professional photography, videos, digital marketing, print advertising, and other online marketing and networking strategies. Even after having closed a sale, she makes sure to keep in close contact with past clients, using a CRM program to ensure that they receive newsletters, phone calls, market reports, and even meeting up for coffee or a meal to catch up with them.

Rose feels her “life’s work” is to help people through the great transitions in their lives. She has shown her passion for community involvement in numerous ways, particularly with emphasis on grassroots action. During a government shutdown, she led a food drive on Oahu with her brokerage. More recently, during the most difficult periods of the Covid-19 pandemic, she has utilized her time and skills on social media to create videos and write blog posts to highlight small businesses in the community. She also contributes regularly to nonprofits like Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Hawaii Homeownership Center where she has served for several years as a Table Captain with fundraising efforts for their annual Hawaii Homeownership “Welcome Home” luncheon.

When not working, Rose, a professed dog lover, likes to start her day every morning going for walks with her dog, Prince Kona, her “greatest joy”. She also finds time to gather with family and friends over good food or travel to LA to visit her daughter who’s attending grad school. When the pandemic has calmed down, she would also love to continue her passion of traveling abroad. Future plans for her real estate practice include growing and expanding her client work to include light commercial, and continuous efforts to maintain a high level of referrals for residential clients in her practice. She is also improving her business’ social media presence and, most importantly, continuing to serve people and do more for the community.

You can contact Rose Medina Kemna by phone at (808) 497-7673 or by email at rosemkemna@hawaiilife.com. You can also check out her website at www.hawaiilife.com/rosemedinakemna for more details

Hawaii Real Estate Agent Rose Medina Kemna