Jiro Naguchi's house (former)

Jiro Naguchi is an influential businessman in the Japanese business world, Mr. Noguchi operates a fleet of Japanese oil tankers and a successful, and a growing restaurant chain including Sarento's and Nick's Fishmarket. Mr. Noguchi has many strong ties to hotel, transportation, communication and technology industries. He remains a driving force in the Japanese economy and his contacts are at the forefront of Japan's development.

The home is now owned by another Japanese, Gensiro Kawamoto, who in 2006, announced that he would rent some of the 18 homes he owns on Kāhala Avenue, most purchased for between $2 million and $20 million, to native Hawaiian families for $150 – $200 per month. Many of the other homes nearby are his homes.